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哈利波特与魔法石03-Hagrid arrives

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  A low rumbling1 sound had broken the silence around them. It grewsteadily louder as they looked up and down the street for some signof a headlight; it swelled2 to a roar as they both looked up at thesky -- and a huge motorcycle fell out of the air and landed on theroad in front of them.
If the motorcycle was huge, it was nothing to the man sittingastride it. He was almost twice as tall as a normal man and atleast five times as wide. He looked simply too big to be allowed,and so wild - long tangles3 of bushy black hair and beard hid most ofhis face, he had hands the size of trash can lids, and his feet intheir leather boots were like baby dolphins. In his vast, musculararms he was holding a bundle of blankets.
"Hagrid," said Dumbledore, sounding relieved. "At last. Andwhere did you get that motorcycle?""Borrowed it, Professor Dumbledore, sit," said the giant,climbing carefully off the motorcycle as he spoke4. "Young SiriusBlack lent it to me. I've got him, sir.""No problems, were there?""No, sir -- house was almost destroyed, but I got him out allright before the Muggles started swarmin' around. He fell asleepas we was flyin' over Bristol."Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall bent5 forward over the bundleof blankets. Inside, just visible, was a baby boy, fast asleep. Undera tuft of jet-black hair over his forehead they could see a curiouslyshaped cut, like a bolt of lightning.
"Is that where -?" whispered Professor McGonagall.
"Yes," said Dumbledore. "He'll have that scar forever.""Couldn't you do something about it, Dumbledore?""Even if I could, I wouldn't. Scars can come in handy. I haveone myself above my left knee that is a perfect map of the LondonUnderground. Well -- give him here, Hagrid -- we'd better get thisover with."Dumbledore took Harry6 in his arms and turned toward the Dursleys'
house.
"Could I -- could I say good-bye to him, sir?" asked Hagrid. Hebent his great, shaggy head over Harry and gave him what must havebeen a very scratchy, whiskery kiss. Then, suddenly, Hagrid letout a howl like a wounded dog.
"Shhh!" hissed7 Professor McGonagall, "you'll wake the Muggles!""S-s-sorry," sobbed8 Hagrid, taking out a large, spottedhandkerchief and burying his face in it. "But I c-c-can't stand it-- Lily an' James dead -- an' poor little Harry off ter live withMuggles -""Yes, yes, it's all very sad, but get a grip on yourself, Hagrid,or we'll be found," Professor McGonagall whispered, patting Hagridgingerly on the arm as Dumbledore stepped over the low garden walland walked to the front door. He laid Harry gently on the doorstep,took a letter out of his cloak, tucked it inside Harry's blankets,and then came back to the other two. For a full minute the three ofthem stood and looked at the little bundle; Hagrid's shoulders shook,Professor McGonagall blinked furiously, and the twinkling lightthat usually shone from Dumbledore's eyes seemed to have gone out.
"Well," said Dumbledore finally, "that's that. We've no businessstaying here. We may as well go and join the celebrations.""Yeah," said Hagrid in a very muffled9 voice, "I'll be takin'
Sirius his bike back. G'night, Professor McGonagall -- ProfessorDumbledore, sir."Wiping his streaming eyes on his jacket sleeve, Hagrid swunghimself onto the motorcycle and kicked the engine into life; witha roar it rose into the air and off into the night.
"I shall see you soon, I expect, Professor McGonagall," saidDumbledore, nodding to her. Professor McGonagall blew her nosein reply.
Dumbledore turned and walked back down the street. On the cornerhe stopped and took out the silver Put-Outer. He clicked it once,and twelve balls of light sped back to their street lamps so thatPrivet Drive glowed suddenly orange and he could make out a tabbycat slinking around the corner at the other end of the street. Hecould just see the bundle of blankets on the step of number four.
"Good luck, Harry," he murmured. He turned on his heel and witha swish of his cloak, he was gone.
A breeze ruffled10 the neat hedges of Privet Drive, which laysilent and tidy under the inky sky, the very last place you wouldexpect astonishing things to happen. Harry Potter rolled overinside his blankets without waking up. One small hand closed onthe letter beside him and he slept on, not knowing he was special,not knowing he was famous, not knowing he would be woken in a fewhours' time by Mrs. Dursley's scream as she opened the front doorto put out the milk bottles, nor that he would spend the next fewweeks being prodded11 and pinched by his cousin Dudley... He couldn'tknow that at this very moment, people meeting in secret all over thecountry were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices:
"To Harry Potter -- the boy who lived!"


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1 rumbling 85a55a2bf439684a14a81139f0b36eb1     
n. 隆隆声, 辘辘声 adj. 隆隆响的 动词rumble的现在分词
参考例句:
  • The earthquake began with a deep [low] rumbling sound. 地震开始时发出低沉的隆隆声。
  • The crane made rumbling sound. 吊车发出隆隆的响声。
2 swelled bd4016b2ddc016008c1fc5827f252c73     
增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情)
参考例句:
  • The infection swelled his hand. 由于感染,他的手肿了起来。
  • After the heavy rain the river swelled. 大雨过后,河水猛涨。
3 tangles 10e8ecf716bf751c5077f8b603b10006     
(使)缠结, (使)乱作一团( tangle的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • Long hair tangles easily. 长头发容易打结。
  • Tangles like this still interrupted their intercourse. 像这类纠缠不清的误会仍然妨碍着他们的交情。
4 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
5 bent QQ8yD     
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
参考例句:
  • He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
6 harry heBxS     
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
参考例句:
  • Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天,人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
  • Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
7 hissed 2299e1729bbc7f56fc2559e409d6e8a7     
发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 ); 发嘘声表示反对
参考例句:
  • Have you ever been hissed at in the middle of a speech? 你在演讲中有没有被嘘过?
  • The iron hissed as it pressed the wet cloth. 熨斗压在湿布上时发出了嘶嘶声。
8 sobbed 4a153e2bbe39eef90bf6a4beb2dba759     
哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说
参考例句:
  • She sobbed out the story of her son's death. 她哭诉着她儿子的死。
  • She sobbed out the sad story of her son's death. 她哽咽着诉说她儿子死去的悲惨经过。
9 muffled fnmzel     
adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己)
参考例句:
  • muffled voices from the next room 从隔壁房间里传来的沉闷声音
  • There was a muffled explosion somewhere on their right. 在他们的右面什么地方有一声沉闷的爆炸声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 ruffled e4a3deb720feef0786be7d86b0004e86     
adj. 有褶饰边的, 起皱的 动词ruffle的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • She ruffled his hair affectionately. 她情意绵绵地拨弄着他的头发。
  • All this talk of a strike has clearly ruffled the management's feathers. 所有这些关于罢工的闲言碎语显然让管理层很不高兴。
11 prodded a2885414c3c1347aa56e422c2c7ade4b     
v.刺,戳( prod的过去式和过去分词 );刺激;促使;(用手指或尖物)戳
参考例句:
  • She prodded him in the ribs to wake him up. 她用手指杵他的肋部把他叫醒。
  • He prodded at the plate of fish with his fork. 他拿叉子戳弄着那盘鱼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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