重点词汇词组：

She1 was torn2 between horror at the idea of Harry being out of bed, roaming the school three nights in a row ("If Filch had caught you!"), and disappointment that he hadn't at least found out who Nicolas Flamel was3.

长难句分析

解：1主语+2谓语+3同位语从句

析：“being out of bed”和“roaming the school”的逻辑主语是Harry，“that he hadn't at least found out who Nicolas Flamel was”是同位语从句，解释说明disappointment，“who Nicolas Flamel was”是宾语从句。

1.dream about 梦见

例：She dreamed about her baby.

她梦见了她的小宝贝。

常见搭配：

①dream of sth. 梦想，幻想

例：I dream of one day working for myself and not having a boss.

我幻想将来有一天能没有老板，为自己工作。

②dream sth. up 凭空想出，虚构出

例：This is the latest ploy dreamed up by advertising companies to sell their new products.

这是广告公司为了推销其新产品而想出来的最新招数。

2.drive sb. mad 使……发疯

例：He leaves dirty clothes all over the floor and it's driving me mad.

地板上到处都是他扔的脏衣服，真要把我给气疯了。

常见搭配：drive off 驶离

例：I got in the car and drove off.

我上车后把车开走了。

相关俚语：drive a wedge between sb. 损害……之间的关系

例：It doesn't make sense to let things that happened in the past drive a wedge between us now.

让过去发生的事情损害我们之间现在的关系是很愚蠢的。

3.in a row 接连地；连续地

例：She's been voted Best Actress three years in a row.

她已经连续3年当选为最佳女演员。

相关俚语：a hard/tough row to hoe 难以应对的情况

例：Teachers have a tough row to hoe in today's schools.

在如今的学校里，老师们的工作很难做。

4.give up hope 放弃希望

例：We still haven't given up hope of finding her alive.

我们还没有放弃她生还的希望。

常见搭配：

①give sth. away 赠送；捐赠

例：The shop is giving away a sample to every customer.

商店赠送给每一位顾客一个样品礼包。

②give sth. off 发出，放出

例：That tiny radiator doesn't give off much heat.

那个小散热器散发不出太多热量。

相关俚语：give way 让步，屈服

例：Neither of them will give way, so they could be arguing for a very long time.

他们两个谁也不会让步，所以他们会吵好长时间。

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