Chapter 3 The Letters From No One
This chapter showed the great horror in Mr Dursley's heart when he saw the addresses on the letters given to Harry which read the definite locations--the cupboard under the stairs and Railview Hotel--Harry once lived.I guess that he might be afraid to be revenged by people unknown for his unkindness to Harry. Therefore ,he racked his brains in vain to find a place where letters cannot be delivered to Harry.
The aim of these unsuccessful-delivered letters was only to tell Harry his true identity of wizard, his enrollment into the Hogwarts school and the necessities for the first term in school.
The countdown of the Harry's approaching birthday in the last several paragraphs predicted his new experience full of adventure and significance.
Words and phrases
1.food processor 食品加工机或食品加工工人
2.rations
n 1.（可数）定量配给，定量口粮 Once these latest rations run out, the country will again face hunger and starvation. 最后这批口粮一旦用完，国家又要面临饥荒。
2. [singular ]正常量；合理的量 As part of the diet, allow yourself a small daily ration of sugar. 作为饮食的一部份，每天要摄入少量的糖。
V [often passive ] 限定…的量；定量供应；配给
ration sth
Eggs were rationed during the war. 战争期间，鸡蛋限量供应。
ration sb to sth
The villagers are rationed to two litres of water a day. 村民每天的用水量限定为两升。
Sentences
1.Harry picked it up and stared at it, his heart twanging like a giant elastic band.
=heart hammered
2.描述心情像过山车般的改变
His face went from red to green faster than a set of traffic lights. And it didn’t stop there. Within seconds it was the grayish white of old porridge.
3.things began to get out of hand.失控
4.环境描写
4.1 Spray from the high waves splattered the walls of the hut and a fierce wind rattled the filthy windows.
传神的动词：splatter,rattle
巨浪的浪花溅在小屋的墙壁上，一阵狂风吹得肮脏的窗户格格作响。
4.2 The storm raged more and more ferociously as the night went on.
传神的动词：rage，go on
随着夜幕的降临，暴风雨愈演愈烈
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