原文赏析

The last shop was narrow and shabby. Peeling gold letters over the door read Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 B.C. A single wand lay on a faded purple cushion in the dusty window.
这最后一间店十分窄小破旧。门上剥落的金色字母写道："奥利万德斯。"公元前382年开始就是上好的手杖制造者。在布满灰尘的橱窗里只有一根手杖放在已经褪了色的紫色垫子上。

A tinkling bell rang somewhere in the depths of the shop as they stepped inside. It was a tiny place, empty except for a single, spindly chair that Hagrid sat on to wait. Harry felt strangely as though he had entered a very strict library; he swallowed a lot of new questions that had just occurred to him and looked instead at the thousands of narrow boxes piled neatly right up to the ceiling. For some reason, the back of his neck prickled. The very dust and silence in here seemed to tingle with some secret magic.
当他们跨入店里的时候，店里不知什么地方响起了一声清脆的铃声。这是个很小的地方，除了一张椅子什么也没有。哈利就坐在这张椅子上等着，哈利觉得很奇怪，就好像他们走进了一座十分森严的图书馆一样。他脑袋里冒出了许多问题但都忍住了没问，因为他看到了上百上千的窄小的盒子差不多快堆到要触及天花板了，不知什么原因，他的脖子后面有种刺痛的感觉。这里的尘封和沉寂似乎和某种神秘的魔法有某种必然的关系。

“Good afternoon,” said a soft voice. Harry jumped. Hagrid must have jumped, too, because there was a loud crunching noise and he got quickly off the spindly chair.
"下午好。"一个柔和的声音说。哈利一下子跳了起来。哈格力一定也跳了起来，因为发出了一种东西被压碎的巨响令他迅速的跳离了那张椅子。

An old man was standing before them, his wide, pale eyes shining like moons through the gloom of the shop.
一个老人站在他们面前，他的大而发青的眼睛透过小店的昏暗闪着光。

“Hello,” said Harry awkwardly.
"你好。"哈利笨拙地说。

“Ah yes,” said the man. “Yes, yes. I thought I'd be seeing you soon. Harry Potter.” It wasn't a question. “You have your mother's eyes. It seems only yesterday she was in here herself, buying her first wand. Ten and a quarter inches long, swishy, made of willow. Nice wand for charm work.”
"哦，是的。"老人说道，"是的，我一直想我很快就会见到你的，哈利·波特。你的眼睛和你妈妈的一模一样，她来这里买魔杖的事好像昨天一样历历在目。 她买的那根魔杖十又四分之一英寸长，用十分漂亮柏木做的，那是一根极好的魔法手杖。"

Mr. Ollivander moved closer to Harry. Harry wished he would blink. Those silvery eyes were a bit creepy.
奥利万德斯先生向哈利走近了一点，哈利希望他能眨眨眼，这双泛着青银光的眼睛让人觉得有点毛骨悚然。

“Your father, on the other hand, favored a mahogany wand. Eleven inches. Pliable. A little more power and excellent for transfiguration. Well, I say your father favored it — it's really the wand that chooses the wizard, of course.”
"你爸爸则喜欢一根桃木做的魔杖，十一英寸长，很容易弯曲，但在变形这一法术上会显得很有威力，我说你爸爸喜欢那根手杖，其实也是手杖在挑选魔法师。"

Mr. Ollivander had come so close that he and Harry were almost nose to nose. Harry could see himself reflected in those misty eyes.
靠得如此近，他和哈利两人就要鼻子靠鼻子了。哈利能从那双迷漾的眼睛里看到自己的影子。

“And that's where…”
"哦，那就是……"

Mr. Ollivander touched the lightning scar on Harry's forehead with a long, white finger.
奥利万德斯用他那细长苍白的手指抚摸哈利头上那道闪电形伤疤。

