Chapter Twelve The Mirror of Erised 厄里斯魔镜
语境词汇
So Malfoy, jealous and angry, had gone back to taunting Harry about having no proper family.
taunt [tɔːnt]
n.嘲弄；讥讽
vt.奚落；逗弄
adj.很高的
When they left the dungeons at the end of Potions, they found a large fir tree blocking the corridor ahead.
fir [fɜː]
n.冷杉；枞木
Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle pushed roughly past the tree, scattering needles everywhere and smirking.
smirk [smɜːk]
n.傻笑；假笑；得意的笑
vi.傻笑；假笑
vt.以假笑表示；以傻笑表示
“I'll get him,” said Ron, grinding his teeth at Malfoy's back, “one of these days, I'll get him—”
grind [graɪnd]
vt.磨碎；磨快 vi.磨碎；折磨
n.磨；苦工作
Madam Pince the librarian brandished a feather duster at him.
brandish ['brændɪʃ]
vt.挥舞；炫耀
n.挥舞
A hundred fat, roast turkeys; mountains of roast and boiled potatoes; platters of chipolatas; tureens of buttered peas, silver boats of thick, rich gravy and cranberry sauce - and stacks of wizard crackers every few feet along the table.
chipolata [tʃɪpə'lɑːtə]
n.加入香料的小型香肠；小香肠盘菜
platter ['plætə]
n.大浅盘；唱片；唱机转盘
These fantastic party favors were nothing like the feeble Muggle ones the Dursleys usually bought, with their little plastic toys and their flimsy paper hats inside.
flimsy ['flɪmzɪ]
adj.脆弱的；浅薄的；易损坏的；不周密的
n.薄纸；复写纸；打字纸
Harry pulled a wizard cracker with Fred and it didn't just bang, it went off with a blast like a cannon and engulfed them all in a cloud of blue smoke, while from the inside exploded a rear admiral's hat and several live, white mice.
cracker ['krækə]
n.爆竹；饼干；胡桃钳；解密高手
engulf [ɪn'gʌlf; en-]
vt.吞没；吞食，狼吞虎咽
Harry watched Hagrid getting redder and redder in the face as he called for more wine, finally kissing Professor McGonagall on the cheek, who, to Harry's amazement, giggled and blushed, her top hat lopsided.
lopsided [lɒp'saɪdɪd]
adj.不平衡的，倾向一方的
“Who's there?” squawked the Fat Lady. Harry said nothing. He walked quickly down the corridor.
squawk [skwɔːk]
vi.抗议；发出响而粗的叫声；大声抱怨
n.抗议；叫声；诉苦；故障
vt.粗声叫出；诉苦
The dark shapes of desks and chairs were piled against the walls, and there was an upturned wastepaper basket — but propped against the wall facing him was something that didn't look as if it belonged there, something that looked as if someone had just put it there to keep it out of the way.
prop [prɒp]
n.支柱，支撑物；支持者；道具；（橄榄球中的）支柱前锋
vt.支撑，支持，维持；使倚靠在某物上
It was a magnificent mirror, as high as the ceiling, with an ornate gold frame, standing on two clawed feet.
ornate [ɔː'neɪt]
adj.华丽的；装饰的；（文体）绚丽的
Harry stepped aside, but with Ron in front of the mirror, he couldn't see his family anymore, just Ron in his paisley pajamas.
Paisley ['peɪzlɪ]
adj.涡纹花呢制的；有涡纹图案的
n.有多色涡纹图案的毛织品
Ron threw the cloak back over them as the luminous eyes of Mrs. Norris came round the door.
luminous ['luːmɪnəs]
adj.发光的；明亮的；清楚的
精彩句型
One morning in mid-December, Hogwarts woke to find itself covered in several feet of snow.
好可爱的拟人句。
The lake froze solid and the Weasley twins were punished for bewitching several snowballs so that they followed Quirrell around, bouncing off the back of his turban.
这其实是韦斯莱双胞胎兄弟第一次与伏地魔对抗……他们打的可是伏地魔的脸啊！
“I hate them both,” said Harry, “Malfoy and Snape.”
一年级，哈利波特就有了两个死对头。虽然后来的事实证明，真正的敌人并不是他们。
Festoons of holly and mistletoe hung all around the walls, and no less than twelve towering Christmas trees stood around the room, some sparkling with tiny icicles, some glittering with hundreds of candles.
圣诞节的装饰。哈利波特在霍格华兹的第一个圣诞节。
Written in narrow, loopy writing he had never seen before were the following words: Your father left this in my possession before he died.
It is time it was returned to you.
Use it well.
A Very Merry Christmas to you.
邓布利多写给哈利波特的第一封信。好好使用隐身衣。
She was a very pretty woman. She had dark red hair and her eyes — her eyes are just like mine, Harry thought, edging a little closer to the glass. Bright green — exactly the same shape, but then he noticed that she was crying; smiling, but crying at the same time. The tall, thin, black-haired man standing next to her put his arm around her. He wore glasses, and his hair was very untidy. It stuck up at the back, just as Harry's did.
哈利的父母，莉莉和詹姆斯波特。
The Potters smiled and waved at Harry and he stared hungrily back at them, his hands pressed flat against the glass as though he was hoping to fall right through it and reach them. He had a powerful kind of ache inside him, half joy, half terrible sadness.
第一次看到自己被家人环绕着。半是痛苦，半是欣喜。
