读哈利波特学英语 book1魔法石-chapter1-1

1、Mrs. Dursley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning over garden fences, spying on the neighbors.

come表示达到某种状态

She came second  in the exam. 考试得第二名

The trees are coming into leaf.树开始长叶子了。

2、The Dursleys shuddered to think what the neighbors would say if the Potters arrived in the Street

shudder发抖（因寒冷、害怕或激动）

I shuddered at the thought of all the trouble I'd caused.一想到我闯的祸，就不寒而栗。

I shudder to think how much this is all going to cost.想想这一切得花多少钱，我就发怵。

同义词：quiver；shiver；tremble

3、This boy was another good reason for keeping the Potters away; they didn’t want Dudley mixing with a child like that.

mixing with表示与人交往

同义词socialize

4、Mr. Dursley hummed as he picked out his most boring tie for work, and Mrs. Dursley gossiped away happily as she wrestled a screaming Dudley into his high chair

away（用于动词后）持续地，劲头十足地

She was still writing away furiously when the bell went.铃声响时她还在不停地写着。 

They were soon chatting away like old friends.他们很快就像老朋友一样聊起天来。

5、Mr. Dursley didn’t realize what he had seen — then he jerked his head around to look again

 jerk急拉；猛推；猝然一动

He jerked the phone away from her.他猛然一下从她那儿把电话抢走。 

She jerked her head up.她猛然抬起头来

识记词汇

crane  探头去看 

flutter（鸟或昆虫）拍（翅）

tawny黄褐色的

peck匆匆地轻吻

to have/throw a tantrum 发脾气

hum哼(曲子)  

wrestle费力地拉

drill 钻孔机