Book 4: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005

4_12 The Triwizard Tournament (37min)

# Triwizard n．三强争霸赛：《哈利·波特》系列小说中的一个魔法比赛，由霍格沃茨、德姆斯特朗和布斯巴顿三所魔法学校的代表参加，以考验勇气、智慧和魔法技能。
tournament [ˈtʊənəmənt] n. 锦标赛，联赛；（中世纪的）骑士比武大会；阅兵式

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# Through the gates, flanked with statues of winged boars, and up the sweeping drive the carriages trundled, swaying dangerously in what was fast becoming a gale.
# 马车穿过两侧有翼野猪雕像的大门，沿着宽阔的车道行驶，在疾风中危险地摇晃着。
boar [bɔː(r)] n. 野猪；（未阉的）公猪
trundle [ˈtrʌndl] v. （车）缓慢地移动；（人）沉重缓慢地走
gale [ɡeɪl] n. 大风，狂风；海上风暴；一阵笑声（或哭声等）


# Leaning against the window, Harry could see Hogwarts coming nearer, its many lighted windows blurred and shimmering behind the thick curtain of rain.
# 哈利靠在窗户上，看见霍格沃茨越来越近了，许多亮着灯的窗户在厚厚的雨幕后面模糊地闪烁着。
lean [liːn] v. （身体）倾斜；倾向于做；倚靠，靠在
blur [blɜː(r)] n. 模糊不清的事物；模糊的记忆，记不清的事情；污迹 v. （使）看不清楚，记不清；（使）难以区分；玷污
shimmer [ˈʃɪmə(r)] v. （使）闪烁；发闪烁的微光
curtain [ˈkɜːt(ə)n] n. 窗帘，门帘；帘状物，幕状物（如浓烟或大雨等）


# Lightning flashed across the sky as their carriage came to a halt before the great oak front doors, which stood at the top of a flight of stone steps.
# 一道闪电划过天空，他们的马车在一段石阶顶上的橡树大门前停了下来。
carriage [ˈkærɪdʒ] n. （旧时的）马车；（火车）车厢；滑架，托板；炮架，托架；婴儿车；运费，运输；仪态，姿态
oak [əʊk] n. 橡树，栎树；橡木，栎木；（栎木桶里陈年老酒的）烟香气；栎棕色；栎木家具，栎木制品 adj. 栎树的；栎木制的
flight [flaɪt] n. 航班，班机；飞行；逃走，逃避；（两个楼层间的）一段楼梯


cavernous [ˈkævənəs] adj. （房间或空间）大而空的，像洞穴的；大而深陷的
blimey [ˈblaɪmi] int. 哎呀，天哪（用于表示惊奇、激动或惊恐）


# A large, red, water-filled balloon had dropped from out of the ceiling onto Ron's head and exploded.
# 一个装满水的红色大气球从天花板上掉到罗恩的头上，然后爆炸了。
balloon [bəˈluːn] n. 气球；热气球；气球状对话框；球形大酒杯


drench [drentʃ] vt. 使湿透；给（牲畜）灌药
sputter [ˈspʌtə(r)] v. 发劈啪声；气急败坏地说，结结巴巴地讲；飞溅出，喷出，唾沫飞溅；疲软地进行；喷镀 n. 劈啪声，喷溅声；急切的言语






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contort [kənˈtɔːt] vt. 扭曲；曲解
# she skidded on the wet floor and grabbed Hermione around the neck to stop herself from falling.
# 她在潮湿的地板上滑了一下，抓住赫敏的脖子不让自己掉下去。

massage [ˈmæsɑːʒ] n. 按摩，推拿


# "Peeves, get down here NOW!" barked Professor McGonagall, straightening her pointed hat and glaring upward through her square-rimmed spectacles.
# “皮皮鬼，马上给我下来！”麦格教授吼道，一边扶正她的尖顶帽子，透过方框眼镜朝上面瞪着。
bark [bɑːk] v. 大声嚷，吼叫；（狗）吠，叫
straighten [ˈstreɪtn] v. （使）变直，（使）变正；挺直身子，直起身来；整理，清理；整顿，（使……）好转


# The Great Hall looked its usual splendid self, decorated for the start-of-term feast.
# 礼堂一如既往地富丽堂皇，为开学宴会布置得十分华丽。

# Golden plates and goblets gleamed by the light of hundreds and hundreds of candles, floating over the tables in midair. 
# 成百上千的蜡烛照亮了金色的盘子和高脚杯，在桌子的半空中飘浮着。

# The four long House tables were packed with chattering students; at the top of the Hall, the staff sat along one side of a fifth table, facing their pupils.
# 学院的四张长桌子上坐满了叽叽喳喳的学生；在礼堂的顶端，教职员工坐在第五张桌子的一边，面对着他们的学生。
staff [stɑːf] n. 全体员工，全体雇员



doublet [ˈdʌblət] n. 紧身上衣；成对物；一对中的一个







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# The Sorting of the new students into Houses took place at the start of every school year, but by an unlucky combination of circumstances, Harry hadn't been present at one since his own. 
# 每个学年开始时都会给新生分院，但不幸的是，哈利自从自己的学院之后就没有参加过分院。

# He was quite looking forward to it. 
# 他很期待这件事。

practically [ˈpræktɪkli] adv. 几乎，差不多；实事求是地，实际地


# Professor McGonagall was presumably supervising the drying of the entrance hall floor,
# 麦格教授大概正在监督把门厅的地板擦干。
presumably [prɪˈzjuːməbli] adv. 大概，可能
supervise [ˈsuːpəvaɪz] v. 指导（某人）的工作；监督（任务，计划，活动）


# Harry's loathing of Snape was matched only by Snape's hatred of him, a hatred which had, if possible, intensified last year, when Harry had helped Sirius escape right under Snape's overlarge nose - Snape and Sirius had been enemies since their own school days.
# 哈利对斯内普的厌恶与斯内普对他的仇恨相匹配。去年，哈利帮助小天狼星从斯内普的大鼻子底下逃了出来，斯内普和小天狼星从学生时代起就是敌人，这种仇恨可能更加强烈了。
loath [ləʊθ] adj. 勉强的；不情愿的（等于 loth）
hatred [ˈheɪtrɪd] n. 仇恨，憎恨，敌意
intensify [ɪnˈtensɪfaɪ] v. 加剧，增强；增强（底片）的阻光度，增加（底片）的厚度







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# The tips of Dumbledore's long, thin fingers were together and he was resting his chin upon them, staring up at the ceiling through his half-moon spectacles as though lost in thought.
# 邓布利多又长又细的手指尖合在一起，他把下巴托在手指尖上，透过半月形的眼镜盯着天花板，好像陷入了沉思。

# Harry glanced up at the ceiling too.

# It was enchanted to look like the sky outside, and he had never seen it look this stormy. 
# 它被施了魔法，看起来像外面的天空，他从来没有见过这样狂风暴雨的天空。

# Black and purple clouds were swirling across it, and as another thunderclap sounded outside, a fork of lightning flashed across it.
# 黑色和紫色的云在上空盘旋，外面响起了另一声雷声，一道闪电划过了它。
swirl [swɜːl] v. （使）打旋，（使）旋动；流传（尤用于新闻报道）；眩晕
thunderclap [ˈθʌndəklæp] n. 霹雳；雷声；晴天霹雳似的消息
fork [fɔːk] n. 餐叉，叉子；耙，叉；岔路，支流；叉状部件，叉状物；（棋）一捉两，一捉多


# The words were no sooner out of his mouth than the doors of the Great Hall opened and silence fell.
# 话刚出口，礼堂的门就开了，四周一片寂静。
# 刚…就…:  no sooner than 侧重于时间上的紧接; 而 hardly... when... 则侧重于动作发生的突然性。


# Professor McGonagall was leading a long line of first years up to the top of the Hall.
#麦格教授领着一长排一年级新生走上礼堂的顶楼。

# If Harry, Ron, and Hermione were wet, it was nothing to how these first years looked. 
# 如果说哈利、罗恩和赫敏浑身湿透了，那跟这些一年级新生的样子比起来就不算什么了。

# They appeared to have swum across the lake rather than sailed.
# 他们似乎是游过湖的，而不是坐船的。
swum [swʌm] v. 游泳（swim 的过去分词）





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# Professor McGonagall now placed a three-legged stool on the ground before the first years and, on top of it, an extremely old, dirty patched wizard's hat.
# 麦格教授把一条三条腿的凳子放在一年级新生面前的地上，凳子上放着一顶又旧又脏、打了补丁的巫师帽。
stool [stuːl] n. 凳子；大便，粪便
patched [pætʃt] adj. 打补丁的


# Then a long tear near the brim opened wide like a mouth, and the hat broke into song
# 接着，帽檐附近的一条长长的裂口像嘴巴一样张开了，帽子突然唱起了歌


# By Gryffindor, the bravest were Prized far beyond the rest; For Ravenclaw, the cleverest Would always be the best; For Hufflepuff, hard workers were Most worthy of admission; And power-hungry Slytherin Loved those of great ambition.
# 在格兰芬多，最勇敢的人会得到远远超过其他人的奖励；对拉文克劳来说，最聪明的永远是最好的；对于赫奇帕奇来说，勤奋的学生是最值得录取的；渴望权力的斯莱特林喜欢有野心的人。


# The Great Hall rang with applause as the Sorting Hat finished.
# 分院帽(讲话)结束后，礼堂里响起了掌声。
ring [rɪŋ] v. 包围；<英>绕……画圆，把……圈起来；（尤指在动物身上）套环；敲钟，按铃；<英>（给……）打电话；嗡嗡作响；回响；充满







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# For a fleeting second, Harry had a strange desire to join the Ravenclaw table too.
# 有那么一瞬间，哈利也奇怪地想加入拉文克劳的餐桌。(因为张秋在那个桌子)

# The table on the other side of the hall erupted with cheers; 
# 大厅另一边的桌子上爆发出一阵欢呼声；


possess [pəˈzes] v. <正式> 拥有，持有；具有（品质或能力）；（尤指邪恶的鬼魅或精灵）缠住，迷住；受（感情）支配，受（感情）影响；了解，懂得；<文> 与（女人）性交
# 近义词: have

squid [skwɪd] n. 枪乌贼，（食用的）鱿鱼；


# "Wow!" said Dennis, as though nobody in their wildest dreams could hope for more than being thrown into a storm-tossed, fathoms-deep lake, and pushed out of it again by a giant sea monster.
# “哇！”丹尼斯说，好像在他们最疯狂的梦想中，没有人能比被扔进一个暴风雨肆虐的深达几英尺的湖里，然后被一个巨大的海怪推了出来。


# The Sorting continued; boys and girls with varying degrees of fright on their faces moving one by one to the three-legged stool, the line dwindling slowly as Professor McGonagall passed the L's.
# 分院仪式继续进行。男孩和女孩们脸上带着不同程度的惊恐，一个接一个地走到三条腿的凳子上，麦格教授走过“L”字的时候，队伍慢慢变小了。





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# Gryffindor had won the Inter-House Championship for the last three years in a row.
# 格兰芬多已经连续三年赢得了院际锦标赛。


# Hermione had knocked over her golden goblet.
# 赫敏打翻了她的金高脚杯。

# Pumpkin juice spread steadily over the tablecloth, staining several feet of white linen orange, but Hermione paid no attention.
# 南瓜汁不断地洒在桌布上，把好几英尺的白色亚麻布染成了橙色，但赫敏没有注意。
tablecloth [ˈteɪblklɒθ] n. 桌布；台布
linen [ˈlɪnɪn] n. 亚麻布；家庭日用织品；<旧>内衣裤





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# 讨论家养小精灵的悲惨生活。赫敏十分生气，不愿意吃了。


# The rain was still drumming heavily against the high, dark glass. 
# 大雨仍在沉重地敲打着高高的深色玻璃。
drum [drʌm] n. 鼓；大桶；敲击声 v. 不停地击打；击鼓，打鼓


# But Hermione gave him a look so reminiscent of Professor McGonagall that he gave up.
# 可是赫敏看了他一眼，使他想起了麦格教授，他只好放弃了。
reminiscent [ˌremɪˈnɪs(ə)nt] adj. 使人联想的；怀旧的，缅怀往事的；与……相像的


# When the puddings too had been demolished, and the last crumbs had faded off the plates, leaving them sparkling clean, Albus Dumbledore got to his feet again.
# 布丁也被吃光了，盘子上最后的碎屑也褪了下来，盘子干净得闪闪发亮。这时，阿不思·邓布利多又站了起来。
demolish [dɪˈmɒlɪʃ] vt. 拆毁，拆除（建筑物）；（意外）毁坏，破坏；推翻，驳倒（观点或理论）；<非正式>轻易击败，完胜；<非正式>狼吞虎咽地吃，很快吃光；伤害（感情），破坏（计划）




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# The buzz of chatter filling the Hall ceased almost at once, so that only the howling wind and pounding rain could be heard.
# 礼堂里嘁嘁喳喳的说话声几乎立刻停止了，只剩下呼啸的狂风和倾盆的大雨。
buzz [bʌz] v. 发嗡嗡声，发蜂鸣声；匆忙走动；充满嘈杂声；充满想法；繁忙，充满活力；<非正式>给（某人）打电话；<非正式>（飞机）低空飞过；（用蜂鸣器）呼叫 n. 嗡嗡声，蜂鸣声；叽叽喳喳声，嘈杂声；<非正式>兴奋，快乐；热闹有趣的气氛，时尚氛围；<非正式>电话；<非正式>流言，传闻
chatter [ˈtʃætə(r)] v. 唠叨，喋喋不休；唧唧叫，吱吱叫；咯咯作响，打颤 n. 闲聊，闲扯；吱吱声，唧唧声；咯咯声，打颤声；（网络聊天室的）网友
pound [paʊnd] n. 磅（重量单位）；英镑（英国货币单位）；重击，重击声 v. 连续重击，猛打；（心脏）剧烈地跳动；连续轰炸，猛烈袭击；捣碎，击碎；