“I'm sorry to say I sold the wand that did it,” he said softly. “Thirteen-and-a-half inches. Yew. Powerful wand, very powerful, and in the wrong hands… well, if I'd known what that wand was going out into the world to do…”
"我很难过，我卖出的手杖伤了你。"他轻轻地说，"十三英寸半，一根很有威力的手杖，非常有威力，但是我给错了主人……如果我知道那根手杖将会做出这样的事……"

He shook his head and then, to Harry's relief, spotted Hagrid.
他很难过地摇了摇头，然后见到了哈格力，这让哈利大大松了一口气。

“Rubeus! Rubeus Hagrid! How nice to see you again… Oak, sixteen inches, rather bendy, wasn't it?”
"鲁贝斯！鲁贝斯。哈格力！再次见到你真是太高兴了，好的，十六英寸，很弯曲，是不是？"

“It was, sir, yes,” said Hagrid.
"没错，先生。"哈格力说。

“Good wand, that one. But I suppose they snapped it in half when you got expelled?” said Mr. Ollivander, suddenly stern.
"那可是一根很好的手杖，但是我猜当你被驱逐出去的时候那根手杖已经被折成两半了。"

“Er — yes, they did, yes,” said Hagrid, shuffling his feet. “I've still got the pieces, though,” he added brightly.
"嗯，是的，他们这样做了。"哈格力说。慢吞吞地移动着他的脚，"但是，我还保留着那些碎片。"他快乐地补充道。

“But you don't use them?” said Mr. Ollivander sharply.
"但你干什么不用他们？"奥利万德斯尖刻地说道。

“Oh, no, sir,” said Hagrid quickly. Harry noticed he gripped his pink umbrella very tightly as he spoke.
"不，不，先生！"哈格力答得很快。哈利注意到当他说这话的时候他紧紧握着那把粉红色的雨伞。

“Hmmm,” said Mr. Ollivander, giving Hagrid a piercing look. “Well, now — Mr. Potter. Let me see.” He pulled a long tape measure with silver markings out of his pocket. “Which is your wand arm?”
"哼……"奥利万德斯先生看了哈利一眼，说道："好了，现在，波特先生，让我看看。"他从口袋里掏出一根根长的带有银色标记的尺子，"你哪一只手用来拿手杖？"

“Er — well, I'm right-handed,” said Harry.
"嗯，我是用右手的。"哈利答道。

“Hold out your arm. That's it.” He measured Harry from shoulder to finger, then wrist to elbow, shoulder to floor, knee to armpit and round his head. As he measured, he said, “Every Ollivander wand has a core of a powerful magical substance, Mr. Potter. We use unicorn hairs, phoenix tail feathers, and the heartstrings of dragons. No two Ollivander wands are the same, just as no two unicorns, dragons, or phoenixes are quite the same. And of course, you will never get such good results with another wizard's wand.”
"伸出你的手臂，像这样。"他从哈利的肩一直量到手指尖，再从腕关节到肘关节，肩膀到地面，膝盖到腋窝，以及整个头部，当他量的时候，他说道，"每根奥利万德斯魔杖都有一个核心，是那极具威力的魔法物做成的。波特，我们用的是独角兽的头发，凤凰尾巴上的羽毛和龙的心弦，没有哪两根奥利万德斯手杖是一样的，就好像根本没有两只独角兽、凤凰或龙是完全一样的。当然如果你用了其他魔法师的魔杖是不会有这样的结果的。"

重点讲解It was a tiny place, empty except for a single, spindly chair that Hagrid sat on to wait.

except 及相关短语讲解

一、except用于表示同类事物之间的关系，其意为"除……以外"、"除去"。

1. except后面可接名词、代词、动词、副词、介词短语和从句等。如：

We have an English lesson every day except Sunday. 除星期天外，我们每天有一堂英语课。(接名词)

They all went to the park last Sunday except him. 除了他以外，上星期天他们都去公园了。(接代词)

Every day Mary does nothing except watch TV. 每天玛丽除了看电视以外什么都不干。(except后接动词时，一般为带to的动词不定式。但如果except前面有谓语动词do或其相应形式时，后面通常接省略to的动词不定式。如此句。)

