CHAPTER FIVE Diagon Alley(1)

1.Harry scrambled to his feet, so happy he felt as though a large balloon was swelling inside him.

scramble vi. 快速爬行, 匍匐前进; 攀登;争夺, 争抢;(军事飞机)紧急起飞

                vt. (用黄油)炒蛋;扰频或倒频使(电话通话等)只可由有特殊接收器的人收听;混杂; 把…搅乱

                n. 爬行, 攀登;争夺, 抢夺

swell vi. 膨胀；[病理]肿胀；隆起 vt. 使膨胀；使隆起 n. 肿胀；隆起 adj. 漂亮的；一流的

2.Hagrid yawned loudly, sat up and stretched.

yawn vi. 打呵欠;张开, 裂开 n. 呵欠;乏味或枯燥的事物

3. He had just thought of something which made him feel as though the happy balloon inside him had got a puncture.

puncture n. (尖物刺成的)小孔;(尤指)轮胎穿孔

               vt. 在(某物)上穿孔;刺穿(某物);削弱(某人的傲气、信心等);泄某人的气

              vi. (指轮胎等)被刺穿

4.Harry followed Hagrid out on to the rock. The sky was quite clear now and the sea gleamed in the sunlight.

gleam n. 微光；闪光；瞬息的一现

           vi. 闪烁；隐约地闪现

          vt. 使闪烁；使发微光

5.Hagrid folded up his newspaper and they clambered up the stone steps on to the street.

clamber  vi. 攀登，爬上

               vt. 爬，攀登

                n. 攀登，爬上