【HP】原著精读哈利波特与魔法石笔记1-6

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第一章估计还有两趴左右就结束啦后期对话比较多知识点较少

Professor McGonagall shot a sharp look at Dumbledore and said, ‘The owls are nothing to the rumours that are flying around. You know what everyone’s saying? About why he’s disappeared? About what finally stopped him?’

l Are nothing to

be nothing to 意为"不能与……相比" "对……无足轻重"

在文中的意思是"和漫天的谣言相比，这些猫头鹰又算得了什么"

It seemed that Professor McGonagall had reached the point she was most anxious to discuss, the real reason she had been waiting on a cold hard wall all day, for neither as a cat nor as a woman had she fixed Dumbledore with such a piercing stare as she did now. It was plain that whatever ‘everyone’ was saying, she was not going to believe it until Dumbledore told her it was true. Dumbledore, however, was choosing another sherbet lemon and did not answer.

l Reached the point

reach the point 意为"点到了问题核心，说到了点子上"

l Piercing

1.appearing to gaze deeply,or penetratingly into something "piercing eyes"

2.extremely cold or bitter "a piercing wind"

‘What they’re saying,’ she pressed on, ‘is that last night Voldemort turned up in Godric’s Hollow. He went to find the Potters. The rumour is that Lily and James Potter are – are – that they’re – dead.’

Dumbledore bowed his head. Professor McGonagall gasped.

‘Lily and James … I can’t believe it … I didn’t want to believe it … Oh, Albus …’

Dumbledore reached out and patted her on the shoulder. ‘I know … I know …’ he said heavily.

Professor McGonagall’s voice trembled as she went on. ‘That’s not all. They’re saying he tried to kill the Potters’ son, Harry. But – he couldn’t. He couldn’t kill that little boy. No one knows why, or how, but they’re saying that when he couldn’t kill Harry Potter, Voldemort’s power somehow broke – and that’s why he’s gone.’

Dumbledore nodded glumly.

l Somehow

in some way not specifited,apparent,or known 意为"莫名其妙，不知何故"

‘It’s – it’s true?’faltered Professor McGonagall. ‘After all he’s done … all the people he’s killed … he couldn’t kill a little boy? It’s just astounding … of all the things to stop him …but how in the name of heaven did Harry survive?’

‘We can only guess,’ said Dumbledore. ‘We may never know.’

l Faltered

1.to speak hesitatingly or brokenly

2.to hesitate or wave in action,purpose,intent ect.give way

3.to move unsteadily,stumble

l How in the name of heaven

how in the name of heaven = how on earth 意为"鬼知道，怎么会"

这里在文中起加强语气作用

Professor McGonagall pulled out a lace handkerchief and dabbed at her eyes beneath her spectacles. Dumbledore gave a great sniff as he took a golden watch from his pocket and examined it. It was a very odd watch. It had twelve hands but no numbers; instead, little planets were moving around the edge. It must have made sense to Dumbledore, though, because he put it back in his pocket and said, ‘Hagrid’s late. I suppose it was he who told you I’d be here, by the way?’

‘Yes,’ said Professor McGonagall. ‘And I don’t suppose you’re going to tell me why you’re here, of all places?’

‘I’ve come to bring Harry to his aunt and uncle. They’re the only family he has left now.’

‘You don’t mean – you can’tmean the people who live here?’ cried Professor McGonagall, jumping to her feet and pointing at number four. ‘Dumbledore – you can’t. I’ve been watching them all day. You couldn’t find two people who are less like us. And they’ve got this son – I saw him kicking his mother all the way up the street, screaming for sweets. Harry Potter come and live here!’

l Beneath

1.below,under "beneath the same roof"

2.farther down than,underneath,lower in place than

"The first drawer beneath the top one."

3.lower down on a slope than "beneath the crest of a hill"

l Examine

1.to inspect or scrutinize carefully "to examine a prospective purchase"

2.to observe,test,or investigate,especially in order to evaluate general health or determine the cause of illness

3.to inquire into or investigate "to examine one's motives"

4.to subject to legal inquistion,put to question in regard to conduct or to knowledge of facts.interrogate "to examine a witness/suspect"

‘It’s the best place for him,’ said Dumbledore firmly. ‘His aunt and uncle will be able to explain everything to him when he’s older. I’ve written them a letter.’

‘A letter?’ repeated Professor McGonagall faintly, sitting back down on the wall. ‘Really, Dumbledore, you think you can explain all this in a letter? These people will never understand him! He’ll be famous – a legend – I wouldn’t be surprised if today was known as Harry Potter Day in future – there will be books written about Harry – every child in our world will know his name!’

l Faintly

1.lacking brightness,vividness,clearness,loudness,strength,ect

"a faint light" "a faint color"

2.feeble or slight "faint resistance"

3.feeling weak,dizzy or exhausted,about to lose consciousness "faint with huger"

4.lacking courage,cowardly,timorous "Faint heart never won fair maid"

‘Exactly,’ said Dumbledore, looking very seriously over the top of his half-moon glasses. ‘It would be enough to turn any boy’s head. Famous before he can walk and talk! Famous for something he won’t even remember! Can’t you see how much better off he’ll be, growing up away from all that until he’s ready to take it?’

Professor McGonagall opened her mouth, changed her mind, swallowed and then said, ‘Yes – yes, you’re right, of course. But how is the boy getting here, Dumbledore?’ She eyed his cloak suddenly as though she thought he might be hiding Harry underneath it.

l Turn any boy’s head

turn one's head 意为"冲昏头脑"

to cause someone to become arrogant,conceited,or self-important

‘Hagrid’s bringing him.’

‘You think it – wise– to trust Hagrid with something as important as this?’

‘I would trust Hagrid with my life,’ said Dumbledore.

‘I’m not saying his heart isn’t in the right place,’ said Professor McGonagall grudgingly, ‘but you can’t pretend he’s not careless. He does tend to – what was that?’

A low rumbling sound had broken the silence around them. It grew steadily louder as they looked up and down the street for some sign of a headlight; it swelled to a roar as they both looked up at the sky – and a huge motorbike fell out of the air and landed on the road in front of them.

l Grudgingly

reluctantly or unwillingly,not generously or with a good will

"He tried to evade the work and responsibility until the very last moment and then grudgingly,finally,exasperatingly did his job."

l Swell

1.to increase gradully in volume or intensity,as sound "The music swelled."

2.to grow in bulk,as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth

3.stylish,elegant "a swell hotel"

4.fashionably dressed or socially prominent

If the motorbike was huge, it was nothing to the man sitting astride it. He was almost twice as tall as a normal man and at least five times as wide. He looked simply too big to be allowed, and so wild– long tangles of bushy black hair and beard hid most of his face, he had hands the size of dustbin lids and his feet in their leather boots were like baby dolphins. In his vast, muscular arms he was holding a bundle of blankets.

l Astride

1.with a leg on each side of,straddling "She sat astride the horse."

2.on both side of "Budapest lies astride the river."

3.in a dominant position within

"Napoleon stands astride the early 19th. century like a giant."

l Tangle

1.to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or interwisted threads,strands,or other like parts

2.to involve in something that hampers,obstructs,or overgrows

"The bushes were tangled with vines."

3.to catch and hold in or as if a net or snare

l Leather

1.the skin of an animal