CHAPTER EIGHT

1

The?

Deathday

?Party

deathday /'d?θ,de/ n.?忌辰

2

October arrived, spreading a damp chill over the grounds and into the castle.

3

Madam Pomfrey, the?

matron

, was kept busy by a sudden?

spate

?of?

colds

?among the staff and students.

matron /'me?tr(?)n/ n.?女護(hù)士長(zhǎng)

spate /spe?t/ n.?一陣

cold /k??ld/ n.?感冒

4

Her?

Pepperup Potion

?worked?

instantly

, though it?

left

?the drinker smoking at the ears for several hours afterwards.

Pepperup Potion?提神劑

instantly /??nst?ntli/ adv.?立刻

leave /li?v/ v.?讓……處于(某種狀態(tài)、某地等)

5

Ginny Weasley, who had been looking?

peaky

, was?

bullied

?into taking some by Percy. The steam pouring from under her?

vivid

?hair gave the?

impression

?that her whole head was on fire.

peaky /?pi?ki/ adj.?憔悴的

bully /?b?li/ vt.?脅迫

vivid /?v?v?d/ adj.?鮮艷的

impression /?m?pre?n/ n.?影響

6

Raindrops the size of bullets thundered on the castle windows for days?

on end

; the lake rose, the flowerbeds turned into muddy streams and Hagrid’s pumpkins swelled to the size of garden sheds.

on end?連續(xù)地

7

Oliver Wood’s enthusiasm for regular training sessions, however, was not?

dampened

, which was why Harry was to be found, late one?

stormy

?Saturday afternoon a few days before Hallowe’en,

dampen /?d?mp?n/ v.?減弱

stormy /?st??mi/ adj.?暴風(fēng)雨的

8

returning to Gryffindor Tower,?

drenched

?to the skin and splattered with mud.

drench /drent?/ vt.?使?jié)裢?/p>

9

Even?

aside from

?the rain and wind it hadn’t been a happy practice?

session

.

aside from?除...以外(尚有)

session /?se?n/ n.?（某項(xiàng)活動(dòng)的）一段時(shí)間

10

Fred and George, who had been spying on the Slytherin team, had seen for themselves the speed of those new Nimbus Two Thousand and Ones.

11

They reported that the Slytherin team were?

no more than

?seven?

greenish

?blurs, shooting through the air like?

jump-jets

.

no more than adv.?只是

greenish /?gri:n??/ adj.?呈綠色的

jump-jet?垂直起降噴氣機(jī)

12

As Harry?

squelched

?along the deserted corridor he came across somebody who looked just as?

preoccupied

?as he was.

squelch /skwelt?/ vt.發(fā)撲哧聲(如走在泥濘中似的)

preoccupied /pri?'?kj?pa?d/ adj.?心事重重

13

Nearly Headless Nick, the ghost of Gryffindor Tower, was staring?

morosely

?out of a window, muttering under his breath, ‘… don’t?

fulfil

?their requirements … half an inch, if that …’

morosely /m?'r?usli/ adv.?愁眉苦臉地

fulfil /ful'fil/ vt.?滿足

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Hello, Nick,’ said Harry.

15

Hello, hello,’ said Nearly Headless Nick, starting and looking round.

16

He wore a?

dashing

,?

plumed

?hat on his long curly hair, and a?

tunic

?with a?

ruff

,

dashing /'d????/ adj.?時(shí)髦的

plumed /'plumd/ adj.?飾有羽毛的

tunic /'tju?n?k/ n.?束腰外衣

ruff /r?f/ n.?環(huán)狀領(lǐng)

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which concealed the fact that his neck was almost completely?

severed

.

sever /?sev?(r)/ vt.?切斷

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He was pale as smoke, and Harry could see right through him to the dark sky and?

torrential

?rain outside.

torrential /t??ren?l/ adj.?猛烈的

19

You look troubled, young Potter,’ said Nick, folding a?

transparent

?letter as he spoke and tucking it inside his?

doublet

.

transparent /tr?ns?p?r?nt/ adj.?顯而易見(jiàn)的

doublet /'d?bl?t/ n.?緊身上衣

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So do you,’ said Harry.

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Ah,’ Nearly Headless Nick waved an?

elegant

?hand, ‘a(chǎn) matter of no importance … it’s not as though I really wanted to join … thought I’d?

apply

, but apparently I “don’t fulfil requirements”.’

elegant /?el?ɡ?nt/ adj.?優(yōu)雅的

apply /??pla?/ vt.?申請(qǐng)

22

In spite of his?

airy

?

tone

, there was a look of great?

bitterness

?on his face.

airy /'e?r?/ adj.?做作的

tone /t??n/ n.?語(yǔ)氣

bitterness /?b?t?n?s/ n.?苦味

23

But you would think, wouldn’t you,’ he erupted suddenly, pulling the letter back out of his pocket,?

24

that getting hit forty-five times in the neck with a?

blunt

?axe would?

qualify

?you to join the Headless Hunt?’

blunt /bl?nt/ adj.?鈍的

qualify /?kw?l?fa?/ vt. & vi. (使)具有資格

25

Oh – yes,’ said Harry, who was obviously supposed to agree.

26

I mean, nobody wishes more than I do that it had all been quick and clean, and my head had come off properly,?

27

I mean, it would have saved me a great deal of pain and?

ridicule

. However …’

ridicule /?r?d?kju?l/ n.?嘲笑

28

Nearly Headless Nick shook his letter open and read furiously.

29

We can only accept?

huntsmen

?whose heads have parted company with their bodies.

huntsman /'h?ntsm?n/ n.?獵人

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You will?

appreciate

?that it would be impossible otherwise for members to?

participate

?in hunt activities such as?

Horseback Head-Juggling

?and?

Head Polo

.

appreciate /??pri??ie?t/ vt.?意識(shí)到

participate /pɑ??t?s?pe?t/ vt. & vi.?參加

Horseback Head-Juggling?馬背頭球戲

Head Polo?頭頂球戲

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It is with the greatest?

regret

, therefore, that I must inform you that you do not?

fulfil

?our requirements. With very best wishes, Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore.’

regret /r??ɡret/ n.?遺憾

fulfil /ful'fil/ vt.?滿足

32

Fuming

, Nearly Headless Nick stuffed the letter away.

fume /fju?m/ vi.?發(fā)怒

33

Half an inch of skin and?

sinew

?holding my neck on, Harry! Most people would think that’s good and beheaded, but oh no, it’s not enough for Sir Properly?

