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Quietly as possible, they creptalongthe next corridor after Snape's fading footsteps.
他们跟着斯内普渐渐远去的脚步声，悄悄顺着另一道走廊向前走，尽量不发出声音。
He's heading for the third floor, Harry said, but Ron held up his hand.
他在朝三楼走呢。哈利说。但是罗恩举起了手。
Can you smell something?
你能闻到什么吗？
Harry sniffed and a foul stench reached his nostrils, a mixture of old socks and the kind of public toilet no one seems to clean.
哈利吸了吸鼻子，一股恶臭钻进他的鼻孔，那是一种臭袜子和从来无人打扫的公共厕所混合在一起的气味。
And then they heard it，a low grunting, and the shuffling footfalls of gigantic feet.
接着他们听见了一阵低沉的咕哝声和巨大的脚掌拖在地上走路的声音。
Ron pointed，at the end of a passage to the left, something huge was moving toward them.
罗恩注意到：在左边一条通道的尽头，一个庞然大物正向他们这边移动。
They shrank into the shadows and watched as it emerged into a patch of moonlight.
他们赶紧退缩到暗处，注视着它慢慢走进一片月光。
It was a horrible sight. Twelve feet tall, its skin was a dull, granite gray,
那景象十分恐怖。它足有十二英尺高，皮肤暗淡无光，像花岗岩一般灰乎乎的
its great lumpy body like a boulder with its small bald head perched on top like a coconut.
庞大而蠢笨的身体像一堆巨大的泥砾，上面顶着一个可可豆一般的小脑袋。
It had short legs thick as tree trunks with flat, horny feet.
它的短腿粗壮得像树桩，下面是扁平的、粗硬起茧的大脚。
The smell coming from it was incredible.
它身上散发出的那股气味臭得令人作呕。
It was holding a huge woodenclub, which dragged along the floor because its arms were so long.
它手里抓着一根粗大的木棍，由于它的手臂很长，木棍在地上拖着。
重点讲解
一.along：prep.沿着, 顺着 adv.向前, 一起
【语法用法】
作为介词时，与名词road，river，corridor，line等连用，常指那些有这细长外形的名词。
I saw her running along the road.
涉及到时期或活动时，常用through，如through the centuries（NOT along the centuries）和all through the journey（NOT all along the journey）。
【词义辨析】
across, along, over, through
这些前置词均有“横过、穿过”之意。
across指“从……的一边到另一边”，强调横过，多与动态动词连用。
along指沿着一条直线在水平方向上运动。一般表动态，有时也与静态动词连用。
over常和动态动词连用，指“从……上面越过”或“横越”；表静态时，指“在彼处”。
through侧重从一端穿到另一端。
【例句用法】
Growing along the river are tall palm trees.
沿着这条河生长的是高大的棕树。
We bicycled along, singing loudly.
我们骑着脚踏车前进，大声歌唱着。
We walked along the road.
我们沿着路走。
二.club：n.俱乐部, 棍棒, (扑克牌中)梅花 v.用棍棒打, 分担花费,凑钱, 泡夜总会
【词义辨析】
club, association, institute, league, union, society
这些名词均有“社团，会社，协会”之意。
club表俱乐部或会社，其成员因志同道合，有共同兴趣、爱好而组织到一起进行社交、娱乐或体育等活动。
association指较为正式的组织，强调兴趣和需要的一致性。
institute指为专门的目标而建立的学会或研究所。
league指为了共同的目的和利益而组成的社团、同盟或联合会。
union多指工会，也指学会或协会。
society可与association换用，但前者的宗旨更严格，会员之间联系更紧密，活动更积极。
【例句用法】
He was clubbed to death with a butt of a gun.
他是被人用枪托殴打致死的。
We clubbed together to buy our teacher a present.
我们凑钱给老师买了件礼物。
The tennis club has organized a dance.
网球俱乐部组织了一次舞会。
He is an active member of the school's stamp club.
他是学校集邮俱乐部的一名活跃会员。