Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's
Chapter10 Halloween
One day after being enrolled in Gryffindor's Quidditch team,Harry received a wonderful broomstick,Nimbus Two Thousand,from Professor McGonagall who were expecting Harry would earn their House a good fame in the Quidditch.No doubt,this high-quality broomstick was a great propellent for Harry being as a seeker to successfully catch Snitch and win honor for his House in the later competitions.
Halloween is a wide-spread popular holiday in western countries and Hogwarts was well-decorated and full of delicious food smells.However,when students enjoyed their feast,a Troll (a rude giant) suddenly appeared in Hogwarts which caused a turmoil.Teased by Ron,Hermione was sad in bathroom where the Troll was wandering.Harry and Ron aimed and strained their brains to successfully rescue Hermione,especially the curse Wingardium Leviosaused (a curse to make objects fly) by Ron.
Words and phrases
1.fill sb ˈin:to tell sb about sth that has happened 向…提供(情况)
2.a mixture of jealousy and spite on his face 既妒忌又怨恨的表情
3.to save up twig by twig 积少成多
4.bolt one's dinner 狼吞虎咽吃晚饭
bolt sth (down) :to eat sth very quickly 狼吞虎咽
◆ Don't bolt your food! 吃饭不能狼吞虎咽!
5.edge toward:to move or to move sth slowly and carefully in a particular direction (使)徐徐移动,渐渐移动
6.reel off:to say or repeat sth quickly without having to stop or think about it 一口气说出;滔滔不绝地讲(或重复)
◆ She immediately reeled off several names. 她立即一口气说出了好几个名字。
7.put sb out of mind 忘记sb
8.for dear life 拼命地
9.bring up the rear:to be at the back of a line of people, or last in a race 站在队尾;落在最后;殿后
10.clutch one's heart 表达“紧张、恐惧”
11.a downright lie 弥天大谎
12表述“球高速运动”
pelt:run somewhere very fast 飞跑
rocket:move very fast 迅速移动
Sentences
1.Hermione was such a bossy know-it-all that they saw this as an added bonus.
赫敏是一个傲气的百事通,他们把这看作是额外的福利
a bossy know-it-all 傲气的百事通
an added bonus 额外的福利
2."You'll be in for it this time,Potter,first years aren't allowed them",Malfoy said.
“这次你要倒霉了,波特,一年级新生是不允许的。”马尔福说。
be in for sth: to be going to experience sth soon, especially sth unpleasant 即将经历,即将遭受(不愉快的事)
3.Hermione marched away with her nose in the air.
赫敏傲慢地走开了
with your nose in the air: in a way that is unfriendly and suggests that you think that you are better than other people 傲慢
4.Percy was in his element.
in your ˈelement :doing what you are good at and enjoy 如鱼得水;得心应手
◆ She's really in her element at parties. 她在社交聚会上真是如鱼得水n>
5.Search me:used to emphasize that you do not know the answer to sb's question (强调不知道答案)我怎么知道
6.很贴近生活的表达:都知道做什么是对自己好,但“做”本身却成为我们跨出第一步的难题,如下的表达
He understood what he had to do all right,it was doing it that was going to be the problem.
他明白自己必须做什么,但“做”这件事上却是个问题
7.因为有共同的经历,使普通朋友变成了”死党“
There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other,and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them
有些事情你不可能在不喜欢对方的情况下分享,击倒一个12英尺高的山怪就是其中之一
提炼:There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other,and (填共同经历的事) is one of them