《Harry Potter and The Chamber Of

读了《哈利波特与密室》英文版，这周一共用了大概17小时。参考下面的字数统计，这部单词数是85141个，平均阅读速度约为每分钟83个单词……速度堪忧。下周读下一部，争取提高速度。

遇到的短语

• you could take a leaf out of Percy's book!
  take a leaf out of sb 以某人为榜样

• stay put 留在原地

• Harry knew he shouldn't have risen to Dudley's bait
  rise to one’s bait (鱼)上钩; (人)入圈套

• Ginny seemed very prone to knocking things over whenever Harry entered a room
  be prone to sth 有…倾向

• "I hope my son will amount to more than a thief or a plunderer, Borgin," said Mr. Malfoy coldly
  amount to 共计;意味着;发展成..

• Don't go biting off more than you can chew
  别不自量力

• but he barely came up to Hagrid's waist and seemed to think better of it
  think better of 改变主意,重新考虑后决定不做

• a battering ram
  破城槌

• "Run for it!" Ron shouted
  Run for it 逃跑; 逃离;

• "We're done for!" he moaned as the ceiling sagged
  我们完了

• The car, however, had reached the end of its tether
  已经到了极限。tether v.拴(牲畜) n.(拴牲畜的) 拴绳，拴链

• Stood out a mile
  很突出

• and I blame myself for giving you that, because it was bound to go to your head
  blame sb for sth 责备某人做了某事；be bound to 一定会; 必然; 绑定到

• Wanted to arrive with a bang, did we, boys?
  with a bang 用作副词的意思:(美国俚语)以十分艳丽或令人振奋的方式,很神气地,非常成功地

• a curly-haired Hufflepuff boy Harry knew by sight but had never spoken to
  knew by sight 面熟

• but he stayed cool and zap - just fantastic
  cool and zap 酷毙了；zap 突然而猛烈地)毁坏，杀死，打击;很快地做;迅速做;(用遥控器)快速变换频道

• Everyone traipsed back to the castle
  traipse v.疲惫地走;拖沓地行走;磨蹭

• Everything Harry had learned last year seemed to have leaked out of his head during the summer
  leaked out of his head 忘光了

• His brain felt like a wrung sponge
  形容头疼；a wrung sponge 拧干的海绵

• Snape looked as though Christmas had been canceled
  形容生气

• "Skip the lecture," said Ron impatiently
  翻篇吧

• That's the ticket
  正是,这才对呢!

• He just wants to give us some hands-on experience," said Hermione
  hands-on experience 实际经验; 实践经验; 亲身经历; 第一手经验; 实际操作经验;

• Hermione,he didn't have a clue what he was doing -"
  don't have a clue 不知道,我毫无头绪

• Oliver," Harry croaked. "It's the crack of dawn."
  crack of dawn 天刚亮; 破晓;

• at long last
  终于; 最后; 到底;

• You could raffle off those Clean sweep Fives
  raffle off 抽奖游戏

• The Slytherin team were paralyzed with laughter.Flint was doubled up, hanging onto his new broomstick for support. Malfoy was on all fours, banging the ground with his fist.
  double up 兼职; 兼任; 兼做; （使） （因大笑、剧痛等）弯腰; （使） 弓身;

• Great Scott - look at the time
  Great Scott 天哪

• pulled out the sheaf of parchment
  一捆羊皮纸

• Fascinated, Harry thumbed through the rest of the envelope's content
  thumb through 匆匆翻阅，浏览（书籍、杂志）

• His eyes were popping, a tic was going in one of his pouchy cheek
  a tic in 某部位肌肉抽搐

• You know, it rings a sort of bell," said Ron slowly
  ring a bell 引起共鸣，使人想起某事

• frame us for something else
  frame有陷害的意思

• The whole thing is arrant nonsense
  arrant nonsense胡说八道；arrant adj. (强调有多坏) 十足的，坏透的;

