1.‘I don’t know how the Muggles manage without magic,’ he said, as they climbed a broken-down escalator which led up to a bustling road lined with shops.
escalator n.自动扶梯
bustle vi. 喧闹；忙乱；充满 vt. 使忙碌；催促 n. 喧闹；活跃；裙撑；热闹的活动
2.It was a tiny, grubby-looking pub.
grubby adj. 肮脏的；生蛆的；卑鄙的；[方]矮小的
3. A little man in a top hat was talking to the old barman, who was quite bald and looked like a gummy walnut.
barman n. 酒吧间男招待员, 酒吧男侍
gummy adj. 胶粘的,粘性的,含有树胶的,(脚踝或腿)肿的,〈美俚〉拙劣的,讨厌的
walnut n. 胡桃木；胡桃 adj. 胡桃科植物的
4.The low buzz of chatter stopped when they walked in.
buzz vt. 使嗡嗡叫；暗中散布 vi. 作嗡嗡声；东奔西忙 n. 嗡嗡声
5.‘Can’t, Tom, I’m on Hogwarts business,’ said Hagrid, clapping his great hand on Harry’s shoulder and making Harry’s knees buckle.
buckle vi. 扣住；变弯曲 vt. 扣住；使弯曲 n. 皮带扣，带扣
6.Then there was a great scraping of chairs and, next moment, Harry found himself shaking hands with everyone in the Leaky Cauldron.
scrap n. 残余物；碎片；打架；少量 vt. 使解体；废弃；拆毁 adj. 废弃的；零碎的 vi. 吵架
7.‘P-P-Potter,’ stammered Professor Quirrell, grasping Harry’s hand, ‘c-can’t t-tell you how p-pleased I am to meet you.’
stammer vi. 口吃；结结巴巴地说 vt. 口吃；结巴着说出 n. 口吃；结巴
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