Question

【英语原著】哈利·波特与魔法石 （13）

Answer 1

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] 喃喃自语

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

⇒ funny-looking people 样子可笑的人

⇒ 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

⇒ 尝试翻译：Mr Dursley想知道他是否敢告诉她，他已听说“Potter”这个名字了。

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

⇒ 尝试翻译：他反而尽可能随意地说：“他们的儿子，他现在应该和Dudley差不多年纪了吧？”

"‘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

⇒ 尝试翻译：“我猜想是的”，Mrs Dursley生硬地说。

"Nasty, common name..."

⇒ nasty [adjective]

bad or very unpleasant

⇒ 尝试翻译：令人讨厌，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.

⇒ 尝试翻译：他的心沉了下去，跌入谷底一般。

"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. "

⇒ 小说中的伏笔，接下来肯定有新人物要登场了~

"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

⇒ 尝试翻译：这一切都和Potters有关系吗？

"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.

⇒ 尝试翻译：如果那样的话，如果被人知道他们和一对……有关系——够了，他认为他不能忍受这一点。