# The full list comprises some four hundred and thirty-seven items, I believe.
# 我相信完整的清单包括大约437个项目
comprise [kəmˈpraɪz] v. 包括，包含；构成，组成

# A man stood in the doorway, leaning upon a long staff, shrouded in a black traveling cloak. 
# 一个男人站在门口，倚在一根长长的手杖上，身上裹着一件黑色的旅行斗篷。
staff [stɑːf] n.职员；参谋；棒；支撑；五线谱；拐杖；权杖；全体职工（或雇员）
shroud [ʃraʊd] n.寿衣；裹尸布；覆盖物；遮蔽物 v.覆盖；隐藏；遮蔽；隐瞒





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# Every head in the Great Hall swiveled toward the stranger, suddenly brightly illuminated by a fork of lightning that flashed across the ceiling.
# 礼堂里的每个人都把脑袋转向了那个陌生人，突然间，一道叉形的闪电从天花板上划过，把他照亮了。
swivel [ˈswɪv(ə)l] n. 转环；转椅座架 vt. 使旋转 vi. 旋转

# He lowered his hood, shook out a long mane of grizzled, dark gray hair, then began to walk up toward the teachers' table.
# 他垂下兜帽，抖了抖一头斑白的、深灰色的长发，然后开始朝教师的桌子走去。


# The lightning had thrown the man's face into sharp relief, and it was a face unlike any Harry had ever seen. 
# 闪电把那人的脸照得清清楚楚，这是一张哈利从未见过的脸。
relief [rɪˈliːf] n. （因恐惧、忧虑或痛苦的消除而感到的）宽慰，轻松；（疼痛或不快的）减轻，缓解；（地形的）凹凸，高低；轮廓分明，对比鲜明；突出的品质，令人注目的特征

# It looked as though it had been carved out of weathered wood by someone who had only the vaguest idea of what human faces are supposed to look like, and was none too skilled with a chisel. 
# 它看起来就像是一个人从风化的木头上雕刻出来的，这个人对人脸应该是什么样子只有最模糊的概念，而且对凿子也不太熟练。
chisel [ˈtʃɪz(ə)l] n. 凿子 v. 雕，刻，凿；（非正式）欺骗

gash [ɡæʃ] n. 很深的裂缝；砍得很深的伤口 vt. 划开；砍入很深；（使）负深伤


# But it was the man's eyes that made him frightening. One of them was small, dark, and beady. The other was large, round as a coin, and a vivid, electric blue.
# 但让他害怕的是他的眼睛。其中一只眼睛很小，又黑又圆。另一只又大又圆，像一枚硬币，呈鲜艳的电蓝色。
electric [ɪˈlektrɪk] adj. 电的；令人激动的；电子扩音的 n. 电路系统；电气交通工具


# The blue eye was moving ceaselessly, without blinking, and was rolling up, down, and from side to side, quite independently of the normal eye.
# 那只蓝眼睛不停地转动着，一眨也不眨，上下左右地滚动着，完全独立于正常的眼睛。


# His normal eye was fixed upon the sausages, but the blue eye was still darting restlessly around in its socket, taking in the Hall and the students.
# 他那只正常的眼睛盯着那些香肠，但那只蓝眼睛仍然在眼窝里不安地扫视着礼堂和学生们。
socket [ˈsɒkɪt] n. （电源）插座；（电器）插口，插孔；（人体的）窝，槽；（高尔夫插球杆的）棒头承口；（用以插入某物使其转动的）承窝，轴孔
dart [dɑːt] v. 飞奔，猛冲；瞥，急扫（一眼）；（为施药而）用飞镖射（动物） n. 飞镖；飞镖游戏；缝褶；猛冲，突进；（恐惧、愤怒等的）一阵





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dismally [ˈdɪzməli] adv. 沉闷地；阴暗地

# Everyone else seemed too transfixed by Moody's bizarre appearance to do more than stare at him.
# 每个人似乎都被穆迪奇怪的外表惊呆了，除了盯着他看之外，什么也做不了。
transfix [trænsˈfɪks] vt. 钉住；刺穿；使呆住
bizarre [bɪˈzɑː(r)] adj. 奇异的，古怪的


# Moody seemed totally indifferent to his less-than-warm welcome. 
# 穆迪似乎对他不那么热情的欢迎无动于衷。
indifferent [ɪnˈdɪfrənt] adj. 冷淡的，不关心的；中等的，平庸的；一般的，相当差的；中立的；不分化的


# Ignoring the jug of pumpkin juice in front of him, he reached again into his traveling cloak, pulled out a hip flask, and took a long draught from it.
# 他没有理会面前的那罐南瓜汁，又把手伸进旅行斗篷，掏出一个酒瓶，大口地喝了一大口。
jug [dʒʌɡ] n. <英>（有柄有嘴的）壶，罐；<美> （细口带柄的）大罐；一壶，一罐（的量）；<非正式>监狱（the jug）；<俚>（女子的）乳房（jugs）；（登山时凿入山岩中的）攀手（=jug handle）
# hip flask [ˈhɪp flɑːsk] 酒壶：一种形状像扁平瓶子的容器，用于携带酒精。
draught [drɑːft] n. 穿堂风，通风气流； 一口，一饮；药水，饮剂；西洋跳棋，国际跳棋（draughts）；（国际跳棋的）棋子；（船的）吃水深度；（啤酒等）桶装，散装；收网；一网鱼；汇票；草稿


# we are to have the honor of hosting a very exciting event over the coming months, an event that has not been held for over a century. 
# 在接下来的几个月里，我们将有幸主办一个非常激动人心的活动，这是一个多世纪以来未曾举办过的活动。

# It is my very great pleasure to inform you that the Triwizard Tournament will be taking place at Hogwarts this year.
# 我非常高兴地通知大家，今年的三强争霸赛将在霍格沃茨举行。

# The tension that had filled the Hall ever since Moody's arrival suddenly broke.
# 自从穆迪到来以来一直弥漫在礼堂里的紧张气氛突然打破了。





# 75%, 45.608 (2025.3.28 9:17->9:38) 20min
# A champion was selected to represent each school, and the three champions competed in three magical tasks. 
# 每所学校选出一名冠军代表，三位冠军在三个魔法项目中竞争。


# The schools took it in turns to host the tournament once every five years, and it was generally agreed to be a most excellent way of establishing ties between young witches and wizards of different nationalities -until, that is, the death toll mounted so high that the tournament was discontinued.
# 各学校轮流每五年举办一次争霸赛，人们普遍认为这是在不同国籍的年轻男女巫师之间建立联系的最佳方式——直到死亡人数越来越多，争霸赛才被迫中止。
# once every five years 每五年一次
tournament [ˈtʊənəmənt] n. 锦标赛，联赛；（中世纪的）骑士比武大会；阅兵式
toll [təʊl] n. （道路、桥梁等的）通行费；<美>长途电话费；（事故、灾难、战争等的）伤亡人数；严重的不良影响；（缓慢的）钟声
discontinue [ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː] vt. 停止；使中止 vi. 停止，中断


# "There have been several attempts over the centuries to reinstate the tournament," Dumbledore continued, "none of which has been very successful.
# “几个世纪以来，人们曾多次试图恢复争霸赛，”邓布利多继续说，“但都不太成功。
attempt [əˈtempt] v. 努力，尝试 n. 试图，努力；企图杀害；（运动员创造记录的）尝试，冲击
reinstate [ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt] vt. 使恢复；使复原


# However, our own departments of International Magical Cooperation and Magical Games and Sports have decided the time is ripe for another attempt.
# 不过，我们自己的国际魔法合作司和魔法运动与体育司已经决定，再试一次的时机已经成熟。
ripe [raɪp] adj. （水果、谷物等）成熟的；（奶酪）熟的，（酒）芳醇的；（气味）浓烈的，刺鼻的，（香气）馥郁的；时机成熟的，适宜的；充满……的（ripe with）；高龄的，高寿的；（雌性鱼， 昆虫）快要产卵的；<非正式> (言语) 下流的，粗俗的


# We have worked hard over the summer to ensure that this time, no champion will find himself or herself in mortal danger.
# 我们整个夏天都在努力工作，以确保这一次，没有冠军会发现自己处于致命的危险之中。
mortal [ˈmɔːt(ə)l] adj. 终有一死的，不能永生的；极其严重的，致命的；至死方休的，不共戴天的


contender [kənˈtendə(r)] n. 竞争者；争夺者

# An impartial judge will decide which students are most worthy to compete for the Triwizard Cup, the glory of their school, and a thousand Galleons personal prize money.
# 一位公正的裁判将决定哪些学生最有资格争夺三强杯、学校的荣誉和一千加隆的个人奖金。
impartial [ɪmˈpɑːʃ(ə)l] adj. 公正的，不偏不倚的

# "I'm going for it!" Fred Weasley hissed down the table, his face lit with enthusiasm at the prospect of such glory and riches.
# “我要试试！”弗雷德·韦斯莱嘶嘶地走下桌子，他的脸上洋溢着对如此荣耀和财富的憧憬。
enthusiasm [ɪnˈθjuːziæzəm] n. 热情，热忱；热衷的活动，热爱的事物
prospect [ˈprɒspekt] n. 可能性，希望；预期，展望；（尤指事业的）成功机会，前景；有望成功的人，有前途的人；可能的顾客，潜在的主顾；<正式>（尤指从高处看到的）景象，景色；潜在矿藏或矿床 v. 勘探，勘察；寻找（商业机会）


# He was not the only person who seemed to be visualizing himself as the Hogwarts champion.
# 他并不是唯一一个把自己想象成霍格沃茨冠军的人。
visualize [ˈvɪʒuəlaɪz] v. 想象，使形象化；使可见，使显现


fervently [ˈfɜːvəntli] adv. 热心地；热诚地





# 80%, 45.651 (2025.3.31 8:45->9:12) 25min
# "Eager though I know all of you will be to bring the Triwizard Cup to Hogwarts," he said, "the heads of the participating schools, along with the Ministry of Magic, have agreed to impose an age restriction on contenders this year.
# “虽然我知道你们大家都渴望把三强杯带到霍格沃茨，”他说，“参赛学校的校长和魔法部已经同意对今年的参赛者施加年龄限制。
eager [ˈiːɡə(r)] adj. 热切的，渴望的，渴求的
impose [ɪmˈpəʊz] v. 强制推行，强制实行；把（自己的观点、信仰等）强加于；打扰，麻烦；把（活字页）拼版；欺骗
contender [kənˈtendə(r)] n. 竞争者；争夺者

# Only students who are of age - that is to say, seventeen years or older - will be allowed to put forward their names for consideration.
# 只有达到法定年龄的学生——也就是说，年满十七岁的学生——才被允许提出他们的名字以供考虑。
#put forward
# 提出：指提出观点、建议或问题等。
# 推荐：指推荐某人或某事物参与某项活动或担任某个职位。
# 提前：指提前进行某项活动或安排。


outrage [ˈaʊtreɪdʒ] n. 愤慨，愤怒；骇人听闻的事，暴行

# I will personally be ensuring that no underage student hoodwinks our impartial judge into making them Hog-warts champion.
# 我个人会确保没有未成年学生蒙骗我们公正的评委授予他们霍格沃茨的冠军
underage [ˈʌndəreɪdʒ] adj. 未成年的 n. 缺乏
hoodwink [ˈhʊdwɪŋk] vt. 蒙蔽；欺骗；遮眼

# His light blue eyes twinkled as they flickered over Fred's and George's mutinous faces.
# 他的淡蓝色眼睛在弗雷德和乔治叛逆的脸上闪烁着光芒。
twinkle [ˈtwɪŋk(ə)l] v. 闪烁，闪耀；（眼睛因高兴而）发亮，发光；（脚）轻快移动
flicker [ˈflɪkə(r)] v. 闪烁，摇曳；闪现，一闪而过；（表情）掠过；（眼睛）瞟过；颤动，快速抖动；扑动翅膀；使……突然动一下
mutinous [ˈmjuːtənəs] adj. 暴动的；反抗的；难制服的

# I therefore beg you not to waste your time submitting yourself if you are under seventeen.
# 因此，我恳求你，如果你还不到十七岁，就不要把时间浪费在提交(报名)上。

# The delegations from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will be arriving in October and remaining with us for the greater part of this year. 
# 布斯巴顿和德姆斯特朗的代表团将于十月抵达，并在今年的大部分时间里与我们在一起。

# I know that you will all extend every courtesy to our foreign guests while they are with us, and will give your whole-hearted support to the Hogwarts champion when he or she is selected.
# 我知道，当我们的外宾和我们在一起时，你们都会尽一切努力款待他们，当霍格沃茨的勇士被选中时，你们也会全心全意地支持他或她。
extend [ɪkˈstend] v. 延伸；扩大，延长；持续；包括，波及；提供，表示；伸出；使竭尽全力；对……估价；继承（面向对象语言中的一种概念）
courtesy [ˈkɜːtəsi] n. 礼貌，彬彬有礼；礼貌的行为（言语）；<古>屈膝礼 adj. 免费提供的；礼节性的


# And now, it is late, and I know how important it is to you all to be alert and rested as you enter your lessons tomorrow morning. Bedtime! Chop chop!
# 现在已经很晚了，我知道对你们所有人来说，在明天早上上课时保持清醒和休息是多么重要。睡觉!快！快！
alert [əˈlɜːt] adj. 警惕的，警觉的；机敏的，敏捷的；意识到，注意到（alert to）
# chop chop 快点儿：用于催促别人加快行动。




