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英語原著哈利·波特與魔法石 (13)

Rowling, J.K.. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone . Bloomsbury. Kindle Edition.

? funny stuff 滑稽可笑的事

stuff [noun]

? mumble [verb] 喃喃自語

to speak quietly and in a way that is not clear so that the words are difficult to understand

? funny-looking people 樣子可笑的人

? snap [verb] (speak)

to say something suddenly in an angry way

"Mrs Dursley sipped her tea through pursed lips."

? sip [verb]

to drink, taking only a very small amount at a time

? pursed lips

"Mr Dursley wondered whether he dared tell her he’d heard the name ‘Potter’."

? wonder [verb]

to ask yourself questions or express a wish to know about something

? 嘗試翻譯:Mr Dursley想知道他是否敢告訴她,他已聽說“Potter”這個名字了。

"Instead he said, as casually as he could, ‘Their son – he’d be about Dudley’s age now, wouldn’t he?’ "

? 嘗試翻譯:他反而盡可能隨意地說:“他們的兒子,他現在應該和Dudley差不多年紀了吧?”

"‘I suppose so,’ said Mrs Dursley stiffly. "

? suppose [verb]

to think that something is liking to be true

? stiffly [adverb]

in a way that is too formal

? 嘗試翻譯:“我猜想是的”,Mrs Dursley生硬地說。

"Nasty, common name..."

? nasty [adjective]

bad or very unpleasant

? 嘗試翻譯:令人討厭,俗名

"...his heart sinking horribly..."

? sink

to (cause something or someone to) fall or move to a lower level

? "your heart sinks" means you feel disappointed and discouraged.

? 嘗試翻譯:他的心沈了下去,跌入谷底壹般。

"Mr Dursley crept to the bedroom window and peered down into the front garden."

? creep [verb]

to move slowly, quietly and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed

? peer [verb]

to look carefully or with difficulty

"It was staring down Privet Drive as though it was waiting for something. "

? 小說中的伏筆,接下來肯定有新人物要登場了~

"Could all this have anything to do with the Potters?"

? be/have something to do with sth

to be related to something or a cause of something but not in a way that you know about or understand exactly

? 嘗試翻譯:這壹切都和Potters有關系嗎?

"If it did … if it got out that they were related to a pair of – well, he didn’t think he could bear it."

? get out ~ become known

If news or information gets out, people hear about it although someone is trying to keep it secret.

? 嘗試翻譯:如果那樣的話,如果被人知道他們和壹對……有關系——夠了,他認為他不能忍受這壹點。