Decapitated

-Podmore.’

sinew /'s?nju?/ n.?筋

decapitate /d?'k?p?te?t/ vt.?斬首

34

Nearly Headless Nick took several deep breaths and then said, in a far calmer tone, ‘So – what’s bothering you? Anything I can do?’

35

No,’ said Harry. ‘Not unless you know where we can get seven free Nimbus Two Thousand and Ones for our match against Sly–’

36

The rest of Harry’s sentence was drowned by a?

high-pitched

?

mewing

?from somewhere near his ankles.

high-pitched /'hai'pit?t/ adj.?聲調(diào)高的

mew /mju?/ n.?貓(通常指小貓)或海鳥的叫聲

37

He looked down and found himself gazing into a pair of lamp-like yellow eyes.

38

It was Mrs Norris, the?

skeletal

?grey cat who was used by the?

caretaker

, Argus Filch, as a sort of?

deputy

?in his?

endless

?battle against students.

skeletal /?skelitl/ adj.?骨瘦如柴的

caretaker /'ke?te?k?/ n.?看門人

deputy /?depjuti/ n.?副手

endless /?endl?s/ adj.?無(wú)止境的

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You’d better get out of here, Harry,’ said Nick quickly.

40

Filch isn’t in a good mood.

41

He’s got?

flu

?and some third-years accidentally?

plastered

?frog brains all over the ceiling in dungeon five; he’s been cleaning all morning, and if he sees you dripping mud all over the place …’

flu /flu?/ n.?流行性感冒

plaster /?plɑ?st?(r)/ vt.?涂以灰泥

42

Right,’ said Harry, backing away from the?

accusing

?stare of Mrs Norris, but not quickly enough.

accusing /?'kjuz??/ adj.?指責(zé)的

43

Drawn

?to the spot by the mysterious power that seemed to connect him with his foul cat,?

draw /dr??/ vi.?移動(dòng)

44

Argus Filch burst suddenly through a?

tapestry

?to Harry’s right,?

wheezing

?and looking?

wildly

?about for the rule-breaker.

tapestry /'t?p?str?/ n.?掛毯

wheeze /wi?z/ vi.?喘息

wildly /'waildli/ adv.?狂暴地

45

There was a thick?

tartan

?

scarf

?bound around his head, and his nose was unusually purple.

tartan /'tɑ?t(?)n/ n.?格子呢（蘇格蘭）

scarf /skɑ?f/ n.?圍巾

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Filth!’ he shouted, his?

jowls

?

aquiver

, his eyes popping?

alarmingly

?as he pointed at the muddy?

puddle

?that had dripped from Harry’s Quidditch robes.

jowl /d?a?l/ n.?頜

aquiver /?'kw?v?/ adj. (多用作表示)顫抖的

alarming /?'lɑ?m??/ adj.?使人害怕的

puddle /'p?d(?)l/ n.水坑

47

Mess and?

muck

?everywhere! I’ve had enough of it, I tell you! Follow me, Potter!’

muck /m?k/ n.?淤泥

48

So Harry waved a?

gloomy

?goodbye to Nearly Headless Nick, and followed Filch back downstairs,?

doubling

?the number of muddy?

footprints

?on the floor.

gloomy /?ɡlu?mi/ adj.?沮喪的

double /'d?b(?)l/ v.?加倍

footprint /?f?tpr?nt/ n.(地板上的)腳印

49

Harry had never been inside Filch’s office before; it was a place most students avoided.

50

The room was?

dingy

?and windowless, lit by a single oil lamp dangling from the low ceiling. A faint smell of fried fish?

lingered

?about the place.

dingy /?d?nd?i/ adj.?昏暗的

linger /?l??ɡ?(r)/ v.?繼續(xù)存留

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Wooden?

filing

?

cabinets

?stood around the walls; from their labels, Harry could see that they contained details of every?

pupil

?Filch had ever punished.?

filing /'faili?/ n.?文件歸檔

cabinet /?k?b?n?t/ n.?儲(chǔ)藏柜

pupil /?pju?pl/ n.?學(xué)生

52

Fred and George Weasley had an entire drawer to themselves.

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A highly?

polished

?collection of chains and?

manacles

?hung on the wall behind Filch’s desk.

polished /'p?l??t/ adj.?擦亮的

manacle /?m?n?kl/ n.?手銬

54

It was common knowledge that he was always begging Dumbledore to let him?

suspend

?students by their ankles from the ceiling.

suspend /s??spend/ vt.?使懸浮

55

Filch grabbed a quill from a?

pot

?on his desk and began shuffling around looking for parchment.

pot /p?t/ n.?罐

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Dung,’ he muttered furiously, ‘great?

sizzling

?dragon?

bogies

?… frog brains … rat?

intestines

?… I’ve had enough of it … make an example … where’s the?

form

?… yes …’

sizzle /'s?z(?)l/ vi.?發(fā)嘶嘶聲

bogy /'b?uɡi/ n.?妖怪

intestine /?n'test?n/ n.?腸

form /f??m/ n.?表格

57

He?

retrieved

?a large roll of parchment from his desk drawer and?

stretched

?it out in front of him, dipping his long black quill into the ink pot.

retrieve /r??tri?v/ vt.?找回

stretch /stret?/ v.?張開

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Name … Harry Potter. Crime …’

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It was only a bit of mud!’ said Harry.