# 85%, 45.686 (20225.4.1 9:24->9:44) 20min
# There was a great scraping and banging as all the students got to their feet and swarmed toward the double doors into the entrance hall.
# 随着一阵刮擦声和撞击声，所有的学生都站了起来，涌向通往门厅的两扇门。
scrape [skreɪp] v. （用小刀等）刮除；（使）刮擦；擦伤，刮坏 n. 擦伤，擦痕；刮擦，刮擦声；


# "but it's them we'll have to fool. I reckon a couple of drops of Aging Potion might do it, George.. ."
# （火焰杯要求年龄，哥几个还差几个月）“但我们要骗的是他们。我想几滴衰老药水就可以了，乔治……

# She's always going on about how I should be upholding the family honor.
# 她总是说我应该维护家族荣誉。


# Neville's foot had sunk right through a step halfway up the staircase.
# 纳威的脚正好陷进了楼梯中间的一个台阶里。

# There were many of these trick stairs at Hogwarts; it was second nature to most of the older students to jump this particular step, but Neville's memory was notoriously poor. 
# 霍格沃茨有许多这样的魔术楼梯。跳这一级台阶是大多数高年级学生的第二天性，但纳威的记忆力出了名地差。
notoriously [nəʊˈtɔːriəsli] adv. 众所周知地，声名狼藉地





# 92%, 45.753 (2025.4.2 8:59->9:21) 20min
# The portrait swung forward to reveal a hole in the wall through which they all climbed.
# 画像向前摆动，露出墙上的一个洞，他们都从洞里爬了进去。


# Hermione cast the merrily dancing flames a dark look, and Harry distinctly heard her mutter "Slave labor" before bidding them good night and disappearing through the doorway to the girls' dormitory.
# 赫敏阴郁地看了一眼欢快舞动的火焰，哈利清楚地听到她喃喃地说：“奴隶劳动。” 然后跟她们道了晚安，从女生宿舍的门口消失了。

tack [tæk] n. 大头钉，图钉；
stationary [ˈsteɪʃənri] adj. 不动的，静止的；不变的，稳定的；（行星）经度无明显移动的；定居的


# It was extremely comfortable, lying there in bed and listening to the storm raging outside.
# 躺在床上，听着外面的暴风雨，感觉非常舒服。
rage [reɪdʒ] n. 盛怒，狂怒；粗暴的举动，愤怒的行为；（喻）（自然事物的）狂暴，凶猛


# Harry rolled over in bed, a series of dazzling new pictures forming in his mind's eye. .
# 哈利在床上翻了个身，一连串令人眼花缭乱的新画面在他的脑海中形成……
dazzle [ˈdæz(ə)l] v. （强光）使目眩，使眼花；使惊叹，使眼花缭乱 n. （光的）炫目，耀眼；灿烂，令人赞叹的特质

# Harry grinned into his pillow, exceptionally glad that Ron couldn't see what he could.
# 哈利对着枕头咧嘴一笑，特别高兴罗恩看不到他能看到的东西。
grin [ɡrɪn] v. 露齿而笑，咧着嘴笑

# 100%, 45.814

#0%, 45.814 (2025.4.3 9:27->9:50)20min
# The storm had blown itself out by the following morning.
# 到第二天早晨，暴风雨已经停了

# Divination was his least favorite subject, apart from Potions. Professor Trelawney kept predicting Harry's death, which he found extremely annoying.
# 除了魔药课，占卜课是他最不喜欢的科目。特里劳妮教授一直预言哈利会死，这让他非常恼火。
divination [ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃn] n. 预测，占卜
potion [ˈpəʊʃ(ə)n] n. 一剂；一服；饮剂；魔药


# Instinctively, Harry looked up, but there was no sign of white among the mass of brown and gray.
# 哈利本能地抬起头来（看一群猫头鹰中有没有自己的白色猫头鹰），但在一片棕色和灰色中没有白色的影子。

# The owls circled the tables, looking for the people to whom their letters and packages were addressed.
# 猫头鹰在桌子上盘旋，寻找他们的信件和包裹的收信人。

# A large tawny owl soared down to Neville Longbottom and deposited a parcel into his lap
# 一只黄褐色的大猫头鹰飞到纳威·隆巴顿身边，把一个包裹放在他腿上
tawny [ˈtɔːni] adj. 黄褐色的；茶色的 n. 黄褐色；茶色
deposit [dɪˈpɒzɪt] v. 放下，放置；储蓄；存放，寄存；沉积，沉淀；支付（押金、订金或预缴费用）






# 7%, 45.857 (2025.4.8 9:14->9:35)20min
# On the other side of the Hall Draco Malfoy's eagle owl had landed on his shoulder, carrying what looked like his usual supply of sweets and cakes from home.
# 在礼堂的另一边，德拉科·马尔福的鹰鸮落在了他的肩上，似乎从家里带了一些糖果和蛋糕。
# 鸮 xiāo  猫头鹰一类的鸟。

# Trying to ignore the sinking feeling of disappointment in his stomach, Harry returned to his porridge.
# 哈利努力不去理会胃里那种沮丧的感觉，继续喝他的粥。

# Was it possible that something had happened to Hedwig, and that Sirius hadn't even got his letter?
# 有没有可能海德薇出了什么事，小天狼星甚至没有收到他的信




# His preoccupation lasted all the way across the sodden vegetable patch until they arrived in greenhouse three, but here he was distracted by Professor Sprout showing the class the ugliest plants Harry had ever seen.
# 穿过湿漉漉的菜地，他们来到了三号温室。斯普劳特教授给同学们看了他从未见过的最难看的植物，他的注意力被转移了。
preoccupation [priˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃn] n. 使人全神贯注的事物，使人入神的事物；全神贯注，入神
sodden [ˈsɒd(ə)n] adj. 浸透的；浑身湿透的；浸过酒的 vt. 使浸透；使迷糊
distract [dɪˈstrækt] v. 使分心，使转移注意力；<古>使困惑，使迷惑
sprout [spraʊt] v. （植物）发芽，抽条；（毛发等）生长，长出；涌现，突然出现；从表面凸出 n. 苗，新芽，嫩枝；（用作蔬菜的）豆芽，紫花苜蓿芽（sprouts）；球芽甘蓝 【名】 （Sprout）（英）斯普劳特（人名）

# Indeed, they looked less like plants than thick, black, giant slugs, protruding vertically out of the soil.
# 的确，它们看起来不像植物，而更像又厚又黑的巨型鼻涕虫，垂直地伸出土壤。

# Each was squirming slightly and had a number of large, shiny swellings upon it, which appeared to be full of liquid.
# 每个都微微蠕动着，身上有许多亮晶晶的大肿块，似乎充满了液体。
squirm [skwɜːm] vi. 蠕动，扭动；羞愧，不舒服 n. 蠕动
swell [swel] v. （身体部位）肿胀，膨胀， 使（某物）膨胀，使肿胀 n. 海浪的涌动，涌浪；（音量的）增强；感情的高涨；（规模或数量的）增长，增加；（尤指身体部位）凸起的形状，鼓出处，隆起处 adj. <美，旧> 第一流的，极好的；<美，非正式，古> 漂亮的，时髦的



# Wear your dragon-hide gloves; it can do funny things to the skin when undiluted, bubotuber pus.
# 戴上你的龙皮手套; 当它未稀释时，它会对皮肤产生有趣的影响。
hide [haɪd] v. 把……藏起来，隐藏；躲藏，躲避；遮住，遮挡；掩盖，隐瞒 n. （可观察鸟兽行动的）隐匿处，埋伏处；兽皮
pus [pʌs] n. 脓；脓汁




# 12%, 45.886 (2025.4.11 20:28->20:51)20min
# A booming bell echoed from the castle across the wet grounds, signaling the end of the lesson, and the class separated; 
# 一阵低沉的铃声从城堡里传来，穿过潮湿的场地，表示下课了，同学们分开了。

crate [kreɪt] n. 板条箱，柳条箱（或篮、篓等）；<旧>破旧车辆
whimper [ˈwɪmpə(r)] v. 呜咽，啜泣；啜泣着说；低声抱怨

# As they drew nearer, an odd rattling noise reached their ears, punctuated by what sounded like minor explosions.
# 当他们走近时，一种奇怪的嘎嘎声传到了他们的耳朵里，中间夹杂着类似轻微爆炸的声音。
draw [drɔː] v. 画，绘画；草拟，制定；吸引，使注意；引起（反应）；获得，得到；推断出；抽出，吸出；（从银行账户）取出；拉，拖；利用，动用；抽（烟），吸（气）；放（血），抽（血）；拔出，掏出；以平局结束；抽签，抓阄；（向特定方向）移动
rattle [ˈræt(ə)l] v. （使）咯咯作响；（车辆） 嘎拉嘎拉地响，（移动时）隆隆作响；使慌张，使紧张
punctuate [ˈpʌŋktʃueɪt] vt. 不时打断；强调；加标点于 vi. 加标点


# They were giving off a very powerful smell of rotting fish.
# 它们散发出一股强烈的腐鱼味。






# 26%, 45.967 (2025.4.14 13:40->13:55)15min
# Harry couldn't suppress the suspicion that the whole thing was entirely pointless, because the skrewts didn't seem to have mouths.
# 哈利忍不住怀疑这一切都毫无意义，因为炸尾螺似乎没有嘴。
suspicion [səˈspɪʃ(ə)n] n. 不好的预感，猜想；（对某人有罪、不诚实等的）怀疑；不信任，猜疑；少量，一点
# Blast-Ended Skrewt 爆尾钉虾 ; 普兰

# Who wouldn't want pets that can burn, sting, and bite all at once?
# 谁不想要会烧、会蜇、会咬的宠物呢?

# Harry and Ron grinned at Hagrid, who gave them a furtive smile from behind his bushy beard.
# 哈利和罗恩朝海格咧嘴笑了笑，海格从浓密的胡子后面偷偷地对他们笑了笑。
furtive [ˈfɜːtɪv] adj. 鬼鬼祟祟的，秘密的

vicious [ˈvɪʃəs] adj. 凶险的，会造成伤害的；严厉的，恶毒的，恶意的；剧烈的，恶劣的；<文>不道德的，罪恶的；<古>（语言，推理）不完善的，谬误的


# Hagrid simply loved monstrous creatures, the more lethal, the better.
# 海格就是喜欢怪物，越致命越好。

exasperate [ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt] v. 使烦恼，使恼怒；使恶化





# 33%, 46.007 (2025.4.16 9:16->9:42)26min
# They sat down at the Gryffindor table and helped themselves to lamb chops and potatoes.
# 他们在格兰芬多的餐桌旁坐下，吃起羊排和土豆来。
lamb [læm] n. 羔羊，小羊；羊羔肉；<非正式>宝贝，乖乖
chop [tʃɒp] v. 剁，砍，劈；大幅削减；强行废止，取消；削（球）；<英，非正式>变化无常（chop and change）

# Hermione shrugged and continued to shovel down her food as though she had not eaten for days. 
# 赫敏耸了耸肩，继续把食物铲下去，好像好几天没吃东西似的。
shovel [ˈʃʌv(ə)l] n. 铲子，铁锹；（推土机、挖土机等的）铲，铲形部分；一铲（的量） v. （用铲子）铲起，铲去；把……大量送入





# 37%, 46.036 (2025.4.17 9:38->9:58)20min
# The familiar sweet perfume spreading from the fire met their nostrils as they emerged at the top of the stepladder.
# 当他们走到梯子顶端时，熟悉的香味从火中散发出来，扑鼻而来。
perfume [ˈpɜːfjuːm] n. 香水；芳香，香味，馨香；香精，香料
# spreading 音频版是 emanate
emanate [ˈeməneɪt] v. 产生；（抽象可感的东西）散发；表现出（品质）
nostril [ˈnɒstrəl] n. 鼻孔
emerge [ɪˈmɜːdʒ] v. 浮现，出现；显露，知悉；恢复过来，幸存下来；形成，兴起


# As ever, the curtains were all closed; the circular room was bathed in a dim reddish light cast by the many lamps, which were all draped with scarves and shawls.
# 窗帘一如既往地拉着; 圆形的房间沐浴在许多灯投下的淡红色的光线中，灯上都罩着围巾和披肩。
bathe [beɪð] v. 洗澡，给（某人）洗澡；游泳，嬉水；用水清洗（尤指身体部位）；（光线）洒满，覆盖
lamp [læmp] n. 灯，光源；（用于医疗和科研的）发热灯，照射器；灵感的源泉 v. 照明，照亮；<文>发光；灯下捕猎（尤指捕兔）
drape [dreɪp]  vt. 用布帘覆盖；使呈褶裥状 vi. 成褶皱状垂下
reddish [ˈredɪʃ] adj. 微红的；略带红色的
scarves [skɑːvz] n. 围巾；领带（scarf 的复数）；截面
shawl [ʃɔːl] n. 披肩，围巾：一种大型的方形或长方形的布料，通常用于披在肩膀或头上，以保暖或作为装饰。


# Harry and Ron walked through the mass of occupied chintz chairs and poufs that cluttered the room, and sat down at the same small circular table.
# 哈利和罗恩穿过房间里乱七八糟的印花棉布椅子和小靠垫，在同一张小圆桌旁坐了下来。
chintz [tʃɪnts] n. 印花棉布（等于 chints） adj. 擦光印花布的
pouf [puːf] n. 厚圆椅垫；蒲团；附有厚圆椅垫的椅子
clutter [ˈklʌtə(r)] n. 杂乱的东西；杂乱 v. 乱堆，塞满；使（脑子里）塞满（乱七八糟的事）


