《哈利波特与密室》第1章-最糟糕的生日（1）

Chapter1 The Worst Birthday 最糟糕的生日

Part 1 

Not for the first time, an argument had broken out over breakfast at number four, Privet Drive. Mr. Vernon Dursley had been woken in the early hours of the morning by a loud, hooting noise from his nephew Harry’s room. 

“Third time this week!” he roared across the table. “If you can’t control that owl, it’ll have to go!” 

Harry tried, yet again, to explain. 

“She’s bored,” he said. “She’s used to flying around outside. If I could just let her out at night —” 

“Do I look stupid?” snarled Uncle Vernon, a bit of fried egg dangling from his bushy mustache. “I know what’ll happen if that owl’s let out.” 

He exchanged dark looks with his wife, Petunia. 

Harry tried to argue back but his words were drowned by a long, loud belch from the Dursleys’ son, Dudley. 

译文：

这天，女贞路4号的早餐桌上又起了争执。一大早，弗农德思礼先生就被他外甥哈利屋里的一阵高声怪叫吵醒了。“这 星期是第三次了!”他隔着桌子咆哮道，“如果你管不住那只猫头鹰，就让它滚蛋!”哈利再次试图解释。“它闷得慌，它 在外面飞惯了，要是我可以在晚上放它出去..”“你当我是傻子啊?”弗农姨父吼道，一丝煎鸡蛋在他浓密的胡子上晃荡 着。“我知道把一只猫头鹰放出去会有什么后果。”他和他妻子佩妮阴沉地交换了一下眼色。 

哈利想反驳，但他的话被表哥达力一声又长又响的饱嗝淹没了。 

讲解：

hooting a.

hoot—n/v 尖声笑，或特指猫头鹰的叫声 ( if an owl hoots, it makes a long ‘oo’ sound) 

知识点讲解：be used to doing

1）used to过去经常，以前常常(现在不做了)

We used to go there every year. 我每年都去那儿。

He is not what he used to be. 他已不是旧日的他了。

2）be used to doing习惯于做某事

He’s quite used to working hard 他颇习惯于艰苦工作。

He is used to living in the country now.他现在习惯了住在农村。

3）be used to do sth.被用来做…

Wood is used to make paper.木材被用来造纸。

This knife can be used to cut things.这把刀能够被用于切东西。

dangling 悬挂的，摇摆的

dangle 使摇晃地悬挂着

词语辨析：

dangle： 很松地吊起来，可以晃来晃去的（例如，文中说的是煎鸡蛋在胡子上挂着，Dangling from her ears were two large gold earrings)

hang：通常指一端固定于一点或一条线上，另一端悬于空中的状态

I found his jacket, which was hanging up in the hallway.

exchange 交流，交换，交易，特指“双方换”

一词多义：

（语言上）交流

（金钱上）交易 exchange rate 汇率

（战争）交火 an exchange of fire

ex-词根

前：ex-president

出，向外：external

使..，做...，表示加强意义：exchange

drown 淹没，溺死

belch 打嗝

Part 2 【略读】

“I want more bacon.” 

“There’s more in the frying pan, sweetums,” said Aunt Petunia, turning misty eyes on her massive son. “We must build you up while we’ve got the chance. . . . I don’t like the sound of that school food. . . .” 

“Nonsense, Petunia, I never went hungry when I was at Smeltings,” said Uncle Vernon heartily. “Dudley gets enough, don’t you, son?” 

译文：

“我还要一些腊肉。” 

“煎锅里有的是，宝贝，”佩妮姨妈眼眶湿润地看着她的大块头儿子说道，“我们要抓紧时间把你养胖..学校的伙食 让我听着不舒服..” 

“胡说，我在斯梅廷上学时从来没饿过肚子。”弗农姨父情绪激烈地说，“达力吃得不差，是不是，儿子?” 

Part 3

Dudley, who was so large his bottom drooped over either side of the kitchen chair, grinned and turned to Harry. 

“Pass the frying pan.”

“You’ve forgotten the magic word,” said Harry irritably.

The effect of this simple sentence on the rest of the family was incredible: Dudley gasped and fell off his chair with a crash that shook the whole kitchen; Mrs. Dursley gave a small scream and clapped her hands to her mouth; Mr. Dursley jumped to his feet, veins throbbing in his temples. 

译文：

达力胖得屁股上的肉都从座椅的两边挂了下来。他咧嘴一笑，转身对哈利说。。 

“把煎锅递过来。” 

“你忘了说咒语。”哈利恼火地说。 

这样简单的一句话，对家中其他人产生了不可思议的影响。达力倒吸一口冷气，从褥子上栽了下来，整个厨房都被震动了;德思礼太太尖叫一声，迅速捂住嘴巴;德思礼先生跳起来，太阳穴上青筋暴露。

讲解：

either 文中释义，形容词，定于，任意一边的

1、either作代词时，意为“(二者之中)任何一个”，在句中作主语或宾语，表示单数概念。

例：You may take either of the roads. 两条路你随便走哪一条。

2、either用作连词，可以or连用，表示“或是…或是…”。在连接并列的主语时谓语动词一般和邻近的主语一致（就近原则，今日的语法点）; 用于否定句中，表示“既(不)…又(不)”。

例：Either you or I am going there tomorrow. 明天要么你去那里，要么我去那里。

3、either用作形容词，起定语作用，常放在单数名词前。either表示“这个或者那个“：

You may use either book．两本书你可以随便用一本。

4、用作副词。either只用于否定句中，表示“也（不）” 

I don’t speak French. She doesn’t, either．