Once, Aunt Petunia, tired of Harry coming back from the barber’s looking as though he hadn’t been at all, had taken a pair of kitchen scissors and cut his hair so short he was almost bald except for his fringe, which she left ‘to hide that horrible scar’. Dudley had laughed himself silly at Harry, who spent a sleepless night imagining school the next day, where he was already laughed at for his baggy clothes and Sellotaped glasses. Next morning, however, he had got up to find his hair exactly as it had been before Aunt Petunia had sheared it off. He had been given a week in his cupboard for this, even though he had tried to explain that he couldn’t explain how it had grown back so quickly.
Another time, Aunt Petunia had been trying to force him into a revolting old jumper of Dudley’s (brown with orange bobbles). The harder she tried to pull it over his head, the smaller it seemed to become, until finally it might have fitted a glove puppet, but certainly wouldn’t fit Harry. Aunt Petunia had decided it must have shrunk in the wash and, to his great relief, Harry wasn’t punished.
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Once, Aunt Petunia, tired of Harry coming back from the barber’s looking as though he hadn’t been at all, had taken a pair of kitchen scissors and cut his hair so short he was almost bald except for his fringe, which she left ‘to hide that horrible scar’.
⇒ barber [noun] 【参见图片】
a man whose job is cutting men's hair
⇒ except for 除了
⇒ fringe ~ hair 刘海儿
bangs an area of hair hanging over the forehead (= part of the face above the eyes) that is cut shorter than the rest of the hair
barber
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Dudley had laughed himself silly at Harry, who spent a sleepless night imagining school the next day, where he was already laughed at for his baggy clothes and Sellotaped glasses.
⇒ baggy [adjective]
(of clothes) hanging loosely because of being too big or having been stretched -
Next morning, however, he had got up to find his hair exactly as it had been before Aunt Petunia had sheared it off.
⇒ shear [verb]
to cut the hair on a person's head close to the skin, especially without care -
He had been given a week in his cupboard for this, even though he had tried to explain that he couldn’t explain how it had grown back so quickly.
⇒ Harry有口难辨，为什么头发会长这么快。 -
Another time, Aunt Petunia had been trying to force him into a revolting old jumper of Dudley’s (brown with orange bobbles).
⇒ revolting [adjective]
extremely unpleasant
⇒ jumper [noun] 【参见图片】
a piece of clothing with long sleeves that is usually made from wool, is worn on the upper part of the body and does not open at the front
pinafore a dress that does not cover the arms and is usually worn over another piece of clothing that does cover the arms
jumper
jumper
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The harder she tried to pull it over his head, the smaller it seemed to become, until finally it might have fitted a glove puppet, but certainly wouldn’t fit Harry. Aunt Petunia had decided it must have shrunk in the wash and, to his great relief, Harry wasn’t punished.
⇒ a glove puppet 手套玩偶【参见图片】
⇒ shrink [verb] ~ become smaller
to become smaller, or to make something smaller
glove puppet
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