# A very thin woman with enormous glasses that made her eyes appear far too large for her face, Professor Trelawney was peering down at Harry with the tragic expression she always wore whenever she saw him.
# 特里劳妮教授是一个非常瘦削的女人，戴着一副巨大的眼镜，使她的眼睛显得比她的脸大得多。她低头看着哈利，脸上带着她每次见到他时总是带着的那种悲惨的表情。
tragic [ˈtrædʒɪk] adj. 悲惨的，悲痛的，可悲的；悲剧的；糟透了的
wear [weə(r)] v. 穿（衣服），戴（首饰等）；蓄（须），留（发）；销蚀，磨损，踩出（路），磨出（洞）；流露，面带（某种表情）


# The usual large amount of beads, chains, and bangles glittered upon her person in the firelight.
# 她身上照例戴着一大堆珠子、链子和手镯，在火光下闪闪发光。
bangle [ˈbæŋɡl] n. 手镯；脚镯
glitter [ˈɡlɪtə(r)] v. 闪光，闪烁；（某种强烈的感情）闪现，流露





# 42%, 46.06(2025.4.18 9:17->9:39)20min
# My inner eye sees past your brave face to the troubled soul within.
# (占卜老师说：)我内心的眼睛透过你勇敢的面孔看到了你内心不安的灵魂。
troubled [ˈtrʌbld] adj. 动乱的，不安的；混乱的；困惑的

# And I regret to say that your worries are not baseless. 
# 我很遗憾地说，你的担心并非毫无根据。

# I see difficult times ahead for you, alas. . . most difficult.. .
# 我看到你前方的路很艰难，唉……最难的是……

# I fear the thing you dread will indeed come to pass. . . and perhaps sooner than you think...
# 我担心你害怕的事情真的会发生…也许比你想象的还要快……
dread [dred] v. 畏惧，担心；<古>敬畏


# Her voice dropped almost to a whisper.
# 她的声音低得几乎像耳语。

# Professor Trelawney swept past them and seated herself in a large winged armchair before the fire, facing the class.
# 特里劳妮教授匆匆从他们身边走过，坐在炉火前的一把带扶手翼的大扶手椅上，面向全班。
sweep [swiːp] v. 打扫，清除；（迅猛地）带走，卷走；（风浪等）席卷，横扫；风行，迅速蔓延；（阔步或轻盈地）走


# "The movements of the planets and the mysterious portents they reveal only to those who understand the steps of the celestial dance.
# “行星的运行和它们所揭示的神秘预兆，只有那些懂得天舞舞步的人才能了解。
portent [ˈpɔːtent] n. 前兆；预示；迹象；异常之物



# The perfumed fire always made him feel sleepy and dull-witted.
# 香味扑鼻的炉火总是使他昏昏欲睡，呆头呆脑
perfume [ˈpɜːfjuːm] n. 香水；芳香，香味，馨香；香精，香料 v. 使香气弥漫；在……上撒香水，抹香水
dull-witted [ˌdʌl ˈwɪtɪd] adj. 愚蠢的

# and Professor Trelawney's rambling talks on fortune-telling never held him exactly spellbound
# 特里劳妮教授漫无边际地讲算命，也没有使他真正入迷
ramble [ˈræmb(ə)l] v. 散步，闲逛；闲扯，随笔；（植物）蔓生，蔓延 n. （在乡间的）漫游，闲逛；杂乱无章的长篇大论
spellbound [ˈspelbaʊnd] adj. 被咒语所镇住的；出神的；被迷住的；茫然不知所之的




# 47%, 46.088 (2025.4.19 10:12->10:36)24min
irritably [ˈɪrɪtəbli] adv. 性急地；暴躁地；过敏地

# He had long since come to the conclusion that her brand of fortunetelling was really no more than lucky guesswork and a spooky manner.
# 他早就得出结论，她那套算命术其实不过是侥幸的猜测和一种怪异的态度。
spooky [ˈspuːki] adj. 幽灵般的；有鬼般的；令人毛骨悚然的

trance [trɑːns] n. 恍惚；出神；着迷，入迷 vt. 使恍惚；使发呆


# Harry looked around; the whole class was staring at him. He sat up straight; he had been almost dozing off, lost in the heat and his thoughts.
# 哈利环顾四周。全班都盯着他看。他坐直了身子；他几乎要睡着了，沉浸在炎热和沉思中。
doze [dəʊz] v. 小睡，打盹；打瞌睡度过 n. 瞌睡，小睡

baleful [ˈbeɪlf(ə)l] adj. 恶意的；有害的



# I was saying that Saturn was surely in a position of power in the heavens at the moment of your birth...Your dark hair...your mean stature...tragic losses so young in life
# 我是说在你出生的那一刻，土星肯定在天空中处于一个权力的位置。...你的黑发...你矮小的身材...生命中如此年轻就不幸失去亲人。
stature [ˈstætʃə(r)] n. 名望，声望；身高

# I think I am right in saying, my dear, that you were born in midwinter
# 我想我说得对，亲爱的，你是在隆冬出生的

# "No," said Harry, "I was born in July." Ron hastily turned his laugh into a hacking cough.
# “不，”哈利说，“我是七月出生的。”罗恩赶紧把他的笑声变成了干咳。
hastily [ˈheɪstɪli] adv. 匆忙地；急速地；慌忙地
hack [hæk] v. 砍，劈；非法侵入（他人计算机系统）；大幅删改（文章）；<非正式>对付，处理；劈出，开辟（道路）；大声咳嗽


# Half an hour later, each of them had been given a complicated circular chart, and was attempting to fill in the position of the planets at their moment of birth.
# 半小时后，他们每个人都拿到了一张复杂的圆形图表，试图填上行星诞生时的位置。

# It was dull work, requiring much consultation of timetables and calculation of angles.
# 这是一项枯燥的工作，需要经常查阅时间表和计算角度。
angle [ˈæŋɡ(ə)l] n. 角；倾斜，斜角；角度；视角，立场；<美>不可告人的动机；<美>诡计，狡猾的手段；角铁，角钢；<古>鱼钩




# 56%, 46.133 (2025.4.21 19:00->19：24)24min
# "I want it ready to hand in next Monday, and no excuses!"
# “我要在下周一交(这个作业)，不能有任何借口

# They reached the entrance hall, which was packed with people queuing for dinner. 
# 他们来到门厅，那里挤满了排队吃晚饭的人。





# 64%, 46.192 (2025.4.22 13:35->13:58)23min
# Recently under fire for its poor crowd control at the Quidditch World Cup, and still unable to account for the disappearance of one of its witches, the Ministry was plunged into fresh embarrassment yesterday by the antics of Arnold Weasley, of the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office.
# 最近，魔法部因在魁地奇世界杯赛上对人群控制不力而受到抨击，而且仍然无法解释其中一名女巫的失踪，而昨天，禁止滥用麻瓜物品司的阿诺德·韦斯莱的滑稽行为又使魔法部陷入了新的尴尬境地。
plunge [plʌndʒ] v. （使）突然向前倒下（跌落）；猛推，猛插；投入（液体中以使淹没）；（价值）猛跌；（剧烈）颠簸，震荡；（马）猛地用后腿直立；陡然向下倾斜；骤然陷入；（鲁莽地）开始；（使）投身，（使）突然开始从事；种下（植物）


# Malfoy straightened the paper with a flourish and read on.
# 马尔福把纸摆正，继续往下读
straighten [ˈstreɪtn] v. （使）变直，（使）变正；挺直身子，直起身来；整理，清理；整顿，（使……）好转
flourish [ˈflʌrɪʃ]  v. 繁荣，昌盛；挥动；（植物或动物）长势好，茁壮成长 n. 夸张动作；（讲话或文章的）华丽辞藻，修饰；花彩号声；（手写花体字的）花饰


# Arnold Weasley, who was charged with possession of a flying car two years ago, was yesterday involved in a tussle with several Muggle law-keepers ("policemen") over a number of highly aggressive dustbins.
# 阿诺德·韦斯莱，两年前被指控拥有一辆会飞的汽车，昨天，他和几个麻瓜执法者（“警察”）因为几个极具攻击性的垃圾箱发生了争执。
tussle [ˈtʌs(ə)l] n. 争斗，扭打；争辩 v. 扭打；争夺

# Mr. Weasley appears to have rushed to the aid of "Mad-Eye" Moody, the aged ex-Auror who retired from the Ministry when no longer able to tell the difference between a handshake and attempted murder. 
# 韦斯莱先生似乎急匆匆地去帮助“疯眼汉”穆迪，这位年迈的前傲罗在无法区分握手和谋杀未遂之后从魔法部退休了。


# "Get stuffed, Malfoy," said Harry. "C'mon, Ron. . ."
# “滚开，马尔福。”哈利说。“来吧，罗恩……







# 72%, 46.23 (2025.4.23 9:52->10:14)12min
# "So tell me, is his mother really that porky, or is it just the picture?"
# “所以告诉我，他妈妈真的那么胖吗，还是只是照片而已？”
porky [ˈpɔːki] adj. （非正式）（人或人体某一部位）多肉的；似猪肉的

# "You know your mother, Malfoy?" said Harry - both he and Hermione had grabbed the back of Ron's robes to stop him from launching himself at Malfoy - "that expression she's got, like she's got dung under her nose? Has she always looked like that, or was it just because you were with her?"
# “你认识你妈妈吗，马尔福？”哈利说——他和赫敏都抓住罗恩的袍子后襟，不让他扑向马尔福，“她的表情，就像鼻子底下有粪一样？她一直都是这个样子吗，还是因为你和她在一起？”
launch [lɔːntʃ] v. 发动，发起；上市，发行；使（船或舰）下水；发射（武器或宇宙飞船）；启动（计算机程序）；投出，用力扔出；使投身于（事业等）；起飞，出海
dung [dʌŋ] n. （动物的）粪，粪肥；肮脏的东西

# Malfoy's pale face went slightly pink.
# 马尔福苍白的脸微微泛红。

# "Don't you dare insult my mother, Potter."
# “你竟敢侮辱我母亲，波特。”


# Harry spun around. Professor Moody was limping down the marble staircase. 
# 哈利转过身来。穆迪教授一瘸一拐地走下大理石楼梯。


# His wand was out and it was pointing right at a pure white ferret, which was shivering on the stone-flagged floor, exactly where Malfoy had been standing.
# 他伸出魔杖，正指着一只纯白的雪貂，雪貂在铺着石板的地板上瑟瑟发抖，这正是马尔福刚才站的地方。
ferret [ˈferɪt] n. 雪貂；白鼬；（尤指在封闭或狭小空间中的）搜寻，查找；搜寻者


gravelly [ˈɡrævəli] adj. 多砂砾的，铺碎石的；（声音）低沉沙哑的


# It seemed that Moody's rolling eye was magical and could see out of the back of his head.
# 穆迪那只不停转动的眼睛似乎有魔力，可以看到他后脑勺里的东西。

# it flew ten feet into the air, fell with a smack to the floor, and then bounced upward once more.
# 它(雪貂)飞到十英尺高的空中，啪的一声落在地上，然后又弹了起来。
smack [smæk] v. 用巴掌打，掴；猛击，重撞；用拳猛击，强力打进（或推进、放入） n. 掌掴，拍击；猛击一拳；砰的一声，撞击声；响吻；海洛因；一丝，一点
bounce [baʊns] v. 弹起，反弹；跳动，蹦；（使）上下晃动；（用膝盖）颠动（孩子）；蹦蹦跳跳地去；拒付，退回（支票等）；退回（电子邮件）；驱逐，解雇；（向某人）透露主意（以试探其反应）；反复跳槽，来回往返某地；（光线或声音）反射；撞击，碰撞 n. 弹跳，跳动；弹性，弹力；活力，精力；（头发的）弹性，蓬松；突然的增长


# "I don't like people who attack when their opponent's back's turned,"
# “我不喜欢那些在对手背对着他的时候进攻的人”
opponent [əˈpəʊnənt] n. 对手，竞争者；反对者，阻止者 adj. 对立的，敌对的






# 82%, 46.289 (2025.4.25 9:44->10:00)15min
# Malfoy, whose pale eyes were still watering with pain and humiliation, looked malevolently up at Moody and muttered something in which the words "my father" were distinguishable.
# 马尔福苍白的眼睛还在因痛苦和屈辱而流泪，他恶意地抬头望着穆迪，咕哝了几句，其中“我父亲”两个字听得很清楚。


# 88%, 46.331 (2025.4.28 19:29->19:46)17min
# Within five minutes, she had cleared her plate and departed.
# 不到五分钟，她就吃完了盘子走了。

# No sooner had she gone than her seat was taken by Fred Weasley.
# 她刚走，座位就被弗雷德·韦斯莱占了。
# 这个座位有人坐了: the seat was taken.


# Fred, George, and Lee exchanged looks full of meaning.
# 弗雷德、乔治和李交换了意味深长的眼神。


# Ron dived into his bag for his schedule.
# 罗恩把手伸进包里拿出课程表。

#100%, 46.408

# 0%, 46.408(2025.5.9 9:19->9:40)20min

# Neville returned from it in a state of nervous collapse
# 纳威回来时精神崩溃了
collapse [kəˈlæps] v. 倒塌，塌下；崩溃，瓦解；突然倒下，昏倒；瘫倒；突然贬值，暴跌；萎陷，瘪掉；折叠 n. 倒塌，塌陷；突然失败，崩溃；病倒，垮掉；突然贬值，暴跌

foul [faʊl] adj. 难闻的，令人恶心的；(脾气）暴躁的，（心情）烦躁的；不正当的，不道德的；（语言）下流的，无礼的；犯规的；肮脏的，被污染的；被阻塞的；（绳子、锚）缠结住的；（天气）恶劣的；界外的 n. 犯规；（马术、划船、赛跑）碰撞，缠结；界外球
gut [ɡʌt] n. 肠，肠道；内脏；<非正式>勇气，魄力；（尤指大的）胃，肚子；直觉，本能；核心，实质；肠线；<非正式>（机器或设备的）内部零件；狭道，狭海峡


