Harry Potter Chapter 3

words

1、toilet：n. 厕所，盥洗室；梳妆，打扮

2、parade：vt. 炫耀；游行；列队行进

原文：Dudley paraded around the living room for the family in his brand-new uniform.

3、gruffly：adv. 粗暴地；粗声地；生硬地

原文：Uncle Vernon said gruffly that it was the proudest moment of his life.

4、tub：n. 盆, 桶

原文：a large metal tub.......

5、click：n. 卡嗒声

原文：They heard the click of the mail slot and flop of letters on the doormat.

6、twang：vi. 发拨弦声；带鼻音讲话；砰然一声响

原文：Harry picked it up and stared at it, his heart twanging like a giant elastic band.

7、elastic：adj. 有弹性的；易伸缩的；灵活的

原文：Harry picked it up and stared at it, his heart twanging like a giant elastic band.

8、chuckle：vi. 咯咯的笑，轻声地笑

原文：He chuckled at his own joke.

9、porridge：n. 粥, 麦片粥  V.坐牢；蹲班房

原文：Within seconds it was the grayish white of old porridge.

10、furiously：adv. 狂怒地;狂暴地;猛烈地

原文：“I want to read it,” said Harry furiously, “as it’s mine.”

sentence

1、This was why Harry spent as much time as possible out of the house, wandering around and thinking about the end of the holidays, where he could see a tiny ray of hope.

2、“OUT!” roared Uncle Vernon, and he took both Harry and Dudley by the scruffs of their necks and threw them into the hall, slamming the kitchen door behind them.

魔法学校给哈利寄信来，姨妈姨夫如临大敌，怕哈利像他的父母一样变成奇怪的人。他们想尽一切办法不想让哈利看信，最终没能如愿，哈利不仅读了信，还见到了海格。