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It’s only a bit of mud to you, boy, but to me it’s an extra hour scrubbing!’ shouted Filch, a?

drip

?shivering unpleasantly at the end of his?

bulbous

?nose. ‘Crime …?

befouling

?the castle … suggested?

sentence

?…’

drip /dr?p/ n.?滴下

bulbous /'b?lb?s/ adj.?球根狀的

befoul /b??fa?l/ vt.?弄臟

sentence /?sent?ns/ n.?判決

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Dabbing

?at his streaming nose, Filch squinted unpleasantly at Harry, who waited with?

bated breath

?for his sentence to?

fall

.

dab /d?b/ vt.?抹(或敷、涂、擦)少許

bated breath?屏息

fall /f??l/ vi.?來(lái)臨

62

But as Filch lowered his quill, there was a great BANG! on the ceiling of the office, which made the oil lamp?

rattle

.

rattle /?r?tl/ vt.?使發(fā)出咯咯聲

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PEEVES!’ Filch roared, flinging down his quill in a?

transport

?of rage. ‘I’ll?

have

?you this time, I’ll have you!’

transport /?tr?nsp??t/ n.?強(qiáng)烈的感情

have /h?v/ v.?抓住

64

And without a backwards glance at Harry, Filch ran?

flat-footed

?from the office, Mrs Norris?

streaking

?alongside him.

flat-footed /'fl?t'futid/ adj.?斷然的

streak /stri?k/ vi.?飛跑

65

Peeves was the school?

poltergeist

,

poltergeist /'p?lt?ga?st/ n.?敲擊作響鬧惡作劇的鬼

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a grinning,?

airborne

?

menace

?who lived to cause?

havoc

?and?

distress

.

airborne /?e?b??n/ adj.?在空中的

menace /?men?s/ n.?引起麻煩的人（或事物）

havoc /?h?v?k/ n.?大破壞

distress /d??stres/ n.?困難

67

Harry didn’t much like Peeves, but couldn’t help feeling grateful for his?

timing

.

timing /?ta?m??/ n. (某事發(fā)生的)時(shí)機(jī)

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Hopefully, whatever Peeves had done (and it sounded as though he’d?

wrecked

?something very big this time) would distract Filch from Harry.

wreck /rek/ v. (嚴(yán)重)破壞

69

Thinking that he should probably wait for Filch to come back, Harry sank into a moth-eaten chair next to the desk.

70

There was only one thing on it apart from his half-completed form: a large,?

glossy

, purple envelope with silver?

lettering

?on the front.

glossy /?ɡl?si/ adj.?光滑的

lettering /'let(?)r??/ n. (印刷或手寫的)字體

71

With a quick glance at the door to check that Filch wasn’t on his way back, Harry picked up the envelope and read:

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KWIKSPELL

Kwikspell n.?快速念咒

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A?

Correspondence Course

?in Beginners’ Magic

Correspondence Course?函授課程

74

Intrigued

, Harry?

flicked

?the envelope open and pulled out the?

sheaf

?of parchment inside. More curly silver writing on the front page said:

intrigue /?n?tri?ɡ/ vt.?激起…的好奇心

flick /fl?k/?（使）突然快速移動(dòng)

sheaf /?i?f/ n.?扎

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Feel?

out of step

?in the world of modern magic? Find yourself?

making excuses

?not to perform simple spells? Ever been?

taunted

?for your?

woeful

?wandwork?

out of step?不協(xié)調(diào)

make excuse?找借口

taunt /t??nt/ n.?嘲弄

woeful /'w??f?l/ adj.?糟糕的

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There is an answer!

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Kwikspell is an?

all-new

,?

fail-safe

, quick-result, easy-learn course. Hundreds of witches and wizards have?

benefited

from the Kwikspell?

method

!

all-new?全新式的

fail-safe adj.?有自動(dòng)保險(xiǎn)裝置的

benefit /?ben?f?t/ vt. & vi.?得益

method /?meθ?d/ n.?方法

78

Madam Z. Nettles of Topsham writes:

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I had no memory for?

incantations

?and my potions were a family joke! Now, after a Kwikspell course, I am the centre of attention at parties and friends beg for the?

recipe

?of my?

Scintillation

?

Solution

!’

incantation /?nk?n'te??(?)n/ n.?咒語(yǔ)

recipe /?res?pi/ n.?配方

scintillation /s?nt?'le??(?)n/ n.?閃爍(過(guò)程或狀態(tài))

solution /s??lu??n/ n.?溶液

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Warlock D. J. Prod of Didsbury says:

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My wife used to sneer at my?

feeble

?charms but one month into your?

fabulous

?Kwikspell course I?

succeeded

?in turning her into a?

yak

! Thank you, Kwikspell!’

feeble /?fi?bl/ adj.?無(wú)效的

fabulous /?f?bj?l?s/ adj.?難以置信的

succeed /s?k'si?d/ vi.?成功

yak /j?k/ n.?牦牛

82

Fascinated

, Harry?

thumbed

?through the rest of the envelope’s contents.

fascinate /?f?s?ne?t/ vt.?深深吸引

thumb /θ?m/ vt.?以拇指撥弄

83

Why on earth did Filch want a Kwikspell course? Did this mean he wasn’t a?

proper

?wizard?

proper /?pr?p?(r)/ adj.?名副其實(shí)的

84

Harry was just reading ‘Lesson One: Holding Your Wand (Some Useful Tips)’ when shuffling footsteps outside told him Filch was coming back.

85

Stuffing the parchment back into the envelope, Harry threw it back onto the desk just as the door opened.

86

Filch was looking?

triumphant

.

triumphant /tra?'?mf(?)nt/ adj. (因勝利而)喜氣洋洋的

87

That vanishing cabinet was extremely valuable!’ he was saying?

gleefully

?to Mrs Norris. ‘We’ll?

have

?Peeves out this time, my sweet.’

gleefully /'gli:f?li/ adv.?極快樂(lè)地

have /h?v/ v.?使處于

88

His eyes fell on Harry and then?

darted

?to the Kwikspell envelope which, Harry realised too late, was lying two feet away from where it had started.

dart /dɑ?t/ vi.?飛奔

89

Filch’s?

pasty

?face went brick red. Harry?

braced

?himself for a tidal wave of?

fury

. Filch?

hobbled

?across to his desk, snatched up the envelope and threw it into a drawer.

pasty /'p?st?/ adj.?蒼白的

brace /bre?s/ v.?（為困難或壞事）使作準(zhǔn)備

fury /?fj??ri/ n.?狂怒

hobble /?h?bl/ vi.?蹣跚

90

Have you – did you read –?’ he?

spluttered

.

splutter /'spl?t?/ v.?急促地說(shuō)

91

No,’ Harry lied quickly.