# It was common knowledge that Snape really wanted the Dark Arts job, and he had now failed to get it for the fourth year running. 
# 大家都知道斯内普很想当黑魔法老师，而他已经连续四年没能得到这个职位了。
running [ˈrʌnɪŋ] n. 跑步，赛跑；管理，运作；走私，私运（毒品、枪支等） adj. 运转着的；（水）流动的，（从水管和水龙头）流出的；（疮或身体部位）流出液体的，流脓的；【连续的，反复不断的】


# but he seemed strangely wary of displaying overt animosity to Mad-Eye Moody.
# 但奇怪的是，他似乎很谨慎，不敢对疯眼汉穆迪表现出公开的敌意。
wary [ˈweəri] adj. 小心翼翼的，谨慎的，警戒的
overt [əʊˈvɜːt] adj. 公开的，不隐瞒的
animosity [ˌænɪˈmɒsəti] n. 憎恶，仇恨，敌意


# The Gryffindor fourth years were looking forward to Moody's first lesson so much that they arrived early (on Thursday lunchtime) and queued up outside his classroom before the bell had even rung. 
# 格兰芬多的四年级学生非常期待穆迪的第一节课，所以他们在星期四的午餐时间早早就到了，上课铃还没响就在穆迪的教室外面排起了队。
# mp3版本是 (after lunch on Thursday)


# "C'mon, quick, or we won't get decent seats."
# “快点，不然我们就找不到合适的座位了。
decent [ˈdiːsnt] adj. 像样的，尚好的；得体的，合宜的；<非正式>穿好衣服的；正派的，规矩的；待人宽厚的，和善的


# They hurried into three chairs right in front of the teacher's desk, took out their copies of The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection, and waited, unusually quiet.
# 他们赶紧坐在讲台前的三把椅子上，拿出各自的《黑暗力量：自我保护指南》，等待着，异常安静。





# 7%, 46.453 (2025.5.10 9:40->10:00)20min
# Soon they heard Moody's distinctive clunking footsteps coming down the corridor, and he entered the room, looking as strange and frightening as ever. 
# 不一会，他们就听见穆迪那独特的、沉重的脚步声从走廊上传来，他走进了房间，看上去还是那么奇怪、可怕。
distinctive [dɪˈstɪŋktɪv] adj. 独特的，与众不同的
clunk [klʌŋk] n. 沉闷的金属声 vt. 用力地敲打；发出沉闷声 vi. 发出咚咚的声音


# They could just see his clawed, wooden foot protruding from underneath his robes.
# 他们只能看到他的爪子，木脚从长袍下面伸出来。
protrude [prəˈtruːd] v. 伸出，突出；（动物）使（身体部位）突出


stump [stʌmp] n. 树桩；（主体被砍断、折断或磨损后的）残余部分；残肢 v. 砍伐；使为难，使困惑；迈着沉重的步子走；

# They returned the books to their bags, Ron looking excited.
# 他们把书放回书包，罗恩显得很兴奋。


# Moody took out a register, shook his long mane of grizzled gray hair out of his twisted and scarred face, and began to call out names, his normal eye moving steadily down the list while his magical eye swiveled around, fixing upon each student as he or she answered.
# 穆迪拿出一份登记簿，把花白的长发从扭曲、伤痕累累的脸上抖了抖，开始点名，他那只正常的眼睛在名单上平稳地移动着，而他那只带魔法的眼睛则在周围旋转，注视着每个回答问题的学生。
register [ˈredʒɪstə(r)] n. 登记表，注册簿；注册员；
mane [meɪn] n. （马或狮子的）鬃毛；浓密的头发
grizzle [ˈɡrɪzl] n. 灰色（物）；斑白的头发 vi. 变成灰色；抱怨
swivel [ˈswɪv(ə)l] n. 转环；转椅座架 vt. 使旋转 vi. 旋转


contort [kənˈtɔːt] vt. 扭曲；曲解 vi. 扭曲


# Your father got me out of a very tight corner a few days ago
# 几天前你父亲帮我摆脱了困境


# I'm not supposed to show you what illegal Dark curses look like until you're in the sixth year. 
# 在你上六年级之前，我不应该告诉你非法的黑咒是什么样子的。
illegal [ɪˈliːɡ(ə)l] adj. 非法的，违法的；违规的

# You're not supposed to be old enough to deal with it till then.
# 在那之前，你还没到可以处理这些事的年龄。





# 14%, 46.503 (2025.5.12 9:33->9:58) 25min
# How are you supposed to defend yourself against something you've never seen?
# 面对从未见过的东西，你该如何保护自己？

# He's not going to do it nice and polite to your face. You need to be prepared. You need to be alert and watchful.
# 他不会当着你的面礼貌地说。你需要做好准备。你需要保持警惕和警惕。

horoscope [ˈhɒrəskəʊp] n. 占星术；星象；十二宫图


# Apparently Moody's magical eye could see through solid wood, as well as out of the back of his head.
# 显然，穆迪那只带魔法的眼睛既能透过他的后脑勺，也能透过实木看东西。

# do any of you know which curses are most heavily punished by wizarding law?
# 你们有谁知道巫师法对哪些咒语的惩罚最严厉吗？

# Moody got heavily to his mismatched feet, opened his desk drawer, and took out a glass jar. 
# 穆迪吃力地站起身来，打开书桌抽屉，拿出一个玻璃罐子。
scuttle [ˈskʌt(ə)l] n. 煤桶；急促的奔跑（声）；舷窗，小舱口；车颈（车挡风玻璃与引擎罩之间的部分） v. 急促奔跑，疾走；故意破坏（计划），使成为泡影；使（船）沉没

# Harry felt Ron recoil slightly next to him - Ron hated spiders.
# 哈利感到罗恩在他身边微微后退了一下——罗恩讨厌蜘蛛。
recoil [rɪˈkɔɪl] vi. 畏缩；弹回；报应


# The spider leapt from Moody's hand on a fine thread of silk and began to swing backward and forward as though on a trapeze.
# 蜘蛛抓住一根细丝线从穆迪手里跳了出来，开始前后摇摆，就像在空中荡秋千一样。


# It stretched out its legs rigidly, then did a back flip, breaking the thread and landing on the desk, where it began to cartwheel in circles. 
# 它僵硬地伸直腿，然后做了个后空翻，断了线，落在桌子上，在那里开始翻跟斗。
rigidly [ˈrɪdʒɪdli] adv. 严格地；坚硬地；严厉地；牢牢地
flip [flɪp] n. 轻抛，轻掷，轻击；空翻；浏览，草草翻阅
cartwheel [ˈkɑːtwiːl] n. 车轮；横翻筋斗；一元银币（美金）


# Moody jerked his wand, and the spider rose onto two of its hind legs and went into what was unmistakably a tap dance.
# 穆迪猛地一挥魔杖，蜘蛛用两条后腿站了起来，显然跳起了踢脚舞。
jerk [dʒɜːk] n. 急拉，急推；<美，非正式>傻瓜，坏蛋；肌肉抽搐；（举重）挺举；腌制后放在木火上烤的肉；颠簸，震摇 v. 急拉，猛推；（举重）挺举过头；制肉干
hind [haɪnd] adj. 后部的
tap [tæp] v. 轻拍，轻扣，轻敲； n. 水龙头，阀门，旋塞；轻拍（声），轻敲（声）；窃听，窃听器；踢踏舞


# The laughter died away almost instantly.
# 笑声几乎立刻消失了。


# "Total control," said Moody quietly as the spider balled itself up and began to roll over and over. "I could make it jump out of the window, drown itself, throw itself down one of your throats. . ."
# “完全控制住了。”穆迪轻声说，蜘蛛把自己揉成一团，开始滚来滚去。“我可以让它跳出窗户，淹死自己，钻进你们其中一个人的喉咙……”
ball [bɔːl] n. 球，球状物；球类运动；踢出（或击出、投出）的一球；舞会；脚趾球，拇指球；勇气；弹丸；睾丸 v. （使）成球状（或团块）；和（女人）发生性关系


# Ron gave an involuntary shudder.
# 罗恩不由自主地打了个寒颤。
involuntary [ɪnˈvɒləntri] adj. 无意识的；自然而然的；不知不觉的
shudder [ˈʃʌdə(r)] v. （因恐惧、寒冷等）发抖，打战；强烈震动，剧烈抖动 n. 战栗，发抖；强烈的震动，剧烈的抖动





# 22%, 46.562 (2025.5.16 10:05->10:31) 25min
# The Imperius Curse can be fought, and I'll be teaching you how, but it takes real strength of character, and not everyone's got it.
# 夺魂咒是可以对抗的，我会教你们怎么做，但这需要真正的意志力，不是每个人都有这种能力。


# CONSTANT VIGILANCE!
# 持续警惕：保持警觉和警惕，时刻准备应对可能出现的危险或问题。

# Hermione's hand flew into the air again and so, to Harry's slight surprise, did Neville's.
# 赫敏的手又举起来了，纳威的手也举起来了，这使哈利有点吃惊。


# The only class in which Neville usually volunteered information was Herbology which was easily his best subject.
# 纳威通常主动提供信息的唯一一门课是草药课，这是他最擅长的一门课。

# Moody was looking very intently at Neville, this time with both eyes.
# 穆迪目不转睛地望着纳威，这次是用两只眼睛。
intently [ɪnˈtentli] adv. 专心地；一心一意地；心无旁骛地


# Turning back to the class at large, he reached into the jar for the next spider and placed it upon the desktop, where it remained motionless, apparently too scared to move.
# 他转身面向全班同学，把手伸进罐子里拿出另一只蜘蛛，把它放在桌上，它一动不动，显然是吓得动弹不得。

# Abandoning all pretense, Ron pushed his chair backward, as far away from Moody's desk as possible.
# 罗恩放下一切伪装，把椅子往后推，尽量远离穆迪的桌子。
pretense [prɪˈtens] n. 假象，伪装；借口，托词；装扮游戏角色；自称，自诩；虚浮炫耀的语言（或行为）

# No sound came from it, but Harry was sure that if it could have given voice, it would have been screaming.
# 它没有发出声音，但哈利确信，如果它能发出声音，那一定是在尖叫。





# 30%, 46.615 (2025.5.19 9:28->9:49)20min
# Harry looked around. From the looks on everyone's faces, he guessed they were all wondering what was going to happen to the last spider.
# 哈利环顾四周。从每个人脸上的表情来看，他猜他们都在想最后一只蜘蛛会怎么样。


# There was a flash of blinding green light and a rushing sound, as though a vast, invisible something was soaring through the air - instantaneously the spider rolled over onto its back, unmarked, but unmistakably dead.
# 一道刺眼的绿光闪过，一阵急促的声音，仿佛有一个巨大的、看不见的东西在空中翱翔——蜘蛛立刻翻了个身，没有任何标记，但毫无疑问已经死了。

# Several of the girls stifled cries; Ron had thrown himself backward and almost toppled off his seat as the spider skidded toward him.
# 有几个女孩忍住了哭声；蜘蛛朝他滑过来时，罗恩向后一扑，差点从座位上摔下来。
stifle [ˈstaɪf(ə)l] v. 扼杀，抑制；强忍住，压抑（感情）
topple [ˈtɒp(ə)l] v. （使）不稳而倒下，（使）倒塌；推翻（首领），颠覆（政权）；<美>战胜，打败
skid [skɪd] n. 打滑；[车辆] 刹车；滑轨，滑动垫木 vt. 刹住，使减速；滚滑

# Moody swept the dead spider off the desk onto the floor.
# 穆迪把死蜘蛛从桌上扫到地板上。

# "Not nice," he said calmly. "Not pleasant. And there's no countercurse. There's no blocking it. Only one known person has ever survived it, and he's sitting right in front of me."
# “不太好，”他平静地说。“不愉快。也没有解咒。没有什么能阻挡它。只有一个人幸存了下来，他就坐在我面前。”

redden / ˈred(ə)n / v.（使）变红；（人）脸红，害羞；（眼睛）哭红

# Harry stared at the blank blackboard as though fascinated by it, but not really seeing it at all....
# 哈利盯着空白的黑板，好像被它迷住了，但根本没有真正看到它....