• picking a spot on her chin
  挤下巴上的一个痘

• To Harry's surprise, Hermione followed suit
  follow suit 跟着出同样的花色，引伸为“效仿，跟着做”

• said Ron. "They'd have to be really thick . . . ."
  thick 有笨的意思

• but they were ignoring her, and she them
  省略句

• Well, if you two are going to chicken out, fine
  chicken out（由于害怕） 退出，临阵退缩;

• so full steam ahead, I say.
  full steam ahead 进展迅速; 全速前进;

• Wood's usual pre-match pep talk.
  pep talk 激励的话; 鼓舞士气的话;

• On my whistle," said Madam Hooch. "Three ... two... one. . .
  On my whistle 听我哨声

• We're being flattened.
  被碾压

• Harry kicked hard into the air and heard the telltale whoosh of the Bludger behind him. Higher and higher Harry climbed; he looped and swooped, spiraled, zigzagged,and rolled.
  telltale 暴露实情的; 能说明问题的;

• Dimly, dazed by the searing pain in his arm
  dimly 昏暗地; 模糊地; dazed (由于震惊或打击) 神志不清的，茫然的; searing 灼人的; 火辣辣的;

• one idea firmly lodged in his numb brain: get to Malfoy.
  lodge in the brain （思想）进入大脑

• it's best if he keeps a low profile for a while
  keep a low profile 低调

• Justin actually told him he'd been down for Eton. That's not the kind of thing you bandy about with Slytherin's heir on the loose, is it?
  been down for Eton 曾上过伊顿公学
  bandy 议论; 散布; 吵嘴；打来打去; 传播; 来回传递; 互换;
  on the loose 在逃

• His arm was hanging at a very strange angle; riddled with pain
  riddled with 布满,充斥

• go to the hospital wing
  hospital wing 医院病房
  wing在建筑上是房屋的翼部，侧厅，耳房，厢房等，可能也指医院里某科的病房。

• Potter had some sort of run-in with Filch
  have a run-in with sb 与…发生冲突

• tut-tutting
  不满的啧啧声

• Harry woke quite suddenly in the pitch blackness
  pitch blackness 漆黑

• Caught in the act!" Ernie yelled
  抓个现行

• looking so pathetic that Harry felt his anger ebb away in spite of himself.
  ebb away 衰退; 减退; 减弱;

• This is out of my hands, Potter," said ProfessorMcGonagall curtly.
  out of my hands 無法掌控;

• Bee in your bonnet,Harry Potter?"
  Bee in your bonnet 胡思乱想； bonnet （带子系于下巴的) 童帽，旧式女帽; (车辆的) 引擎盖;

• "Good gracious!" said Madam Pomfrey
  我的老天爷！

• But Hermione had a steely glint in her eye
  steely 强硬的; 冷冰冰的; (色泽) 似钢的;

• Ron turned to Harry with a doom-laden expression
  doom-laden 预示灭亡的; 导致毁灭的;

• Snape baring his teeth
  呲牙咧嘴

• "I," said Percy, drawing himself up, "am a prefect
  drawing oneself up 振作起来

• he drawled, looking at them. "Have you two been pigging out in the Great Hall all this time?
  pigging out 狼吞虎咽

• "Dear, dear," said Lockhart, skittering through the crowd, looking at the aftermath of the duels
  skitter v. 轻捷地跑; 轻快地动; aftermath (战争、事故、不快事情的) 后果，创伤;

• perhaps Crabbe and Goyle were always slow on the uptake.
  slow on the uptake 理解力弱;

• Of course, he's got a lot on his plate at the moment.
  on one's plate 比较忙，而且不能耽误的事情

without further ado
毫不迟延; 干脆; 立即;

• four-poster
  四柱床

• "Is Lockhart the smarmiest bloke you've ever met, or what?
  bloke 人; 家伙;

• Hermione left the hospital wing, de-whiskered, tail-less, and furfree
  去胡须的，无尾巴的，摆脱毛的