92

Filch’s?

knobbly

?hands were twisting together.

knobbly /'n?bl?/ adj.?有節(jié)的

93

If I thought you’d read my private … not that it’s mine … for a friend …?

be that as it may

?… however …’

be that as it may?即使如此

94

Harry was staring at him,?

alarmed

; Filch had never looked madder. His eyes were popping, a?

tic

?was going in one of his?

pouchy

?cheeks and the tartan?

scarf

?didn’t help.

alarmed /??lɑ?md/ adj.?受驚的

tic /t?k/ n.?抽搐

pouchy /'pa?t??/ adj.?松垂的

scarf /skɑ?f/ n.?圍巾

95

Very well … go … and don’t breathe a word … not that … however, if you didn’t read … go now, I have to write up Peeves’ report … go …’

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Amazed at his luck, Harry sped out of the office, up the corridor and back upstairs. To escape from Filch’s office without punishment was probably some kind of school record.

97

Harry! Harry! Did it work?’

98

Nearly Headless Nick came gliding out of a classroom. Behind him, Harry could see the?

wreckage

?of a large black and gold?

cabinet

?which appeared to have been dropped from a great height.

wreckage /'rek?d?/ n. (墜毀物)殘片

cabinet /?k?b?n?t/ n.?櫥柜

99

I persuaded Peeves to crash it right over Filch’s office,’ said Nick eagerly. ‘Thought it might?

distract

?him –’

distract /d??str?kt/ vt.?轉(zhuǎn)移

100

Was that you?’ said Harry gratefully. ‘Yeah, it worked, I didn’t even get detention. Thanks, Nick!’

101

They set off up the corridor together. Nearly Headless Nick, Harry noticed, was still holding Sir Patrick’s?

rejection

letter.

rejection /r??d?ek?n/ n.?拒絕

102

I wish there was something I could do for you about the Headless Hunt,’ Harry said.

103

Nearly Headless Nick stopped in his tracks and Harry walked right through him. He wished he hadn’t; it was like stepping through an icy shower.

104

But there is something you could do for me,’ said Nick excitedly. ‘Harry – would I be asking too much – but no, you wouldn’t want –’

105

What is it?’ said Harry.

106

Well, this Hallowe’en will be my five hundredth?

deathday

,’ said Nearly Headless Nick,?

drawing himself up

?and looking?

dignified

.

deathday /'d?θ,de/ n.?忌辰

draw oneself up?挺直身體

dignified /'d?gn?fa?d/ adj.?高貴的

107

Oh,’ said Harry, not sure whether he should look sorry or happy about this. ‘Right.’

108

I’m holding a party down in one of the?

roomier

?dungeons. Friends will be coming from all over the country. It would be such an honour if you would attend.

roomy /'ru?m?/ adj.?寬敞的

109

Mr Weasley and Miss Granger would be most welcome too, of course – but I dare say you’d rather go to the school feast?’

110

He watched Harry on?

tenterhooks

.

tenterhooks /'t?nt?h?ks/ n.?焦慮不安

111

No,’ said Harry quickly, ‘I’ll come –’

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My dear boy! Harry Potter, at my Deathday Party! And,’ he hesitated, looking excited, ‘do you think you could possibly mention to Sir Patrick how very frightening and impressive you find me?’

113

Of – of course,’ said Harry.

114

Nearly Headless Nick beamed at him.

115

A Deathday Party?’ said Hermione?

keenly

,

keenly /'ki:nli/ adv.?熱切地

116

when Harry had changed at last and joined her and Ron in the common room. ‘I bet there aren’t many living people who can say they’ve been to one of those – it’ll be fascinating!’

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Why would anyone want to celebrate the day they died?’ said Ron, who was halfway through his Potions homework and?

grumpy

. ‘Sounds dead?

depressing

?to me …’

grumpy /?ɡr?mpi/ adv.?生氣地

depressing /d??pres??/ adj.?令人抑郁的

118

Rain was still?

lashing

?the windows, which were now inky black, but inside, all looked bright and cheerful.

lash /l??/ v.?猛擊

119

The?

firelight

?glowed over the countless?

squashy

?armchairs where people sat reading, talking, doing homework or,

firelight /'fa??la?t/ n. (爐)火光

squashy /'skw???/ adj.?柔軟的

120

in the case of

?Fred and George Weasley, trying to find out what would happen if you fed a Filibuster Firework to a?

Salamander

.

in the case of?至于

salamander /'s?l?,m?nd?/ n.?火蜥蜴

121

Fred had ‘rescued’ the brilliant orange,?

fire-dwelling lizard

?from a Care of Magical Creatures class and it was now?

smouldering

?

gently

?on a table surrounded by?

a knot of

?curious people.

fire-dwelling lizard?火蜥蜴

smoulder /'sm??ld?/ vi.?悶燒

gently /'d?entl?/ adv.?溫和地

a knot of?一小群……

122

Harry was?

on the point of

?telling Ron and Hermione about Filch and the Kwikspell course when the Salamander suddenly?

whizzed

?into the air,?

on the point of?正要……的時(shí)候

whiz /hw?z/ vi.?發(fā)出颼颼聲

123

emitting

?loud sparks and?

bangs

?as it?

whirled

?wildly round the room.

emit /i?m?t/ vt.?放射

bang /b??/ n.?爆炸聲

whirl /w??l/ vt. & vi. (使)飛旋

124

The sight of Percy bellowing himself hoarse at Fred and George, the?

spectacular

?

display

?of?

tangerine

?stars showering from the Salamander’s mouth, and its escape into the?

fire

,

spectacular /spek?t?kj?l?(r)/ adj.?壯觀的

display /d??sple?/ n.?表演

tangerine /t?n(d)??'ri?n/ n.?橘紅色

fire /?fa??(r)/ n.?爐火

125

with?

accompanying

?

explosions

,?

drove

?both Filch and the Kwikspell envelope from Harry’s mind.