# So that was how his parents had died. . . exactly like that spider. 
# 原来他的父母就是这样死去的…就像那只蜘蛛。





# 40%, 46.68 (2025.5.20 9:38->10:00)20min
# Had they simply seen the flash of green light and heard the rush of speeding death, before life was wiped from their bodies?
# 难道他们只是看到了绿光的闪烁，听到了死亡加速的冲击，然后生命就从他们的身体上消失了吗？


# Harry knew these details because he had heard his parents' voices when he had fought the dementors last year - for that was the terrible power of the dementors: to force their victims to relive the worst memories of their lives, and drown, powerless, in their own despair.
# 哈利知道这些细节，因为他去年和摄魂怪搏斗的时候听到了父母的声音——这就是摄魂怪可怕的力量：强迫受害者重温他们生命中最糟糕的记忆，然后无力地淹没在自己的绝望中。

# Moody was speaking again, from a great distance, it seemed to Harry. 
# 穆迪又在说话了，哈利觉得是从很远的地方传来的。

# With a massive effort, he pulled himself back to the present and listened to what Moody was saying.
# 他费了好大劲才把自己拉回现实，听穆迪说话。

# You've got to appreciate what the worst is. You don't want to find yourself in a situation where you're facing it. 
# 你得明白最坏的情况是什么。你不想发现自己正面临着这种情况。


# "CONSTANT VIGILANCE!" he roared, and the whole class jumped again.
# 时刻保持警惕！”他吼道，全班同学又跳了起来。
vigilance [ˈvɪdʒɪləns] n. 警戒，警觉；失眠症




# 46%, 46.72 (2025.5.21 9:38->10:00)20min
# "Now. . . those three curses - Avada Kedavra, Imperius, and Cruciatus - are known as the Unforgivable Curses.
# “现在……这三个咒——阿瓦达索命咒、夺魂咒和钻心咒——被称为不可饶恕咒。

# The use of any one of them on a fellow human being is enough to earn a life sentence in Azkaban.
# 对人类同伴使用其中任何一种都足以在阿兹卡班判终身监禁。
human [ˈhjuːmən] adj. 人的，人类的；（尤指缺点或弱点）显示人的本性的；有人情味的 n. 人，人类

# Get out your quills. . . copy this down. . .
# 拿出你的羽毛笔……把这个抄下来… 
# 拿出笔，抄下来！（要考）

# They spent the rest of the lesson taking notes on each of the Unforgivable Curses. 
# 这节课剩下的时间里，他们把每个不可饶恕咒都记在了笔记上。

# No one spoke until the bell rang - but when Moody had dismissed them and they had left the classroom, a torrent of talk burst forth.
# 下课铃响之前，谁也没有说话——但当穆迪打发他们离开教室时，一阵热烈的谈话爆发了。
dismiss [dɪsˈmɪs] v. 开除，解雇；不考虑，不理会；驳回，停止受理；让……离开，解散；（板球）使退场，使出局
torrent [ˈtɒrənt] n. （尤指似乎无法控制的）狂潮，迸发；洪流，激流
forth [fɔːθ] adv. 离去，外出；（带）来，（拿）出；自……以后，向前；产生，得出
# burst forth 爆发出来：突然、猛烈地出现或发生。


# They were talking about the lesson, Harry thought, as though it had been some sort of spectacular show, but he hadn't found it very entertaining - and nor, it seemed, had Hermione.
# 他们在谈论那堂课，哈利想，好像那是一场精彩的表演，但他觉得不怎么有趣——赫敏似乎也不觉得有趣。
spectacular [spekˈtækjələ(r)] adj. 壮观的，令人惊叹的；惊人的，突如其来的 n. 壮观场面，盛大演出


ruddy [ˈrʌdi] adj. 红的；红润的；该死的
curtly [ˈkɜːtli] adv. 简略地；草率地


# Neville was standing alone, halfway up the passage, staring at the stone wall opposite him with the same horrified, wide-eyed look he had worn when Moody had demonstrated the Cruciatus Curse.
# 纳威一个人站在过道的中间，瞪大眼睛盯着对面的石墙，就像穆迪演示钻心咒时那样惊恐地瞪大眼睛。
halfway [ˌhɑːfˈweɪ] adv. 在中间，在中途；还可以，过得去 adj. 在中间的，在中途的；不完全的，不彻底的

gabble [ˈɡæb(ə)l] v. 急促而含混不清地说

# But an odd clunking noise sounded behind them, and they turned to see Professor Moody limping toward them. 
# 这时，身后传来一阵奇怪的撞击声，他们转过身来，看见穆迪教授一瘸一拐地朝他们走来。
sound [saʊnd] n. 声音，声响；听力范围，听距 v. （使）发声，（使）作响；发出（警告等），（以……语调）发表；测量（水体）的深度；试探，探询；听起来像；（从嗓音中）听起来；（用于谈论印象或观点）听起来，似乎；发音
limp [lɪmp] v. 瘸着脚走，跛行；进展缓慢，艰难地行进






# 54%, 46.768 (2025.5.22 9:35->10:00) 25min

apprehensively [ˌæprɪˈhensɪvli] adv. 担心地

# Neville looked even more frightened at the prospect of tea with Moody.
# 纳威一想到要和穆迪喝茶，就显得更加害怕了。
prospect [ˈprɒspekt] n. 可能性，希望；预期，展望；（尤指事业的）成功机会，前景；有望成功的人，有前途的人；可能的顾客，潜在的主顾；<正式>（尤指从高处看到的）景象，景色；潜在矿藏或矿床

defiantly [dɪˈfaɪəntli] adv. 挑战地；对抗地

# Moody's blue eye quivered slightly in its socket as it surveyed Harry.
# 穆迪的蓝眼睛在眼窝里微微颤动，打量着哈利。
survey [ˈsɜːveɪ] n. 民意调查，民意测验；考察，调查；（对课题或情况的）全面考察，概述；测量，勘测；测绘图，勘测记录；测量部门；<英> （尤指为欲购房者所做的）房屋鉴定；查勘报告

pensive [ˈpensɪv] adj. 沉思的，忧郁的；悲伤的，哀愁的

# He now raised the subject of the Unforgivable Curses himself.
# 现在他自己提起了不可饶恕咒的话题。
raise [reɪz] v. 提起，举起；（使）直立，站立；建造，树立（塑像等）；增加，提高；筹募，征集；提出，提起；


# They went up to the dormitory to fetch their books and charts, to find Neville there alone, sitting on his bed, reading.
# 他们上楼到宿舍去取课本和图表，发现纳威一个人坐在床上看书。

# He looked a good deal calmer than at the end of Moody's lesson, though still not entirely normal.
# 他看上去比穆迪那节课结束时平静多了，尽管仍然不完全正常。
# a good deal(接不可数名词)许多

# There was a faint note of pride in his voice that Harry had rarely heard there before. 
# 他(纳威)的声音里带着一丝骄傲，这是哈利以前很少听到的。
faint [feɪnt] adj. 模糊的，微弱的；微小的，可能性不大的；虚弱的，头晕目眩的；不热情的

#=> "A faint note of..." is a common English phrase used to express a subtle or barely noticeable feeling, emotion, or smell. It suggests a delicate or barely perceptible indication of something. 
# Here are some examples of how it can be used: 
# A faint note of doubt: A slight hesitation or uncertainty.
# A faint note of sadness: A subtle hint of melancholy or grief.
# A faint note of hope: A small glimmer of optimism.
# A faint note of smoke: A barely perceptible smell of smoke.




# 64%, 46.844 (2025.5.23 9:20->9:40)
# Telling Neville what Professor Sprout had said, Harry thought, had been a very tactful way of cheering Neville up, for Neville very rarely heard that he was good at anything.
#　　It was the sort of thing Professor Lupin would have done.
# 哈利想，把斯普劳特教授的话告诉纳威，是一种很巧妙的让纳威高兴起来的办法，因为纳威很少听到别人说他有什么特长。这是卢平教授会做的事。
tactful [ˈtæktfl] adj. 乖巧的，圆滑的

jumble [ˈdʒʌmb(ə)l] n. 混乱；杂乱的一堆东西




# 67%,46.871 (2025.5.28 9:29->9:53)24min
scribble [ˈskrɪb(ə)l] v. 潦草地写，匆匆地写；乱涂
# "I am likely to develop a cough, owing to the unlucky conjunction of Mars and Jupiter."
# “由于火星和木星的不幸合相，我可能会咳嗽。”
conjunction [kənˈdʒʌŋkʃ(ə)n] n. 结合，同时发生；连词；（占星术中两个天体的）相合

lick [flɪk] v. （尤指用手指或手快速地）轻击，轻弹；（使）突然快速移动；用（毛巾、绳等）轻拂，轻快地甩打；向……笑了一下（或瞥了一眼等）；轻按开关（打开或关上）；快速翻阅，不停地转换（电视频道）（flick through）


# Why don't you get stabbed in the back by someone you thought was a friend?
# 你为什么不被一个你以为是朋友的人从背后捅刀子呢？

# Venus is in the twelfth house.
# 金星在第十二宫。

# I'll come off worst in a fight.
# 打架时我会输得最惨。

# They continued to make up predictions (which grew steadily more tragic) for another hour, while the common room around them slowly emptied as people went up to bed.
# 在接下来的一个小时里，他们继续做出预测（结果越来越悲惨），周围的公共休息室里的人慢慢地空了，人们都上楼睡觉了。

# Crookshanks wandered over to them, leapt lightly into an empty chair, and stared inscrutably at Harry, rather as Hermione might look if she knew they weren't doing their homework properly.
# 克鲁克山（猫名）走到他们身边，轻快地跳到一张空椅子上，神秘地盯着哈利，就像赫敏知道他们没有好好做作业时的神情一样。
inscrutably [ɪnˈskruːtəbli] adv. 费解地；高深莫测地


# Staring around the room, trying to think of a kind of misfortune he hadn't yet used, Harry saw Fred and George sitting together against the opposite wall, heads together, quills out, poring over a single piece of parchment.
# 哈利环顾四周，试图想出一种他还没用过的倒霉事。这时，他看见弗雷德和乔治并排坐在对面的墙边，头靠在一起，羽毛笔伸出来，正在仔细研读一张羊皮纸。
pore [pɔː(r)] n. （皮肤上的）毛孔，（植物的）气孔 v. 仔细阅读，认真钻研；<古>沉思，深思熟虑


# they usually liked to be in the thick of things and the noisy center of attention.
# 他们通常喜欢呆在热闹的地方，成为人们关注的中心。
thick [θɪk] adj. 厚的，粗的；有……厚的；（衣服）厚重的，暖和的 ；（字体）粗体的；茂密的，繁茂的；（毛发）浓密的；（烟、云、雾等）浑浊的，能见度低的；（液体）稠的，浓的；<非正式> 愚钝的，笨的；（尤指由于疾病、酗酒而使头脑）隐痛的，思路不清的；充满的，弥漫的；（因为难过等而嗓音）沙哑的，低沉的；（口音）重的，难听懂的；亲密无间的，交情厚的 n. 在……最激烈时，在……最紧张的时刻（the thick）




# 73%, 46.913 (2025.5.29 9:57->10:08)10min
# Crookshanks arched his back, purring.
# 克鲁克山拱起背，咕噜咕噜地叫着。
arch [ɑːtʃ] n. 拱门；拱顶；足弓；拱形物 v. （使）成弓形，拱起
purr [pɜː(r)] n. 咕噜咕噜声；（猫的）呜呜声；（机器等）颤动声 vi. 发出喉音；猫发出呜呜声



#77%,46.94 (2025.6.4 14:19->14:50)30min
# Hermione sat down, laid the things she was carrying in an empty armchair, and pulled Ron's predictions toward her.
# 赫敏坐了下来，把手里拿的东西放在一张空扶手椅上，把罗恩的预言拖到自己面前。

# "Don't you think it's a bit obvious you've made these up?" said Hermione.
# “你不觉得很明显这些都是你编造的吗？”赫敏说。

#　"How dare you!" said Ron, in mock outrage. "We've been working like house-elves here!"
# “你怎么敢！”罗恩假装愤怒地说。“我们在这里一直像家养小精灵一样工作
mock [mɒk] v. 嘲笑，（模仿）嘲弄；使显得徒劳，使显得可笑；（照原尺寸）模仿，仿制 （mock sth. up）adj. 假装的，假的；仿真的；（考试、作战等）模拟的，演习的


# Hermione raised her eyebrows. "It's just an expression," said Ron hastily.
# 赫敏扬起眉毛。“那只是一种说法。”罗恩急忙说。
hastily [ˈheɪstɪli] adv. 匆忙地；急速地；慌忙地

# the proceeds can fund our leaflet campaign.
# 所得款项可以资助我们的传单活动。
proceed [prəˈsiːd] v. 开始行动，开展；<正式>继续做（或从事、进行）；（完成其他事后）继续做某事；<正式>行进，前往；起诉某人；来自，出自 n. （某个事件或活动的）收入，收益
leaflet [ˈliːflət] n. 传单，小册子；小叶，初生叶（统称） v. 散发传单（或小册子）


# You're treasurer, Ron - I've got you a collecting tin upstairs - and Harry, you're secretary, so you might want to write down everything I'm saying now, as a record of our first meeting.
# 你是财务主管，罗恩——我在楼上给你准备了一个募款罐——哈利，你是秘书，所以你最好把我现在说的每句话都写下来，作为我们第一次会议的记录。
treasurer [ˈtreʒərə(r)] n. 会计；司库；财务主管；出纳员


# There was a pause in which Hermione beamed at the pair of them, and Harry sat, torn between exasperation at Hermione and amusement at the look on Ron's face.
# 沉默了一会儿，赫敏对他们俩笑了笑，哈利坐了下来，既对赫敏感到恼火，又对罗恩脸上的表情感到好笑。
exasperation [ɪɡˌzæspəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] n. 恼怒；恶化；惹人恼怒的事



# 88%, 47.022 (2025.6.8 16:32->17:00) 28min
# This news about your scar is the latest in a series of strange rumors that have reached me here.
# 关于你伤疤的消息是我在这里听到的一系列奇怪谣言中最新的一个。

# If it hurts again, go straight to Dumbledore -they're saying he's got Mad-Eye out of retirement, which means he's reading the signs, even if no one else is.
# 如果再疼，就直接去找邓布利多——他们说他把退休的疯眼汉重新请来了，也就是说他看到了征兆，尽管其他人都没看到。

# I'll be in touch soon. My best to Ron and Hermione. Keep your eyes open, Harry.
# 我很快会和你联系的。向罗恩和赫敏问好。保持警觉(睁大眼睛)，哈利。

# For Harry had just hit himself in the forehead with his fist, jolting Hedwig out of his lap.
# 因为哈利刚刚用拳头打了自己的额头，把海德薇从膝上摔了下来。
jolt [dʒəʊlt] v. （使）震动，（使）颠簸；使受到震惊（而采取行动），使觉醒；使突然活跃（或有效）