• Yes, I have taken the liberty of arranging this little surprise for you all
  take the liberty of sth 擅自做某事;冒昧

• Losing his head, Harry tried to make a run for it
  快跑,逃之夭夭

• But Harry didn't care, he was one-up on Malfoy
  be one-up on 赢了一个回合

• I'm going to have to turn you in, Rubeus.
  turn in 上床睡觉; 把（犯罪嫌疑人）交给警方; 告发; 检举; 自首; 上交; 提交; 交付; 交还; 返还;

• Harry was sure he'd have gone to any lengths for a glimpse of it
  go to any lengths 不择手段

• Play to your strengths, Harry
  扬长避短;

• scrambled eggs
  scrambled egg 炒蛋; scramble (迅速而吃力地) 爬，攀登; 争抢; 抢占; 争夺; 艰难地(或仓促地)完成;

• Harry's insides did a horrible somersault
  somersault n. 滚翻; 空翻; 筋斗; v. 做滚翻; 做空翻;

• Bad business, Hagrid," said Fudge in rather clipped tones.
  Bad business 很糟的事情 ；clipped tones 简短语气

• but the governors feel it's time for you to step aside
  step aside 辞职; 下台; 让位;

• I'm afraid we feel you're losing your touch.
  失去联系

• making both Harry and Ron jump out of their skins
  jump out of their skins 吓得魂不附体

• Ginny, er, walked in on me the other day
  walk in on 撞见

• So you've just been taking credit for what a load of other people have done?" said Harry incredulously.
  take credit for 因……而得到好评

• It made the hairs stand up on the back of Harry's neck
  hairs stand up on the back of Harry's neck 脖子后面的汗毛根根竖起，形容害怕

• Anger was coursing through him
  course through 在...中流动; course有奔流的意思

• said Harry, his teeth gritted
  grit one’s teeth 咬牙切齿

• It was eerie, spine-tingling, unearthly; it lifted the hair on Harry's scalp and made his heart feel as though it was swelling to twice its normal size
  这声音虚幻飘渺,空灵神秘,听了令人亢奋

• For a split second
  瞬间; 刹那;

• I think all this merits a good feast
  merits 应得; 值得;

• Which goes to show that the best of us must some times eat our words
  eat one's words 收回前言

• You happen to have many qualities Salazar Slytherin prized in his hand-picked students. His own very rare gift, Parseltongue - resourcefulness - determination -- a certain disregard for rules,"
  resourcefulness 足智多谋; determination 坚定;

• We'll be needing a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher... Dear me, we do seem to run through them, don't we?
  Dear me 天哪；

经典片段

• Harry constantly repeated Dumbledore's final words to himself "I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me... Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it.

• There are strange likenesses between us, after all. Even you must have noticed. Both half-bloods, orphans, raised by Muggles. Probably the only two Parselmouths to come to Hogwarts since the great Slytherin himself We even look something alike ... but after all, it was merely a lucky chance that saved you from me. That's all I wanted to know."

• It is our choices,Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

• Dully, Harry turned it over, the rubies blazing in the fire light. And then he saw the name engraved just below the hilt——Godric Gryffindor. "Only a true Gryffindor could have pulled that out of the hat, Harry," said Dumbledore simply.

• Harry didn't know whether the best bit was Hermione running toward him, screaming "You solved it!You solved it!" or Justin hurrying over from the Hufflepuff table to wring. his hand and apologize endlessly for suspecting him, or Hagrid turning up at half past three, cuffing Harry and Ron so hard on the shoulders that they were knocked into their plates of trifle, or his and Ron's four hundred points for Gryffindor se curing the House Cup for the second year running, or Professor McGonagall standing up to tell them all that the exams had been canceled as a school treat ("Oh, no!" said Hermione), or Dumbledore announcing that, unfortunately, Professor Lockhart would be unable to return next year, owing to the fact that he needed to go away and get his memory back