accompanying /?'k?mp?nii?/ adj.?附隨的

explosion /?k?spl???n/ n.?爆炸

drive /dra?v/ vt.?驅(qū)趕

126

By the time Hallowe’en arrived, Harry was?

regretting

?his?

rash

?promise to go to the Deathday Party.

regret /r??ɡret/ vt.?后悔

rash /r??/ adj.?輕率的

127

The rest of the school were happily?

anticipating

?their Hallowe’en feast; the Great Hall had been decorated with the usual live bats,

anticipate /?n?t?s?pe?t/ vt.?盼望

128

Hagrid’s vast pumpkins had been?

carved

?into?

lanterns

?large enough for three men to sit in and there were rumours that Dumbledore had booked a troupe of dancing?

skeletons

?for the?

entertainment

.

carve /kɑ?v/ vt.?雕刻

lantern /?l?nt?n/ n.?燈籠

skeleton /?skel?tn/ n.?骨架

entertainment /?ent??te?nm?nt/ n.?娛樂(lè)表演

129

A promise is a promise,’ Hermione reminded Harry?

bossily

. ‘You said you’d go to the Deathday Party.’

bossily?霸道地（bossy地變體)

130

So, at seven o’clock, Harry, Ron and Hermione walked straight past the doorway to the?

packed

?Great Hall,

packed adj.?非常擁擠的

131

which was glittering?

invitingly

?with gold plates and candles, and?

directed

?their steps instead towards the dungeons.

invitingly /in'vaiti?li/ adv.?吸引人地

direct /d??rekt/ vt.?指引

132

The passageway leading to Nearly Headless Nick’s party had been?

lined

?with candles too, though the effect was far from?

cheerful

:

line /la?n/ v.?鋪

cheerful /?t???fl/ adj.?歡快的

133

these were long, thin,?

jet-black

?

tapers

, all burning bright blue,?

casting

?a dim,?

ghostly

?light even over their own living faces.?

jet-black /'d?et'bl?k/ adj.?墨黑的

taper /'te?p?/ n.?細(xì)蠟燭

cast /kɑ?st/ vt.?投射

ghostly /'g??s(t)l?/ adj.?可怕的

134

The temperature dropped with every step they took.

135

As Harry shivered and?

drew

?his robes tightly around him, he heard what sounded like a thousand fingernails?

scraping

?an enormous blackboard.

draw /dr??/ v.?拉

scrape /skre?p/ v. (使)刮擦

136

Is that supposed to be music?’ Ron whispered. They turned a corner and saw Nearly Headless Nick standing at a doorway hung with black velvet?

drapes

.

drape /dre?p/ n.?窗簾

137

My dear friends,’ he said?

mournfully

, ‘welcome, welcome … so pleased you could come …’

mournfully adv.?悲傷地

138

He?

swept

?off his?

plumed

?hat and bowed them inside.

sweep /swi?p/ v.?揮動(dòng)

plumed /'plumd/ adj.?飾有羽毛的

139

It was an incredible sight.

140

The dungeon was full of hundreds of?

pearly

-white,?

translucent

?people,

pearly /'p??l?/ adj.?珍珠似的

translucent /tr?nz?lu?snt/ adj.?半透明的

141

mostly?

drifting

?around a crowded dance floor,?

waltzing

?to the?

dreadful

, quavering sound of thirty?

musical saws

,?

drift /dr?ft/ v.?飄

waltz /w??l(t)s/ vi.?跳華爾茲舞

dreadful /?dredfl/ adj.?可怕的

musical saw n.?（演奏用的）鋼鋸

142

played by an?

orchestra

?on a black-

draped

?platform.

orchestra /???k?str?/ n.?管弦樂(lè)隊(duì)

drape /dre?p/ vt.?用布簾覆蓋

143

A?

chandelier

?overhead blazed midnight blue with a thousand more black candles. Their breath rose in a mist before them; it was like stepping into a?

freezer

.

chandelier /???nd??l??(r)/ n.?枝形吊燈

freezer /'fri?z?/ n. (冰箱的)冷藏室

144

Shall we have a look around?’ Harry suggested, wanting to?

warm up

?his feet.

warm up?變暖

145

Careful not to walk through anyone,’ said Ron nervously, and they set off around the edge of the?

dance floor

.

dance floor?舞池

146

They passed a group of gloomy?

nuns

, a ragged man wearing?

chains

, and the Fat Friar, a cheerful Hufflepuff ghost, who was talking to a?

knight

?with an arrow sticking out of his forehead.

nun /n?n/ n.?修女

chain /t?e?n/ n.?鎖鏈

knight /na?t/ n.?騎士

147

Harry wasn’t surprised to see that the Bloody Baron, a?

gaunt

, staring Slytherin ghost covered in silver bloodstains, was being given a wide?

berth

?by the other ghosts.

gaunt /ɡ??nt/ adj.?枯瘦的

berth /b??θ/ n.?停泊處

148

Oh no,’ said Hermione, stopping?

abruptly

. ‘Turn back, turn back, I don’t want to talk to Moaning Myrtle –’

abruptly /?'br?ptli/ adv.?突然地

149

Who?’ said Harry, as they?

backtracked

?quickly.

backtrack /'b?ktr?k/ vi.?由原路返回

150

She?

haunts

?the girls’ toilet on the first floor,’ said Hermione.

haunt /h??nt/ v.?（鬼魂）出沒(méi)

151

She haunts a toilet?’

152

Yes. It’s been?

out of order

?all year because she keeps having?

tantrums

?and?

flooding

?the place.?

out of order adj.?無(wú)次序的(混亂的,?有毛病的,?出故障的)

tantrum /?t?ntr?m/ n.?發(fā)脾氣；發(fā)怒

flood /fl?d/ v.?（使）淹沒(méi)

153

I never went in there anyway if I could avoid it, it’s awful trying to go to the?

loo

?with her?

wailing

?at you –’

loo /lu?/ n.?〈英口〉廁所

wail /we?l/ vi.?哀號(hào)

154

Look, food!’ said Ron.

155

On the other side of the dungeon was a long table, also covered in black velvet.