# Hedwig gave him an extremely offended look and took off for the open window, cuffing him around the head with her outstretched wing as she went.
# 海德薇极其生气地看了他一眼，朝开着的窗户飞去，一边飞一边用张开的翅膀在他头上打了一下。
cuff [kʌf] n. 袖口 v. （尤其指友好地）用掌轻拍

pacify [ˈpæsɪfaɪ] vt. 使平静；安慰；平定

# Upstairs in the dormitory he pulled on his pajamas and got into his four-poster, but he didn't feel remotely tired.
# 在楼上的宿舍里，他穿上睡衣，钻进了他的四柱床，但他一点也不觉得累。


# For a long time, Harry lay staring up at the dark canopy of his bed.
# 哈利躺着，久久地盯着黑色的床篷。
canopy [ˈkænəpi] n. （座位或床上的）顶罩，华盖；树冠层，顶蓬似的树荫；（飞机的）座舱盖；天篷，顶篷；降落伞的丝质（或尼龙）伞衣，伞盖

# The dormitory was completely silent, and, had he been less preoccupied, Harry would have realized that the absence of Neville's usual snores meant that he was not the only one lying awake.
# 宿舍里一片寂静，如果哈利不那么心烦意乱的话，他就会意识到纳威没有像往常一样打呼噜，这意味着他不是唯一一个醒着躺着的人。
preoccupy [priˈɒkjupaɪ] v. 使全神贯注，占据（某人的思想）；提前占据
# 100%, 47.102

#0%, 47.105(2025.6.12 9:21->9:51)30min
# Early next morning, Harry woke with a plan fully formed in his mind, as though his sleeping brain had been working on it all night.
# 第二天一大早，哈利醒来时，一个计划已经在他的脑海里形成了，就好像他那沉睡的大脑整夜都在想这个计划。
dormitory [ˈdɔːmətri] n. 集体宿舍；<美>（学院或大学的）学生宿舍楼；<英>（为在附近城市里工作的人提供的）住宅城，郊外居住区 adj. <英>（供在另一个城市工作的人）住宅的


# He got up, dressed in the pale dawn light, left the dormitory without waking Ron, and went back down to the deserted common room. 
# 他站起来，在苍白的晨光中穿好衣服，没有吵醒罗恩就离开了宿舍，回到楼下空无一人的公共休息室。


# The Owlery was a circular stone room, rather cold and drafty, because none of the windows had glass in them.
# 猫头鹰棚屋是一间圆形的石头房，很冷，风很大，因为窗户上没有一扇玻璃。
circular [ˈsɜːkjələ(r)] adj. 圆形的，环形的
drafty [ˈdrɑːfti] adj. 通风良好的
# a drafty room or building is uncomfortable because it has cold air blowing through it


# The floor was entirely covered in straw, owl droppings, and the regurgitated skeletons of mice and voles.
# 地板上全是稻草、猫头鹰的粪便，还有老鼠和田鼠的反吐骨架。
straw [strɔː] n. （干燥的）麦秆，稻草
droppings [ˈdrɒpɪŋz] n. 鸟兽的粪便
regurgitate [rɪˈɡɜːdʒɪteɪt] vi. 回流；回涌；反胃；反刍 vt. 使回流；使回涌；使反刍
vole [vəʊl] n. 田鼠；（纸牌游戏的）全胜


# Hundreds upon hundreds of owls of every breed imaginable were nestled here on perches that rose right up to the top of the tower, nearly all of them asleep, though here and there a round amber eye glared at Harry.
# 成百上千只猫头鹰，各种各样的猫头鹰，都栖息在直伸到塔顶的栖木上，几乎全都睡着了，只是偶尔有一只琥珀色的圆眼睛瞪着哈利。
imaginable [ɪˈmædʒɪnəbl] adj. 可能的；可想象的
nestle [ˈnes(ə)l] v. （使）偎依，（使）依靠；位于，坐落于（安全或隐蔽之处）
perch [pɜːtʃ] v. （鸟）栖息，停留 n. （鸟的）栖木，栖枝；高处，高位
amber [ˈæmbə(r)] n. 琥珀色，黄褐色；琥珀；<英>（交通信号）黄灯 adj. 琥珀色的，黄褐色的；琥珀制的


# He spotted Hedwig nestled between a barn owl and a tawny, and hurried over to her, sliding a little on the dropping-strewn floor.
# 他发现海德薇正窝在一只仓鸮和一只黄褐色猫头鹰之间，便急忙向她跑去，在布满粪便的地板上稍微滑了一下。
tawny [ˈtɔːni] adj. 黄褐色的；茶色的 n. 黄褐色；茶色


# It took him a while to persuade her to wake up and then to look at him, as she kept shuffling around on her perch, showing him her tail.
# 他花了好一会儿才说服她醒过来，然后看着他，而她（猫头鹰在生闷气，上次送信没给吃的）一直在栖木上拖着脚走来走去，给他看她的尾巴。

# She was evidently still furious about his lack of gratitude the previous night.
# 她显然还在为前一天晚上他的不感激而生气。
gratitude [ˈɡrætɪtjuːd] n. 感激之情，感谢




# 5%, 47.136 (2025.6.13 9:58->10:18)20min
# In the end, it was Harry suggesting she might be too tired, and that perhaps he would ask Ron to borrow Pigwidgeon, that made her stick out her leg and allow him to tie the letter to it.
# 最后，是哈利建议她可能太累了，也许他可以向罗恩借小猪（猫头鹰名），她才把腿伸出来，让他把信绑在腿上。

# "Just find him, all right?" Harry said, stroking her back as he carried her on his arm to one of the holes in the wall.
# “找到他，好吗？”哈利说着，抚摸着她的背，把她抱到墙上的一个洞边。
stroke [strəʊk] n. 中风；（使用武器的）击，打 v. 轻抚，抚摸；轻挪，轻触，轻拭；击球

# Then she spread her wings and took off into the sunrise. 
# 然后，她展开翅膀，飞向日出。


# He had been so sure that Sirius's reply would alleviate his worries rather than increasing them.
# 他一直坚信小天狼星的回答会减轻他的忧虑，而不是增加他的忧虑。
alleviate [əˈliːvieɪt] v. 减轻，缓和


# "Drop it," said Ron sharply to Hermione as she opened her mouth to argue some more, and for once, Hermione heeded him, and fell silent.
# “放下它。”罗恩严厉地对赫敏说，这时赫敏正张开嘴想再争辩下去，赫敏总算听了他的话，不说话了。
# drop it 停止吧；停止讨论或争论某个话题，或者放弃某个计划或行动

# On the other hand, their lessons were becoming more difficult and demanding than ever before, particularly Moody's Defense Against the Dark Arts.
# 另一方面，他们的课越来越难，要求也越来越高，尤其是穆迪的黑魔法防御术课。




# 11%, 47.178 (2025.6.16 9:22->9:47)25min
# Hermione went very pink and muttered something about not meaning that she wanted to leave.
# 赫敏的脸涨得通红，嘟囔着说了些什么，关于这并不表示她想离开。

# Moody began to beckon students forward in turn and put the Imperius Curse upon them.
# 穆迪开始招呼学生们轮流上前，对他们施夺魂咒。
beckon [ˈbekən] v. （招手）示意，召唤；吸引，引诱；可能发生

# Neville performed a series of quite astonishing gymnastics he would certainly not have been capable of in his normal state.
# 纳威表演了一系列非常惊人的体操动作，他在正常状态下肯定做不到。
gymnastics [dʒɪmˈnæstɪks]n. 体操，体操训练；技巧，技能训练

# It was the most wonderful feeling. Harry felt a floating sensation as every thought and worry in his head was wiped gently away, leaving nothing but a vague, untraceable happiness. 
# 这是最美妙的感觉。哈利感到一种飘浮的感觉，他脑子里的所有想法和忧虑都被轻轻地抹去了，只留下一种模糊的、难以描绘的快乐。
sensation [senˈseɪʃ(ə)n] n. 感觉，知觉；感觉能力，知觉能力
untraceable [ˌʌnˈtreɪsəb(ə)l] adj. 难以描绘的；难以捉摸的；难以发现的


# He had both jumped and tried to prevent himself from jumping - the result was that he'd smashed headlong into the desk knocking it over, and, by the feeling in his legs, fractured both his kneecaps.
# 他既跳了起来，又试图阻止自己跳下去——结果他一头撞在桌子上，把桌子撞翻了，而且，根据他双腿的感觉，他的两个膝盖骨都骨折了。
fracture [ˈfræktʃə(r)] n. 破裂，断裂；骨折；（尤指岩层的）裂缝，裂痕；（语音）元音割裂；由单元音割裂成的复合元音 v. 破裂，折断；瓦解，分裂；毁坏，破坏；违反，越出……范围
kneecap [ˈniːkæp] n. 膝盖骨；护膝



# 20%, 47.249(2025.6.17 10:03->10:23)20min
# He remembered exactly what was happening, and the pain in his knees seemed to double.
# 他清楚地记得发生了什么，膝盖的疼痛似乎加重了。

# Moody had insisted on putting Harry through his paces four times in a row, until Harry could throw off the curse entirely
# 穆迪坚持要让哈利连续经受四次考验，直到哈利完全摆脱魔咒
# 固定搭配: put sb/sth through their/its ˈpaces:
# to give sb/sth a number of tasks to perform in order to see what they are capable of doing 考察，考验（某人的能力）

# He was skipping on every alternate step. 
# 他每隔一步就跳一次。
alternate [ɔːlˈtɜːnət;ˈɔːltəneɪt] adj. 轮流的，交替的；间隔的；供选择的，备用的；（叶，芽）互生的；另类的 v. （使）交替，（使）轮流 n. 替补者，候补者

# He had had much more difficulty with the curse than Harry, though Moody assured him the effects would wear off by lunchtime.
# 尽管穆迪向他保证，咒语的效果到午餐时间就会消失，但他比哈利更难摆脱咒语。


# "Talk about paranoid. . ." Ron glanced nervously over his shoulder to check that Moody was definitely out of earshot and went on. "No wonder they were glad to get shot of him at the Ministry. Did you hear him telling Seamus what he did to that witch who shouted 'Boo' behind him on April Fools' Day? And when are we supposed to read up on resisting the Imperius Curse with everything else we've got to do? 
# “说到偏执狂……”罗恩紧张地回头瞥了穆迪一眼，看他是不是已经听不见了，然后继续说下去。“难怪他们很高兴把他赶出魔法部。你有没有听到他告诉西莫，四月愚人节那天，他是怎么对付那个在他身后喊“嘘”的女巫的？我们还有那么多事情要做，什么时候才能把抵抗夺魂咒的书读完呢？”
paranoid [ˈpærənɔɪd] adj. 多疑的，妄想的；患偏执症的，患妄想症的 n. 偏执狂，妄想症患者

# All the fourth years had noticed a definite increase in the amount of work they were required to do this term. 
# 所有四年级学生都注意到，这学期要求他们做的功课明显增多了。
# 所有四年级学生都注意到，本学期他们需要完成的工作量明显增加。




# 25%, 47.283 (2025.6.18 9:34->10:00)25min
# "You are now entering a most important phase of your magical education!" she told them, her eyes glinting dangerously behind her square spectacles. "Your Ordinary Wizarding Levels are drawing closer --"
# “你们现在进入了魔法教育中最重要的阶段！”她对他们说，眼睛在方框眼镜后面危险地闪烁着光芒。“你们的普通巫师等级考试越来越近了——”
# https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ OWL 还真是一个儿童启蒙课系列

# Miss Granger remains the only person in this class who has managed to turn a hedgehog into a satisfactory pincushion.
# 格兰杰小姐是这个班里唯一一个能够把刺猬变成令人满意的针垫的人。
hedgehog [ˈhedʒhɒɡ] n. 刺猬；<美>豪猪；有似刺猬尖刺的（植物或果实）
pincushion [ˈpɪnkʊʃn] n. 针垫，针插

# I might remind you that your pincushion, Thomas, still curls up in fright if anyone approaches it with a pin!
# 我得提醒你，你的针垫，托马斯，如果有人拿着针靠近它，它还是会吓得蜷缩起来！


# Hermione, who had turned rather pink again, seemed to be trying not to look too pleased with herself.
# 赫敏的脸色又变得红润起来，她似乎在努力不让自己显得太得意。


# Harry and Ron were deeply amused when Professor Trelawney told them that they had received top marks for their homework in their next Divination class.
# 当特里劳妮教授告诉哈利和罗恩，他们在接下来的占卜课上的家庭作业得了最高分时，哈利和罗恩觉得非常好笑（他们对自己的占卜结果是瞎编的，怎么惨怎么编）。
amuse [əˈmjuːz] v. 逗乐，逗笑；（提供）消遣，（使）娱乐

# She read out large portions of their predictions, commending them for their unflinching acceptance of the horrors in store for them
# 她宣读了他们大部分的预测，称赞他们勇敢地接受了即将到来的恐怖
commend [kəˈmend] v. 赞扬，赞许；推荐，举荐；被接受，得到认可；把……托付给（或委托于）
unflinching [ʌnˈflɪntʃɪŋ] adj. 不畏缩的；不退缩的
# in store 储藏着；准备着；必将发生、就要到来






# 29%, 47.325 (2025.6.20 9:42->10:02)20min
# Meanwhile Professor Binns, the ghost who taught History of Magic, had them writing weekly essays on the goblin rebellions of the eighteenth century.
# 与此同时，教授魔法史的幽灵宾斯教授让他们每周撰写有关十八世纪妖精叛乱的论文。


# They took this one seriously, as he had hinted that he might be poisoning one of them before Christmas to see if their antidote worked.
# 他们对这个很认真，因为他曾暗示，他可能会在圣诞节前毒死他们中的一个，看看解药是否有效。
antidote [ˈæntidəʊt] n. 解毒药，解毒剂；矫正方法，对策

