本章讲述哈利训练新的魔法来抵御Dementor的侵袭,后来新的魔法扫帚失而复得。
第十二章
mean well 对……有好意
act for the best 表现好的,出发点是好的
ward......off: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening 挡住,避开
wave aside the information that 对……不屑一顾,置之不理,抛开……不谈
on the lookout for 物色,寻找,抓捕
on a raw January morning: unpleasant cold and damp 阴冷潮湿的
scamper up and down the crumbling white-hot logs 穿梭;摇摇欲坠的
she lost no time in informing Harry that he had the shortest life-lines she had ever seen. 立马,即刻,赶紧
a loftily voice 高傲的
haughtily 傲慢地
Patronus 庇护者
with an incantation 咒语
the packing case 装运货物的箱子
scabbed hand 有疙瘩的,有疥疮的
But the classroom and the Dementor were dissolving. 消散
do up his shoelace(one's shoes) 系,扣,打扮
be after one's blood 找……麻烦
take a detour behind a suit of armour 从……绕过
plinth 柱基,柱子的底座
win narrowly 勉强地
the strain 压力,承受力
workload 工作量,工作负担
to fathom: come to understand 领会
get a big shirty with me: I'll-tempered or annoyed 大发雷霆,发脾气
fade imperceptibly into 悄悄地,没有人感觉到地
be face averted 背过脸,转移目光
please stop badgering me 吵我,烦我,骚扰我
keep them at bay long enough to get back to the ground 陷入困境
Not that I'm supposed to take sides 偏袒
I daresay 猜想,料想(只用于第一人称单数和现在时)
We should make it up with Hermione. 和……和好
Good even, my fine young yeomen.自由耕种的农民
Come clap this loon in irons 狂人;被软禁,被监禁,被戴上镣铐
as he and Harry drew level with Neville.打成平手
at the cluttered table 凌乱的
be poring over: reading carefully with intent to remember 专注地记
looking scandalized 受到诽谤,受到耻辱
spiky shapes 带刺的形状
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