156

They?

approached

?it eagerly, but next moment had stopped?

in their tracks

,?

horrified

.

approach /??pr??t?/ vt. & vi.?走近

in one’s track?當(dāng)場(chǎng)

horrified /'h?rifaid/ adj.?驚駭?shù)?/p>

157

The smell was quite?

disgusting

.

disgusting /d?s?ɡ?st??/ adj.?令人作嘔的

158

Large, rotten fish were laid on handsome silver?

platters

; cakes, burned?

charcoal

?black, were?

heaped

?on?

salvers

;?

platter /'pl?t?/ n.?大淺盤

charcoal /'t?ɑ?k??l/ n.?炭

heap /hi?p/ v.?堆積

salve /s?lv/ n.?油膏

159

there was a great?

maggoty

?

haggis

,

maggoty /'m?ɡ?ti/ adj.?多蛆的

haggis /'h?g?s/ n.?（蘇格蘭）肉餡羊肚

160

a?

slab

?of cheese covered in?

furry

?green?

mould

?and,

slab /sl?b/ n.?厚片

furry /'f??r?/ adj.?覆蓋毛皮的

mould /m??ld/ n.?霉菌

161

in?

pride of place

, an enormous grey cake in the shape of a?

tombstone

, with?

tar

-like?

icing

?forming the words,

pride of place?頭等重要的位置

tombstone /'tu?mst??n/ n.?墓碑

tar /tɑ?/ n.?焦油

icing /'a?s??/ n.?糖衣

162

Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington

163

died 31st October, 1492

164

Harry watched, amazed, as a?

portly

?ghost approached the table, crouched low and walked through it, his mouth held wide so that it passed through one of the?

stinking

?

salmon

.

portly /'p??tl?/ adj.?肥胖的

stinking /'st??k??/ adj.?臭的

salmon /?s?m?n/ n.?三文魚

165

Can you taste it if you walk through it?’ Harry asked him.

166

Almost,’ said the ghost sadly, and he drifted away.

167

I expect they’ve let it?

rot

?to give it a stronger?

flavour

,’?

rot /r?t/ n.?腐爛

flavour /'fle?v?/ n.?味道

168

said Hermione?

knowledgeably

,?

pinching

?her nose and leaning closer to look at the?

putrid

?

haggis

.

knowledgeably /'nɑl?d??bli/ adj.?有見(jiàn)識(shí)地

pinch /p?nt?/ vt.?捏

putrid /?pju?tr?d/ adj.?已腐爛的

haggis /'h?g?s/ n.?（蘇格蘭）肉餡羊肚

169

Can we move? I feel sick,’ said Ron.

170

They had barely turned around, however, when a little man?

swooped

?suddenly from under the table and came to a halt in mid-air before them.

swoop /swu?p/ v.?猛沖

171

Hello, Peeves,’ said Harry?

cautiously

.

cautiously /'k?:??sli/ adv.?小心地

172

Unlike the ghosts around them, Peeves the?

poltergeist

?was the very?

reverse

?of pale and?

transparent

.

poltergeist /'p?lt?ga?st/ n.?敲擊作響鬧惡作劇的鬼

reverse /r??v??s/ n.?相反

transparent /tr?ns?p?r?nt/ adj.?透明的

173

He was wearing a bright orange party hat, a?

revolving

?

bow-tie

?and a?

broad

?grin on his wide,?

wicked

?face.

revolving /r?'v?lv??/ adj.?旋轉(zhuǎn)的

bow-tie?蝶形領(lǐng)結(jié)

broad /br??d/ adj.?寬的

wicked /?w?k?d/ adj.?頑皮的

174

Nibbles

?’ he said sweetly, offering them a bowl of?

peanuts

?covered in?

fungus

.

nibble /?n?bl/ n. <非正式>（常為聚會(huì)上提供的）點(diǎn)心

peanut /?pi?n?t/ n.?花生

fungus /'f??g?s/ n.?真菌

175

No thanks,’ said Hermione.

176

Heard you talking about poor Myrtle,’ said Peeves, his eyes?

dancing

.

dance /dɑ?ns/ v.?（某人眼睛）因快樂(lè)（或激動(dòng)）而閃爍

177

Rude you was about

?poor Myrtle.’ He took a deep breath and bellowed, ‘OY! MYRTLE!’

be rude about?對(duì)……粗暴無(wú)禮

178

Oh, no, Peeves, don’t tell her what I said, she’ll be really upset,’ Hermione whispered?

frantically

. ‘I didn’t mean it, I don’t mind her – er, hello, Myrtle.’

frantically /'fr?ntik?li/ adv.?瘋狂地

179

The squat ghost of a girl had glided over. She had the?

glummest

?face Harry had ever seen, half-hidden behind?

lank

hair and thick,?

pearly

?

spectacles

.

glum /gl?m/ adj.?陰沉的

lank /l??k/ adj.?平直的

pearly /'p??l?/ adj.?珍珠似的

spectacles /'spekt?klz/ n.?眼鏡

180

What?’ she said?

sulkily

.

sulkily /'s?lkili/ adv.?不高興地

181

How are you, Myrtle?’ said Hermione, in a?

falsely

?

bright

?voice. ‘It’s nice to see you out of the toilet.’

falsely /'f?:lsli/ adv.?不真實(shí)地

bright /brait/ adj.?愉快地

182

Myrtle sniffed.

183

Miss Granger was just talking about you –’ said Peeves?

slyly

?in Myrtle’s ear.

slyly /'slaili/ adv.?狡猾地

184

Just saying – saying – how nice you look tonight,’ said Hermione, glaring at Peeves.

185

Myrtle eyed Hermione suspiciously.

186

You’re making fun of me,’ she said, silver tears welling?

rapidly

?in her small,?

see-through

?eyes.

rapidly /'r?pidli/ adv.?迅速地

see-through /'si:,θru:/ adj.?透明的

187

No – honestly – didn’t I just say how nice Myrtle’s looking?’ said Hermione, nudging Harry and Ron?

painfully

?in the ribs.

painfully adv.?使人疼痛地

188

Oh, yeah …’

189

She did …’

190

Don’t lie to me,’ Myrtle gasped, tears now flooding down her face, while Peeves chuckled happily?

over her shoulder

.

over one’s shoulder?往后

191

D’you think I don’t know what people call me behind my back? Fat Myrtle! Ugly Myrtle!?

