Chapter Ten Halloween 万圣节
语境词汇
“That's a broomstick,” he said, throwing it back to Harry with a mixture of jealousy and spite on his face. “You'll be in for it this time, Potter, first years aren't allowed them.”
spite [spaɪt]
n. 不顾；恶意；怨恨
vt. 刁难；使恼怒
Harry and Ron headed upstairs, smothering their laughter at Malfoy's obvious rage and confusion.
smother ['smʌðə]
vt. 使窒息；抑制；（用灰等）闷熄；忍住
vi. 窒息；被抑制；闷死
n. 窒息状态；令人窒息的浓烟
Sleek and shiny, with a mahogany handle, it had a long tail of neat, straight twigs and Nimbus Two Thousand written in gold near the top.
sleek [sliːk]
adj. 圆滑的；井然有序的
vt. 使…光滑；掩盖vi. 打扮整洁；滑动
mahogany [mə'hɒgənɪ]
n. 桃花心木，红木；红褐色
“Three Chasers try and score with the Quaffle; the Keeper guards the goal posts; the Beaters keep the Bludgers away from their team,” Harry reeled off.
reel [riːl]
vi. 卷；眩晕；蹒跚地走；退缩vt. 卷；使旋转
n. 蹒跚；眩晕；旋转
A game of Quidditch only ends when the Snitch is caught, so it can go on for ages — I think the record is three months, they had to keep bringing on substitutes so the players could get some sleep.
substitute ['sʌbstɪtjuːt]
n. 代用品；代替者
vi. 替代vt. 代替
“That Quidditch Cup'll have our name on it this year,” said Wood happily as they trudged back up to the castle.
trudge [trʌdʒ]
vi. 跋涉；步履艰难地走vt. 跋涉
n. 长途跋涉；沉重的步伐
On Halloween morning they woke to the delicious smell of baking pumpkin wafting through the corridors.
waft [wɒft; wɑːft]
vt. 使飘荡；吹送vi. 飘荡
n. 飘荡；吹拂
A thousand live bats fluttered from the walls and ceiling while a thousand more swooped over the tables in low black clouds, making the candles in the pumpkins stutter.
stutter ['stʌtə]
vi. 结结巴巴地说话vt. 结结巴巴地说出
n. 口吃，结巴
Harry was just helping himself to a baked potato when Professor Quirrell came sprinting into the hall, his turban askew and terror on his face.
askew [ə'skjuː]
adj. 歪斜的
adv. 歪斜地，斜地
Everyone stared as he reached Professor Dumbledore's chair, slumped against the table, and gasped, “Troll — in the dungeons — thought you ought to know.”
slump [slʌmp]
vi. 下降，衰落；倒下；大幅度下降，暴跌
vt. 使降低；使衰落；使倒下
n. 衰退；暴跌；消沉
“Percy!” hissed Ron, pulling Harry behind a large stone griffin.
griffin ['grɪfɪn]
n. 希腊神话中半狮半鹫的怪兽
Harry sniffed and a foul stench reached his nostrils, a mixture of old socks and the kind of public toilet no one seems to clean.
stench [sten(t)ʃ]
n. 恶臭；臭气
vt. 使…散发恶臭vi. 发恶臭
Twelve feet tall, its skin was a dull, granite gray, its great lumpy body like a boulder with its small bald head perched on top like a coconut.
boulder /ˈbəʊldə(r)/
n. 卵石，大圆石；巨砾
It waggled its long ears, making up its tiny mind, then slouched slowly into the room.
slouch /slaʊtʃ/
n. 下垂；笨拙的人，懒散的人；懒散的样子
vi. 没精打采地站；耷拉vt. 使下垂
Wheeling around, they sprinted back to the door and turned the key, fumbling in their panic.
fumble ['fʌmb(ə)l]
vt. 摸索；笨拙地做；漏接vi. 摸索；笨拙地行动；漏球
n. 摸索；笨拙的处理；漏球
It lumbered around, blinking stupidly, to see what had made the noise.
lumber /ˈlʌmbə(r)/
v. 笨重地行动，缓慢地移动；（非正式）拖累；伐木；乱堆；逢场作戏地结识；迫使担负（职责等）；烦扰
n. 木材； 废旧家具，废物，无用的杂物
The troll swayed on the spot and then fell flat on its face, with a thud that made the whole room tremble.
thud [θʌd]
n. 砰的一声；重击
vi. 砰的一声掉下；发出砰声vt. 砰地击中
A moment later, Professor McGonagall had come bursting into the room, closely followed by Snape, with Quirrell bringing up the rear.
rear [rɪə]
vt. 培养；树立；栽种vi. 暴跳；高耸
adv. 向后；在后面adj. 后方的；后面的；背面的
n. 后面；屁股；后方部队
Quirrell took one look at the troll, let out a faint whimper, and sat quickly down on a toilet, clutching his heart.
whimper ['wɪmpə]
n. 呜咽声；啜泣声；牢骚；怨声
vi. 呜咽；啜泣；低声抱怨vt. 呜咽着说；啜泣着说
精彩句型
Hermione was now refusing to speak to Harry and Ron, but she was such a bossy know-it-all that they saw this as an added bonus.
赫敏格兰杰的外号之一，万事通。
“Don't worry, the Weasleys are more than a match for the Bludgers — I mean, they're like a pair of human Bludgers themselves.”
伍德的描述很准确：弗雷德和乔志韦斯莱，一对行走的游走球。
“I went looking for the troll because I — I thought I could deal with it on my own — you know, because I've read all about them.”
Ron dropped his wand. Hermione Granger, telling a downright lie to a teacher?
赫敏的撒谎技能初步尝试，以后更精彩。
But from that moment on, Hermione Granger became their friend. There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.
三人组正式成立，欢迎赫敏加入！