He had found what he was looking for in his inside pocket. It seemed to be a silver cigarette lighter. He flicked it open, held it up in the air and clicked it. The nearest street lamp went out with a little pop. He clicked it again – the next lamp flickered into darkness. Twelve times he clicked the Put-Outer, until the only lights left in the whole street were two tiny pinpricks in the distance, which were the eyes of the cat watching him. If anyone looked out of their window now, even beady-eyed Mrs Dursley, they wouldn’t be able to see anything that was happening down on the pavement. Dumbledore slipped the Put-Outer back inside his cloak and set off down the street towards number four, where he sat down on the wall next to the cat. He didn’t look at it, but after a moment he spoke to it.
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"He had found what he was looking for in his inside pocket."
⇒ 宾语从句 -
"It seemed to be a silver cigarette lighter."
⇒ 尝试描述：A silver cigarette lighter, the real name of it is Deluminator, whose owner is Albus Dumbledore. The usage of it is to remove or return light to its sources.
⇒ 参见图片【Deluminator】
deluminator
- "He flicked it open, held it up in the air and clicked it. The nearest street lamp went out with a little pop. He clicked it again – the next lamp flickered into darkness."
⇒ flick [verb]
to move or hit something with a short sudden movement
⇒ go out
If a light or something that is burning goes out, it stops producing light or heat.
⇒ flicker [verb]
to shine with a light that is sometimes bright and sometimes weak
⇒ 参见图片【Dumbledore using the Deluminator to darken Privet Drive】
Dumbledore using the Deluminator to darken Privet Drive
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"Twelve times he clicked the Put-Outer, until the only lights left in the whole street were two tiny pinpricks in the distance, which were the eyes of the cat watching him."
⇒ Put-Outer
The Deluminator, also known as the Put-Outer, is a device used by Albus Dumbledore (the first known owner and designer of the one Deluminator known to exist) to remove light sources from the Deluminator's immediate surroundings, as well as bestow them. It looks like a standard silver cigarette lighter. (Refer to Harry Potter Wiki)
⇒ pinprick [noun]
a very small amount of something, especiall light
⇒ which引导的非限定性定语从句 -
"If anyone looked out of their window now, even beady-eyed Mrs Dursley, they wouldn’t be able to see anything that was happening down on the pavement."
⇒ beady [adjective] 珠子般亮晶晶的
(of eyes) small and bright, especially like a bird's eyes
⇒ beady-eyed 珠子般明亮的眼眸
⇒ 尝试翻译：如果有任何人此时往窗外看，即便是拥有珠子般明亮眼眸的Mrs Dursley，他们也不可能看见人行道上发生的任何事。
⇒ 不得不说此句中的“down”用得很好，呼应此句开头部分的“looked out of their window”。 -
"Dumbledore slipped the Put-Outer back inside his cloak and set off down the street towards number four, where he sat down on the wall next to the cat."
⇒ slip [verb]
to go somewhere or put something somewhere quickly, often so that you are not noticed
⇒ where引导的定语从句 -
"He didn’t look at it, but after a moment he spoke to it."
⇒ 亮点：Dumbledore要和猫说话了～
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