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Harry: Hagrid, what exactly is that?
Hagrid: That? Its, its um...
Ron: I know what that is! But Hagrid, how did you get one?
Hagrid: I won it! Off a stranger I met in the pub. Seemedquiteglad to be rid of it, as a matter of fact.
Hermione: Is that a dragon?
Ron: Thats not just a dragon! Thats a Norwegian Ridgeback!Mybrother Charlie works with these in Romania.
Hagrid: Isnt he beautiful? Oh bless him, look, he knowshismummy! Hello, Norbert!
Harry: Norbert?
Hagrid: Yeah. Why hes gotta have a name, got he? Dontyou,Norbert? Te de de de de! Oh! Woah! Woah! Hell have to betrainedup a bit of course. Whos that?
Harry: Malfoy.
Hagrid: Oh, dear.
Harry: Hagrid always wanted a dragon. He told me so the firsttimeI ever met him.
Ron: Its crazy! And worse Malfoy knows.
Hermione: I dont understand. Is that bad?
Ron: Its bad.
McGonagall: Good evening. Nothing, I repeat, nothing givesastudent the center to walk about the school at night. Thereforeaspunishment for your actions, 50 points will be taken.
Harry: 50!
McGonagall: Each. And to ensure it doesnt happen again, allfourof you will receive detention.
Malfoy: Excuse me, Professor. Perhaps I heard you wrong. Ithoughtyou said the four of us.
McGonagall: No you heard me correctly, Mr. Malfoy. Yousee,honorable as your intentions were, you, too, were out of bedafterhours. You will join your classmates in detention.
Filch: A pity they let the old punishments die. Was atimedetention was found you hanging by your thumbs in thedungeons.God, Ill miss the screaming. Youll be serving detentionwithHagrid tonight. Hes got a little job to do inside the DarkForest.A sorry lot, this, Hagrid. Oh good God, man, youre notstill onabout that bloody dragon, are you?
Hagrid: Norberts gone. Dumbledore sent him off to Romania tolivein a colony.
Hermione: Well, thats good, isnt it? Hell be with hisownkind.
Hagrid: Yeah, but what if he dont like Romania? What if theotherdragons are mean to him? Hes only a baby after all.
Filch: Oh, for Gods sake, pull yourself together, man.Youregoing into the Forest after all. Got to have your witsaboutyou.
Malfoy: The Forest? I thought that was a joke. We cant gointhere. Students arent allowed. And there are... werewolves!
Filch: Ah, theres more than werewolves in those trees, lad.Youcan be sure of that. Nighty- night.
Hagrid: center, lets go.
妙语佳句,活学活用
1. after hours
意思是After normal working hours, after closingtime,也表示afterlegal or established opening hours,例如:I haventtime while theshop is open, but I can see you after hours.
像那种after-hours club 指的就是a drinking club that remained openlaterthan similar establishments.
2. Be on
Be on 有几个常用的意思,我们来看一下:
1) Be taking medication or an illegal drug,例如:Are you onsomeantibiotic?
2)Be in favor of something or willing toparticipate,例如:Weregoing dancing after the play--are you on?
3)Appear in a show, on T.V. or radio,例如:The news wont beontonight.
在这里,这个be on 和about 连用,表示反复地/不停地谈论,例如:You mean, the kind ofthingCarol is always on about.
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影片对白 Nothing, I repeat, nothing gives a student thecenterto walk about the school at night.
考考你 现学现卖
3. Pull oneself together
意思是恢复冷静,恢复自控,例如:After that fcenterening episode, it took herawhile to pull herself together.
4. Have ones wits about one
这个片语也写作keep ones wits about one,意思是Remain alert orcalm,especially in a crisis,例如:After the collision I had my witsaboutme and got his name and license number.
文化面面观
龙之众说纷纭 About Dragons 魔幻小说里几乎都少不了龙。
Dragons are mentioned throughout the HarryPotterbooks and a baby dragon appears in the first installmentanddragons later play a significant role in the fourth. Theyareportrayed as having strong magic (even in their blood), but theydonot exhibit any hints of intelligence or self-awareness. Withintheseries, dragons are considered very dangerous by mostcharacters(Rubeus Hagrid being a notable exception) and privateownership ofdragons is illegal.
在人类历史中,龙一直是个经久不老的传说。Dragons are commonly portrayed asserpentineor reptilian, hatching from eggs and possessing extremelylarge,typically scaly, bodies; they are sometimes portrayed ashavinglarge eyes, a feature that is the origin for the word fordragon inmany cultures, and are often (but not always) portrayedwith wingsand a fiery breath. Some dragons do not have wings atall, but lookmore like long snakes. Dragons can have a variablenumber of legs:none, two or four. Modern depictions of dragons arevery large insize, but some early European depictions of dragonswere only thesize of bears, or, in some cases, even smaller, aroundthe size ofa butterfly.
Although dragons (or dragon-like creatures) occur commonlyinlegends around the world, different cultures have perceivedthemdifferently. Chinese dragons, and Eastern dragons generally,areusually seen as benevolent, whereas European dragons areusuallymalevolent (there are of course exceptions to theserules).Malevolent dragons also occur in Persian mythology andothercultures.
Dragons are often held to have major spiritual significanceinvarious religions and cultures around the world. In manyEasternand Native American cultures dragons were, and in someculturesstill are, revered as representative of the primal forcesof natureand the universe. They are associated with wisdom-oftensaid to bewiser than humans-and longevity. They are commonly saidto possesssome form of magic or other supernormal power, and areoftenassociated with wells, rain, and rivers. In some cultures,they aresaid to be capable of human speech.
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影片对白 Nothing, I repeat, nothing gives a student thecenterto walk about the school at night.
文化面面观 龙之众说纷纭 About Dragons Dragons are very popular characters in fantasyliterature,role-playing games and video games today.
龙是如此具有威慑力,以至于人们将它用在雕塑中,甚至用它来命名兵种。The term dragoon, forinfantrythat move around by horse, yet still fight as footsoldiers, isderived from their early firearm, the dragon, awide-bore musketthat spat flame when it fired, and was thus namedfor the mythicalbeast.
考考你
用今日所学将下面的句子译成英语。
1.饭店的员工们有时会在打烊后留下来吃饭。
2.事情发生的时候他一定服用了毒品。
3.仅仅是件小事故,但看起来司机没法恢复冷静。
4.被人跟踪很可怕,但凯特保持镇定,安全回到了家。
《哈利·波特与魔法石》(精讲之二)考考你 参考答案
Hermione: Help! Help!
救命!救命!
Ron: Hey, pea-brain!
嗨,笨蛋!
Hermione: Ah! Help!
啊!救救我!
Harry: Woah!
啊!
Ron: Ugh!
呃!
Harry: Do something!
想点办法!
Ron: What?
怎么办啊?
Harry: Anything! Hurry up!
怎么办都行!快点!
: 《哈利·波特与魔法石》(精讲之一)
《哈利·波特与魔法石》(精讲之二)
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