Miserable

, moaning,?

moping

Myrtle!’

miserable /?m?zr?bl/ adj.?可憐的

mope /m??p/ vi. <貶>憂郁地閑蕩

192

You’ve missed out “

spotty

”,’ Peeves hissed in her ear.

spotty /'sp?t?/ adj.?多粉刺的

193

Moaning Myrtle burst into?

anguished

?sobs and?

fled

?from the dungeon. Peeves shot after her,?

pelting

?her with?

mouldy

?peanuts, yelling, ‘Spotty! Spotty!’

anguished /'??gw??t/ adj. (身體或精神上)感到極其痛苦的

fled /fled/ v.?逃離（flee的過(guò)去分詞）

pelt /pelt/ vt. (連續(xù)地)投擲

mouldy /?m??ldi:/ adj.?發(fā)霉的

194

Oh, dear,’ said Hermione sadly.

195

Nearly Headless Nick now drifted towards them through the crowd.

196

Enjoying yourselves?’

197

Oh, yes,’ they lied.

198

Not a bad?

turnout

,’ said Nearly Headless Nick proudly. ‘The Wailing?

Widow

?came all the way up from Kent … It’s?

nearly

?

time

?for my speech, I’d better go and warn the orchestra …’

turnout /?t??na?t/ n.?到場(chǎng)人數(shù)

widow /?w?d??/ vt.?使成寡婦

nearly /'n??l?/ adv.?差不多

time /ta?m/ n.?（某事發(fā)生或應(yīng)該發(fā)生的）時(shí)間

199

The orchestra, however, stopped playing at that very moment. They, and everyone else in the dungeon, fell silent, looking around in excitement, as a?

hunting

?

horn

?sounded.

hunt /h?nt/ v.?打獵

horn /h??n/ n.?號(hào)角

200

Oh, here we go,’ said Nearly Headless Nick?

bitterly

.

bitterly /?b?t?l?/ adv.?悲痛的

201

Through the dungeon wall burst a dozen ghost horses, each ridden by a headless horseman. The?

assembly

?clapped wildly; Harry started to clap too, but stopped quickly at the sight of Nick’s face.

assembly /??sembli/ n.?集會(huì)者

202

The horses?

galloped

?into the middle of the dance floor and?

halted

,?

rearing

?and?

plunging

;

gallop /?ɡ?l?p/ v.?（馬）飛跑

halt /h??lt/ vi.?停止

rear /r??(r)/ v.?（動(dòng)物）用后腿直立

plunge v.?（馬）猛地用后腿直立

203

a large ghost at the front, whose?

bearded

?head was under his arm, blowing the horn,

bearded /'bi?did/ adj.?蓄須的

204

leapt down, lifted his head high in the air so he could see over the crowd (everyone laughed) and strode over to Nearly Headless Nick,?

squashing

?his head back onto his neck.

squash /skw??/ vt.?將(某人[某物])向某方擠

205

Nick!’ he roared. ‘How are you? Head still hanging in there?’

206

He gave a?

hearty

?

guffaw

?and clapped Nearly Headless Nick on the shoulder.

hearty /'hɑ?t?/ adj.?健壯的

guffaw /ɡ??f??/ n.?狂笑

207

Welcome, Patrick,’ said Nick?

stiffly

.

stiffly /'stifli/ adv.?冷冷地

208

Live ’uns!’ said Sir Patrick, spotting Harry, Ron and Hermione and giving a huge,?

fake

?jump of?

astonishment

, so that his head fell off again (the crowd?

howled

?with laughter).

fake /fe?k/ adj.?（動(dòng)作或感情）虛假的

astonishment /??st?n??m?nt/ n.?驚訝

howl /ha?l/ n.?嗥叫

209

Very?

amusing

,’ said Nearly Headless Nick darkly.

amusing /??mju?z??/ adj.?有趣的

210

Don’t mind Nick!’ shouted Sir Patrick’s head from the floor. ‘still upset we won’t let him join the Hunt! But I mean to say – look at the fellow –’

211

I think,’ said Harry hurriedly, at a?

meaningful

?look from Nick, ‘Nick’s very –?

frightening

?and – er –’

meaningful /?mi?n??fl/ adj.?意味深長(zhǎng)地

frightening /?fra?tn??/ adj.?嚇人的

212

Ha!’ yelled Sir Patrick’s head. ‘Bet he asked you to say that!’

213

If I could have everyone’s attention, it’s time for my speech!’ said Nearly Headless Nick loudly, striding towards the?

podium

?and climbing into an icy-blue?

spotlight

.

podium /?p??di?m/ n.?講臺(tái)

spotlight /?sp?tla?t/ n.?聚光燈(的光)

214

My?

late

?

lamented

?lords, ladies and gentlemen, it is my great?

sorrow

?…’

late /le?t/ adj.?已故的

lament /l?'ment/ vt.?哀悼

sorrow /?s?r??/ n.?悲傷

215

But nobody heard much more. Sir Patrick and the rest of the Headless Hunt had just started a game of Head?

Hockey

and the crowd were turning to watch.

hockey /?h?ki/ n.?曲棍球

216

Nearly Headless Nick tried?

vainly

?to?

recapture

?his?

audience

, but gave up as Sir Patrick’s head went sailing past him to loud cheers.

vainly /?ve?nl?/ adv.?徒勞地

recapture /ri?'k?pt??/ vt.?重新捕獲〔奪回〕

audience /???di?ns/ n.?觀眾

217

Harry was very cold by now, not to mention hungry.

218

I can’t stand much more of this,’ Ron muttered, his teeth?

chattering

, as the?

orchestra

?ground back into action and the ghosts swept back onto the dance floor.

chatter /'t??t?/ v.?打顫

orchestra /???k?str?/ n.?管弦樂(lè)隊(duì)

219

Let’s go,’ Harry agreed.

220

They backed towards the door, nodding and beaming at anyone who looked at them, and a minute later were hurrying back up the passageway full of black candles.

221

Pudding might not be finished yet,’ said Ron hopefully, leading the way towards the steps to the?

