Chapter Seven The Sorting Hat 分院帽
语境词汇
They followed Professor McGonagall across the flagged stone floor.
flagged [flæɡd]
adj. （已醉得）不能再喝的
v. 悬旗于…；用标记表明；铺石板（flag的过去分词）
Harry could hear the drone of hundreds of voices from a doorway to the right — the rest of the school must already be here — but Professor McGonagall showed the first years into a small, empty chamber off the hall.
drone [drəʊn]
n. 雄蜂；嗡嗡的声音；懒惰者
n. 无人机（非正式）
vi. 嗡嗡作声；混日子vt. 低沉地说
Her eyes lingered for a moment on Neville's cloak, which was fastened under his left ear, and on Ron's smudged nose.
smudge [smʌdʒ]
vt. 弄脏，涂污；用浓烟熏
vi. 被弄脏；形成污迹
n. 污点，污迹；烟熏火堆
A ghost wearing a ruff and tights had suddenly noticed the first years.
ruff [rʌf]
n. 轴环；出王牌；鸟兽颈毛；飞边（流行于16和17世纪的白色轮状皱领）
vt. 出王牌；胜过vi. 出王牌
A few people nodded mutely.
mute [mjuːt]
adj. 哑的；沉默的；无声的
vt. 减弱……的声音；使……柔和
n. 哑巴；弱音器；闭锁音
If only the hat had mentioned a house for people who felt a bit queasy, that would have been the one for him.
queasy ['kwiːzɪ]
adj. 呕吐的；不稳定的；催吐的
This hat was patched and frayed and extremely dirty.
fray [freɪ]
n. 争论；打架；磨损处
vt. 使磨损；变得令人紧张、急躁vi. 被磨损
When it finally shouted, “GRYFFINDOR,” Neville ran off still wearing it, and had to jog back amid gales of laughter to give it to “MacDougal, Morag.”
amid [ə'mɪd]
prep. 在其中，在其间
gale [geɪl]
n. [气象] 大风，狂风；（突发的）一阵
“Well done, Ron, excellent,” said Percy Weasley pompously across Harry as “Zabini, Blaise,” was made a Slytherin.
pompous ['pɒmpəs]
adj. 自大的；浮夸的；华而不实的；爱炫耀的
He had never seen so many things he liked to eat on one table: roast beef, roast chicken, pork chops and lamb chops, sausages, bacon and steak, boiled potatoes, roast potatoes, fries, Yorkshire pudding, peas, carrots, gravy, ketchup, and, for some strange reason, peppermint humbugs.
gravy ['greɪvɪ]
n. 肉汁；不法利润；轻易得来的钱
Sir Nicholas looked extremely miffed, as if their little chat wasn't going at all the way he wanted.
miff [mɪf]
n. 微怒；小争执
vt. 使……恼怒vi. 恼羞成怒
Harry looked over at the Slytherin table and saw a horrible ghost sitting there, with blank staring eyes, a gaunt face, and robes stained with silver blood.
gaunt [gɔːnt]
adj. 憔悴的；荒凉的；枯瘦的
stain [steɪn]
vt. 玷污；败坏；给…着色vi. 污染；被玷污；被染污
n. 污点；瑕疵；着色剂
Blocks of ice cream in every flavor you could think of, apple pies, treacle tarts, chocolate eclairs and jam doughnuts, trifle, strawberries, Jell-O, rice pudding…
treacle ['triːk(ə)l]
n. 糖蜜；过分甜蜜的声调
tart [tɑːt]
adj. 酸的；锋利的；尖刻的
n. 果馅饼；妓女vt. 打扮
eclair /ɪˈkleə(r)/
n. （巧克力）长形泡夫；奶油松饼
trifle ['traɪf(ə)l]
n. 琐事；蛋糕；少量
vi. 开玩笑；闲混；嘲弄vt. 浪费；虚度
Great Uncle Algie came round for dinner, and he was hanging me out of an upstairs window by the ankles when my Great Auntie Enid offered him a meringue and he accidentally let go.
meringue
调和蛋白
"Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here! And now, bedtime. Off you trot!"
trot /trɒt/
n. 慢跑；马小跑的步态；小跑的马蹄声；刚学步的小孩；老太婆；腹泻；（学生作弊用的）译文对照本
vi. （马）小跑；（人）慢跑；快步走
vt. 使小跑；使快步走
He was too sleepy even to be surprised that the people in the portraits along the corridors whispered and pointed as they passed, or that twice Percy led them through doorways hidden behind sliding panels and hanging tapestries.
panel ['pæn(ə)l]
n. 仪表板；嵌板；座谈小组，全体陪审员
vt. 嵌镶板
“Peeves,” Percy whispered to the first years. “A poltergeist.” He raised his voice, “Peeves — show yourself.”
poltergeist /ˈpəʊltəɡaɪst/
n. 促狭鬼，吵闹鬼（制造噪音和乱扔东西的鬼怪）
At the top of a spiral staircase — they were obviously in one of the towers — they found their beds at last: five four-posters hung with deep red, velvet curtains.
spiral ['spaɪr(ə)l]
n. 螺旋；旋涡；螺旋形之物
adj. 螺旋形的；盘旋的
vt. 使成螺旋形；使作螺旋形上升
vi. 盘旋；成螺旋形；螺旋形上升
精彩句型
Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me.
You can keep your bowlers black,
Your top hats sleek and tall,
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I can cap them all.
There's nothing hidden in your head
The Sorting Hat can't see,
So try me on and I will tell you
Where you ought to be.
You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw, if you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folk use any means
To achieve their ends.
So put me on! Don't be afraid!
And don't get in a flap!
You're in safe hands (though I have none)
For I'm a Thinking Cap!
分院帽第一年的歌。
Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot, just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.
霍格华兹校歌。