# Professor Flitwick had asked them to read three extra books in preparation for their lesson on Summoning Charms.
# 弗立维教授要求他们额外读三本书，为飞来咒课做准备。

# Even Hagrid was adding to their workload.
# 就连海格也增加了他们的工作量。

flatly [ˈflætli] adv. 断然地；平平地；直截了当地
sack [sæk] n. 麻布（或厚纸、塑料等）大袋；一袋（的量）；<非正式> 解雇（the sack）

foul [faʊl] adj. 难闻的，令人恶心的；(脾气）暴躁的，（心情）烦躁的；

# Malfoy flushed with anger, but apparently the memory of Moody's punishment was still sufficiently painful to stop him from retorting.
# 马尔福气得脸都红了，但显然穆迪受到惩罚的记忆仍然很痛苦，他没有反驳。
# 马尔福气得满脸通红，但穆迪的惩罚的记忆显然仍然让他痛苦不已，无法反驳。

# When they arrived in the entrance hall, they found themselves unable to proceed owing to the large crowd of students congregated there, all milling around a large sign that had been erected at the foot of the marble staircase.
# 当他们来到门厅时，发现自己无法继续前进，因为一大群学生聚集在那里，围着大理石楼梯脚下竖起的一块大牌子团团转。
congregate [ˈkɒŋɡrɪɡeɪt] v. 集合，聚集 adj. 集合在一起的
milling [ˈmɪlɪŋ] n. 磨；制粉；轧齿边 v. 碾磨；磨成粉；滚（碾轧）金属（mill 的 ing 形式）
erect [ɪˈrekt] v. 搭建，建造；使竖立，竖起；创立，建立；安装，装配；（使）勃起 adj. 竖直的，直立的；竖起的；勃起的，坚挺的
#
# moving around in a large mass 成群乱转的
# I had to fight my way through the milling crowd. 我不得不在涌动的人潮中挤出一条路来。


# Ron, the tallest of the three, stood on tiptoe to see over the heads in front of them and read the sign aloud to the other two
# 罗恩是三人中个子最高的，他踮起脚尖，越过他们前面的人头往外看，并把告示大声念给另外两个人听


# "Brilliant!" said Harry. "It's Potions last thing on Friday! Snape won't have time to poison us all!"
# （因来客，提前半小时停课）“太棒了！”哈利说。“星期五最后一节课是魔药课！”斯内普来不及给我们大家下毒了！”

# Students will return their bags and books to their dormitories and assemble in front of the castle to greet our guests before the welcoming feast.
# 欢迎宴会开始前，学生们将把书包和书本放回宿舍，在城堡前集合迎接我们的客人。
assemble [əˈsemb(ə)l] v. （使）集合，（使）聚集；装配，组装
feast [fiːst]  n. 宴会，筵席；盛会，特别的享受；宗教节日





# 36%, 47.369 (2025.6.24 9:26->9:51)25min
# "He's not an idiot. You just don't like him because he beat Gryffindor at Quidditch," said Hermione. "I've heard he's a really good student - and he's a prefect."
# “他不是个傻瓜。你只是因为他在魁地奇比赛中赢了格兰芬多，所以才不喜欢他，”赫敏说。“我听说他是个非常优秀的学生——而且还是级长。”
prefect [ˈpriːfekt] n. 长官，地方行政长官；级长


# "You only like him because he's handsome," said Ron scathingly. 
# "Excuse me, I don't like people just because they're handsome!" said Hermione indignantly.
# “你喜欢他只是因为他英俊，”罗恩尖刻地说。
# “对不起，我不会仅仅因为别人英俊就喜欢他们！”赫敏愤愤不平地说。
scathingly [ˈskeɪðɪŋli] adv. 尖刻地；严厉地；伤害地

# The appearance of the sign in the entrance hall had a marked effect upon the inhabitants of the castle.
# 入口大厅中标志的出现对城堡的居民产生了明显的影响。

# During the following week, there seemed to be only one topic of conversation, no matter where Harry went: the Triwizard Tournament.
# 在接下来的一个星期里，无论哈利走到哪里，人们谈论的话题似乎只有一个：三强争霸赛。


# Harry noticed too that the castle seemed to be undergoing an extra-thorough cleaning.
# 哈利还注意到，城堡似乎正在进行一次特别彻底的打扫。




# 41%, 47.415 (2025.6.26 9:18->9:41)23min
cactus [ˈkæktəs] n. 仙人掌科植物，仙人掌
badger [ˈbædʒə(r)] n. 獾；獾皮


# Behind the teachers' table, the largest banner of all bore the Hogwarts coat of arms: lion, eagle, badger, and snake united around a large letter H.
# 在教师桌子后面，最大的一面横幅上写着霍格沃茨的校徽：狮子、鹰、獾和蛇围在一个大大的字母H周围。
# coat of arms [ˌkəʊt əv ˈɑːmz] 家族纹章：一种特殊的盾牌或盾牌形状的图案，是一个家族、大学或城市的标志。

# "Having a nosy git like you for a brother," said George.
# “有个像你这样爱管闲事的家伙当弟弟，”乔治说。
nosy [ˈnəʊzi] adj. 好管闲事的，爱打听的 n. <英，非正式>（尤指对属于他人之地或隐秘处所的）彻底查看
git [ɡɪt] n. 饭桶；卑鄙小人


# "McGonagall says the champions get awarded points according to how well they've done the tasks."
# “麦格教授说，勇士的得分取决于他们完成任务的好坏。”


# "Who are the judges?" Harry asked.
#　"Well, the Heads of the participating schools are always on the panel," said Hermione, and everyone looked around at her, rather surprised, "because all three of them were injured during the Tournament of 1792, when a cockatrice the champions were supposed to be catching went on the rampage."
# “谁是裁判？”哈利问。
# “嗯，参赛学校的校长总是在评议小组里，”赫敏说，大家都很惊讶地看着她，“因为他们三个人都在1792年的争霸赛中受伤了，当时勇士们应该抓住的一只鸡身蛇尾怪 横冲横撞。”
rampage [ræmˈpeɪdʒ] 美[ˈræmpeɪdʒ] n. （大群人的）横冲直撞，暴怒 v. （尤指大群人）横冲直撞，暴跳


collude [kəˈluːd] vi. 勾结；串通；共谋
oppression [əˈpreʃn] n. 压迫，压制；压迫手段；郁闷，压抑





# 51%, 47.488 (2025.6.27 9:39->10:00)20min
# Harry shook his head and applied himself to his scrambled eggs.
# 哈利摇摇头，专心致志地吃炒鸡蛋。
scramble [ˈskræmb(ə)l] v. （迅速而吃力地）爬，攀登；不规则地生长；匆忙地移动；仓促完成（困难的事）；匆忙穿（衣）（scramble into）；争夺，抢夺；变换……的无线电信号，倒换……的频率；扰乱（思维）；炒蛋
# 摊鸡蛋（scrambled eggs）
# apply himself to 专心致志于：全身心地投入到某项工作或活动中。

# His and Ron's lack of enthusiasm had done nothing whatsoever to curb Hermione's determination to pursue justice for house-elves.
# 他和罗恩缺乏热情，丝毫没有影响赫敏为家养小精灵讨回公道的决心。
whatsoever [ˌwɒtsəʊˈevə(r)] adj. 任何，无论什么 adv. 丝毫（用于强调否定句） pron. 任何事物，无论什么

vociferous [vəˈsɪfərəs] adj. 大声叫的，喊叫的，喧嚷的；激昂的

# She had been badgering Harry and Ron ever since, first to wear the badges, then to persuade others to do the same, and she had also taken to rattling around the Gryffindor common room every evening, cornering people and shaking the collecting tin under their noses.
# 从那以后，她一直缠着哈利和罗恩，先是要他们戴徽章，后来又说服其他人也戴徽章。她还喜欢每天晚上在格兰芬多公共休息室里叽叽喳喳地转来转去，把人们逼到角落里，在他们鼻子底下摇募款罐。
badger [ˈbædʒə(r)] n. 獾；獾皮 vt. 纠缠不休；吵着要；烦扰
rattle [ˈræt(ə)l] v. （使）咯咯作响；（车辆） 嘎拉嘎拉地响，（移动时）隆隆作响；

# "You do realize that your sheets are changed, your fires lit, your classrooms cleaned, and your food cooked by a group of magical creatures who are unpaid and enslaved?" she kept saying fiercely.
# “你们知道吗，你们的床单是换的，你们的火是生的，你们的教室是打扫的，你们的饭菜是由一群没有报酬、受奴役的神奇生物做的？”她一直恶狠狠地说。

glower [ˈɡlaʊə(r)] vi. 怒视，瞪眼看

# A few seemed mildly interested in what she had to say, but were reluctant to take a more active role in campaigning.
# 一些人似乎对她要说的话有点兴趣，但不愿意在竞选活动中发挥更积极的作用。

# Many regarded the whole thing as a joke.
# 许多人认为整件事是个笑话。

# Ron now rolled his eyes at the ceiling, which was flooding them all in autumn sunlight
# 罗恩对着天花板翻了个白眼，天花板上洒满了秋日的阳光

# They think they've got the best job in the world
# 他们认为自己得到了世界上最好的工作


# "That's because they're uneducated and brainwashed!"
# “那是因为他们没受过教育，被洗脑了！”
brainwash [ˈbreɪnwɒʃ] v. 对……洗脑，以宣传说服 n. 洗脑

hotly [ˈhɒtli] adv. 激动地；激烈地；紧随地；坚决地




# 57%, 47.529 (2025.7.2 9:37->10:00) 23min
# Harry pulled off Sirius's reply and offered Hedwig his bacon rinds, which she ate gratefully.
# 哈利收回小天狼星的回复，把他的培根皮递给海德薇（送信的猫头鹰），她感激地吃了起来。
rind [raɪnd] n. 壳；外皮 vt. 剥壳；削皮
gratefully [ˈɡreɪtfəli] adv. 感激地；感谢地

# Then, checking that Fred and George were safely immersed in further discussions about the Triwizard Tournament, Harry read out Sirius's letter in a whisper to Ron and Hermione.
# 然后，哈利确认弗雷德和乔治已经安全地沉浸在三强争霸赛的讨论中，然后悄悄地把小天狼星的信念给罗恩和赫敏听。
safely [ˈseɪfli] adv. 安全地；稳定地
# ADV	副词 安稳地;稳妥地;确定地 You also use safely to say that there is no risk of a situation being changed.
immerse [ɪˈmɜːs] v. 使沉浸（于），使深陷（于）；使浸没（于液体中）
whisper [ˈwɪspə(r)] v. 耳语，低语，小声说；（私下或秘密地）传说（某事），谣传；（树叶）发沙沙声，（风）发飒飒声，（水）发潺潺声


# "Thanks, Hedwig," he said, stroking her. She hooted sleepily, dipped her beak briefly into his goblet of orange juice, then took off again, clearly desperate for a good long sleep in the Owlery.
# “谢谢你，海德薇。”他抚摸着她说。她睡意朦胧地叫了一声，把嘴往他的橙汁杯里蘸了一下，然后又飞走了，显然她很想在猫头鹰棚屋里好好睡一觉。
stroke [strəʊk] n. 中风；（使用武器的）击，打 v. 轻抚，抚摸；轻挪，轻触，轻拭；击球
desperate [ˈdespərət] adj. 不顾一切的，拼命的；极需要的，渴望的；极严重的，极危险的；绝望的，无望的；绝望的，无望的


deposit [dɪˈpɒzɪt] v. 放下，放置；储蓄；存放，寄存；沉积，沉淀；支付（押金、订金或预缴费用） n. 沉积物，沉积层；订金；押金；存款；竞选保证金






# 64%, 47.581(2025.7.7 20:22->20:50)28min
# They filed down the steps and lined up in front of the castle.
# 他们鱼贯走下台阶，在城堡前排好队。
file [faɪl] n. 文件夹（或箱、柜等）；（计算机的）文档；档案；纵列；锉刀；（与某政策领域相关的）议题，职责 v. （把文件等）归档，存档；提起（诉讼），提出（申请）；发送（消息或报道）给报社；列队行进；锉平

# It was a cold, clear evening; dusk was falling and a pale, transparent-looking moon was already shining over the Forbidden Forest.
# 这是一个寒冷、晴朗的夜晚；暮色降临，一轮苍白的、透明的月亮已经在禁林上空闪耀。
dusk [dʌsk] n. 黄昏，傍晚；暮色；昏暗，幽暗 v. <文>变暗，变黑；使变微暗

# "You can't Apparate inside the Hogwarts grounds, how often do I have to tell you?" said Hermione impatiently.
# “你不能在霍格沃茨的场地内幻影显形，我还要告诉你多少次？”赫敏不耐烦地说。


# always the same - we can't resist showing off when we get together
# 总是一样——我们在一起的时候总是忍不住要炫耀

# Unless I am very much mistaken, the delegation from Beauxbatons approaches!
# 除非我弄错了，布斯巴顿的代表团来了！”
delegation [ˌdelɪˈɡeɪʃn] n. 代表团；授权，委派

hurtle [ˈhɜːt(ə)l] vi. 猛冲；猛烈碰撞 vt. 猛投；冲向 n. 碰撞；猛冲


# Harry just had time to see that the door of the carriage bore a coat of arms (two crossed, golden wands, each emitting three stars) before it opened.
# 哈利刚看到车门上有一个纹章（两根交叉的金色魔杖，每根都射出三颗星星），车门就打开了。
arm [ɑːm] n. 手臂，上肢；武器，军备；扶手；袖子；职能部门；臂（状部件）；盾徽，纹章；狭长港湾；臂力



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