Entrance Hall

.

entrance hall n.?門廊

222

And then Harry heard it.

223

… rip … tear … kill …’

224

It was the same voice, the same cold,?

murderous

?voice he had heard in Lockhart’s office.

murderous /?m??d?r?s/ adj.?兇殘的

225

He?

stumbled

?to a halt,?

clutching

?at the stone wall, listening with all his?

might

, looking around, squinting up and down the?

dimly lit

?passageway.

stumble /?st?mbl/ vi.?絆腳

clutch /kl?t?/ V.?（因害怕或痛苦）突然抓住

might /ma?t/ n.?力氣

dimly lit?昏暗的

226

Harry, what’re you –?’

227

It’s that voice again – shut up a minute –’

228

… soo hungry … for so long …’

229

Listen!’ said Harry urgently, and Ron and Hermione froze, watching him.

230

… kill … time to kill …’

231

The voice was growing?

fainter

. Harry was sure it was moving away – moving upwards.

faint /fe?nt/ adj.?微弱的

232

A mixture of fear and excitement?

gripped

?him as he stared at the dark ceiling; how could it be moving upwards? Was it a?

phantom

, to whom stone ceilings didn’t matter?

grip /ɡr?p/ v.?對(duì)……產(chǎn)生強(qiáng)有力的影響

phantom /?f?nt?m/ n.?幽靈

233

This way,’ he shouted, and he began to run, up the stairs, into the Entrance Hall.

234

It was no good hoping to hear anything here, the?

babble

?of talk from the Hallowe’en feast was echoing out of the Great Hall.

babble /'b?b(?)l/ n.?嘈雜的人聲

235

Harry sprinted up the marble staircase to the first floor, Ron and Hermione?

clattering

?behind him.

clatter /'kl?t?/?移動(dòng)發(fā)出(像硬物碰撞)的響聲

236

Harry, what are we –’

237

SHH!’

238

Harry strained his ears.?

Distantly

, from the floor above, and growing fainter still, he heard the voice: ‘… I smell blood … I SMELL BLOOD!’

distantly /'dist?ntli/ adv.?遙遠(yuǎn)地

239

His stomach?

lurched

. ‘It’s going to kill someone!’

lurch /l??t?/ vi.?胃猛地翻騰

240

he shouted, and ignoring Ron and Hermione’s?

bewildered

?faces, he ran up the next flight of steps three at a time, trying to listen over his own?

pounding

?footsteps.

bewilder /b??w?ld?(r)/ vt.?使迷惑

pounding /'p?undi?/ n.?重?fù)?/p>

241

Harry hurtled around the whole of the second floor, Ron and Hermione panting behind him, not stopping until they turned a corner into the last,?

deserted

?passage.

deserted /d?'z??t?d/ adj.?空無(wú)一人的

242

Harry, what was that all about?’ said Ron, wiping sweat off his face. ‘I couldn’t hear anything …’

243

But Hermione gave a sudden gasp, pointing down the corridor.

244

Look!’

245

Something was shining on the wall ahead. They approached, slowly, squinting through the darkness.

246

Foot-high words had been?

daubed

?on the wall between two windows,?

shimmering

?in the light?

cast

?by the flaming?

torches

.

daub /d??b/ vt.?涂抹

shimmer /'??m?/ vi.?閃閃發(fā)光

cast /kɑ?st/ vt.?投射

torch /t??t?/ n.?火把

247

THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS HAS BEEN OPENED. ENEMIES OF THE?

HEIR

,?

BEWARE

.

heir /e?(r)/ n.?繼承人

beware /b??we?(r)/ vi.?當(dāng)心

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What’s that thing – hanging underneath?’ said Ron, a slight quiver in his voice.

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As they edged nearer, Harry almost?

slipped over

: there was a large?

puddle

?of water on the floor.

slip /sl?p/ vi.?滑倒

puddle /'p?d(?)l/ n.?水坑

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Ron and Hermione grabbed him, and they inched towards the message, eyes fixed on a dark shadow beneath it.

251

All three of them?

realised

?what it was at once, and?

leapt

?backwards with a?

splash

.

realise /'r??la?z/ vt.?認(rèn)識(shí)到

leapt /l?pt/ v.?跳躍（leap的過(guò)去分詞）

splash /spl??/ n.?濺潑聲

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Mrs Norris, the caretaker’s cat, was hanging by her tail from the?

torch

?

bracket

. She was stiff as a board, her eyes wide and staring.

torch /t??t?/ n.?火把

bracket /?br?k?t/ n.?墻上凸出的托架

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For a few seconds, they didn’t move. Then Ron said, ‘Let’s get out of here.’

254

Shouldn’t we try and help –’ Harry began?

awkwardly

.

awkwardly /'?:kw?:dli/ adv.?為難地

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Trust me,’ said Ron. ‘We don’t want to be found here.’

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But it was too late.

257

A?

rumble

, as though of distant thunder, told them that the feast had just ended.

rumble /?r?mbl/ n.?隆隆聲

258

From either end of the corridor where they stood came the sound of hundreds of feet climbing the stairs, and the loud, happy talk of?

well-fed

?people;

well-fed /'wel'fed/ adj.?吃得好的

259

next moment, students were crashing into the passage from both ends.

260

The chatter, the?

bustle

, the noise died suddenly as the people in front spotted the hanging cat.

bustle /?b?sl/ n.?喧鬧

261

Harry, Ron and Hermione stood alone, in the middle of the corridor, as silence fell among the mass of students,?

pressing

?forward to see the?

grisly

?sight.

press /pres/ v.?擠著走

grisly /?ɡr?zli/ adj.?可怕的

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Then someone shouted through the quiet.

263

Enemies of the heir, beware! You’ll be next, Mudbloods!’

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It was Draco Malfoy. He had pushed to the front of the crowd, his cold eyes alive, his usually?

bloodless

?face?

flushed

, as he grinned at the sight of the hanging,?

immobile

?cat.

bloodless /'bl?dl?s/ adj.?無(wú)血色的

flush /fl??/ v.?臉紅

immobile /??m??ba?l/ adj.?不活動(dòng)的

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