He always goes to work by bike except recently. 除最近外，他一般都骑自行车上班。(接副词)

After breakfast the students went nowhere except to school. 吃完早餐，学生们除了上学就不到别处去了。(接介词短语)

My father usually goes to work by bike except when it rains. 除下雨天外，我爸爸通常骑自行车上班。(接从句)

2. except常用在all, whole, any, every, no等词，及anything, anybody, anyone, everything, everybody, everyone等不定代词之后。如：

She ate everything on the plate except the carrots.除胡萝卜外她把盘子里的东西都吃了。

I've cleaned all the rooms except the toilet. 除了厕所，我清扫了所有房间。

二、except for用于表示对主要部分的肯定和对局部的否定。它不表示同类事物之间的关系，其意思为：

1. "除了……以外"。如：

Smith is a good man, except for his bad temper. 史密斯除了脾气不好外，是个好人。

The movie was good except for the ending. 这部电影除了结尾之外都很好。

2. "除去为了……"。如：

Mother wouldn't give him any money except for books and stationery. 除了买书和文具外，妈妈不给他任何钱。

3. "如果不是"，"若非"。如：

Except for you, I would pass the exam. 如果不是你，我就会通过考试。

4. "except for+名词"结构一般可以改写成"except+that从句"。如：

This will do except for the length.= This will do except that it is too long. 如果不是它太长的话，这会很好。

All are here except for the absence of Tina. = All are here except that Tina is absent. 除了蒂娜以外，大家都在这里。

三、except与except for的互换

1. except与except for有时可以通用，不过，一般情况下，except for可置于句首，而except则不能。如：

Everyone is here except Tom. (或：Except for Tom everyone is here.)除汤姆外，大家都到了。

2. except与except for在句中也可互换。

一般来说，否定句中用except，肯定句式可以用except for来替换。如：

This article has no blunders except a few mistakes.这篇文章除了一点小错外没有大错。

此句可改为：This article is instructive except for a few blunders. 这篇文章除了有些错误外，是有教育意义的。

不过，在前后有相称的同类词语时，应用except，否则用except for。如：

We come to school every day except Sunday. 除星期天外，我们天天上学。(句中every day与Sunday同类)

This dress is ready except for the buttons. 衣服做好了，只是钮扣未缝上。(句中ready与buttons不同类)

四、excepting是由动词转化而来的分词介词，用法较正式，含有较强的动态意味，意为"把……除外"，与except在用法上有不同之处：

1. 可用于句首，或用于not, without, always等词后；

2. 其后常常用名词或代词。如：

Bruce answered all the questions excepting the last one. 除了最后一个问题外，布鲁斯都答出来了。

Excepting Sundays, the library is open daily. 除了星期天外，图书馆天天开放。

I think we must keep improving our English not excepting those who have mastered it. 我认为我们必须不断提高我们的英语水平，对那些已掌握了英语的人也不例外。

All the people in my family go to work every day, always excepting my youngest sister. 我家所有的人每天都上班，除了我那个最小的妹妹以外。

课后练习巩固练习：

用except, except for或excepting填空。

1. She usually goes to work on her bike ________ when it rains.

2. The whole staff, not ________ the heads of departments, went to the playground.

3. His account is correct ________ that some details are omitted (省略，遗漏).

4. The office is empty ________ Alice.

5. I would go ________ it's too late.

6. All the essays are good ________ John's.

7. Everybody must study, ________ those who have a better grasp of Marxism.

8. The wall was bare ________ a map of the world.

9. I have looked for my wallet everywhere ________ there.

10. I would join you ________ my headache.

11. We can ask him for some advice at any time ________ during his holidays.

12. His composition is good, ________ some spelling mistakes.

13. John wasn't remembered, ________ by some of us who had known him.

14. There was silence in the room, ________ the tick of the clock on the wall.

15. The pair of trousers fits me well ________ the waist of it is a little too small.

Key:

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