哈利波特与阿兹卡班囚徒第一章词汇笔记
本章讲述了自己在家偷偷的学习,就连生日的礼物都被Dursley一家人忘记,准备进入第三年的学习阶段,收到了度假中朋友的生日礼物,和Hagrid的惊人的biting book。收到朋友的礼物,同时收获了渴望的友谊。
第一章

in the dead of night 夜深人静时
the blankets drawn over his...... 把……覆盖……上
prop open 撑开
likely-looking 看上去可能是
whatsoever 任何,无论什么

downtrodden 被践踏的,被蹂躏的,被压制的
mouthpiece 电话话筒
swivel around to Harry 旋转

arm's-length 一定距离,一臂之外
row: an angry dispute 吵闹
make a racket(row, din): to cause a lot of noisy disturbance 发出噪音
the lot 所有物品
floorboard 地板

flinch 退缩,畏惧
the curse had rebounded upon its originator 产生反作用,反弹
silhouetted 隐约地出现
window-latch 窗锁

the cords 细绳

one bleary eye: tired to the point of exhaustion 疲倦的眼
remove her burden 包袱,负担

a letter bearing the Hogwarts crest 山顶,山峰
scoop grand prize 抢先获得
gangling: tall and thin and having long slender limbs. 瘦如电杆

I remember only too well .........记得特别清楚
look particularly smug: complacency or self-satisfaction 自以为是地,自满的
fez perched jauntily 得意洋洋地 (a jaunty fashionable manner) 土耳其毡帽

horn-rimmed glasses 角质眼镜架

a miniature glass spinning top 玻璃制小陀螺


servicing kit 维修包
Tail-Twig Clippers


befriend giant spiders 照顾,对待,以朋友方式对待,帮助
register its handsome green cover: be aware of 知道
enblazoned with the golden title 用纹章装饰的
follow it stealthily: in a stealthy manner 暗地里或偷偷摸摸地
scuttle on its covers 快走
scramble around 四处乱跑
flatten it 压扁

enclosed permission form 被附上,随函附上的表格
Hogsmeade village: a village, or simply called Hogsmeade, is the only all-wizarding village in Britain.
