重点词汇词组：

But the news1 that he was playing Seeker2 had leaked out3 somehow, and Harry4 didn't know5 which was worse6, people telling him he'd be brilliant or people telling him they'd be running around underneath him holding a mattress.

长难句分析

解：1主语+2同位语从句+3谓语+4主语+5谓语+6宾语从句

析：①同位语从句：that he was playing Seeker

此处news的内容就是that he was playing Seeker，同位语从句的引导词通常有that，whether，what等，that在从句中不作任何成分，但不能省略。

②宾语从句：which was worse

该从句用连接代词which引导，此时要注意宾语从句用陈述句语序。

1.see sb. doing sth. 看见某人正在做某事

例：From the window we could see the children playing in the yard.

从窗口看去，我们可以看见孩子们在院子里玩耍。

常见搭配：

①see sth. in sb./sth. 看出……有（某种特质）

例：Her teachers saw something special in her.

她的老师看出她身上有与众不同的地方。

②see sb. off 为（某人）送行

例：My parents saw me off at the airport.

我父母到机场为我送行。

相关俚语：

①see eye to eye （两人）意见一致

例：My sisters don't see eye to eye with me about the arrangements.

在这些安排上，我的姐姐们和我意见不一致。

②see red 非常生气

例：People who don't finish a job really make me see red.

我最讨厌别人干活有始无终。

2.second place 第二名

例：Our team finished in second place.

我们队获得了第二名。

常见搭配：

①out of place 错位，不协调

例：The boy looked uncomfortable and out of place among the adults.

在大人们中间那个男孩显得很不自在，手足无错。

②in place of sb./sth. 代替，取代

例：You can use margarine in place of butter in some recipes.

有些菜谱里，你可以用人造黄油代替黄油。

相关俚语：

①all over the place 到处

例：You can buy T-shirts like this all over the place.

你在哪儿都能买到这样的T恤。

②put sb. in their place 使（某人）有自知之明

例：When he tried to take charge, she soon put him in his place.

当他试图发号施令时，她很快让他明白说了算的不是他。

3.leak out 泄露；走漏

例：Details of the plan soon leaked out.

计划的细节很快就泄露出去了。

相关俚语：

①out and about 活跃的；正常行动的

例：The doctor says she's making a good recovery, and she should be out and about in a few days' time.

医生说她恢复得很好，几天后应该就可以正常行动了。

②out and away 无可比拟的

例：She is out and away the best student I have ever taught.

她无疑是我教过的学生当中最出色的。

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