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The Gryffindor common room was very noisy that evening. Harry, Ron, and Hermione sat together next to a window.
那天晚上，格兰芬多公共休息室里闹哄哄的。哈利、罗恩和赫敏一起坐在一扇窗户旁边。
Hermione was checking Harry and Ron's Charms homework for them.
赫敏正在检查哈利和罗恩的魔法课作业。
She would never let them copy (How will you learn?), but by asking her to read it through, they got the right answers anyway.
她坚决不让他们抄她的作业（那样你们能学到什么呢？），但是请她检查一遍之后，他们总能得到正确的答案。
Harry felt restless. He wanted Quidditch Through the Ages back, to take his mind off his nerves about tomorrow.
哈利感到不安。他想去把《魁地奇溯源》要回来，使自己的神经放松一下，不要老想着明天的比赛。
Why should he be afraid of Snape? Getting up, he told Ron and Hermione he was going to ask Snape if he could have it.
他为什么要害怕斯内普？于是，他站起来对罗恩和赫敏说，他要去问问斯内普能不能把书还给他。
Better you than me, they said together, but Harry had an idea that Snape wouldn't refuse if there were other teachers listening.
换了我才不去呢。他们俩异口同声地说。但是哈利有了一个主意，如果旁边有其他老师听着，斯内普便不会拒绝他。
He made his way down to the staffroom and knocked. There was no answer. He knocked again. Nothing.
他下楼来到教工休息室，敲了敲门。没有人回答。他又敲了敲，还是没有动静。
Perhaps Snape had left the book in there? It was worth a try. He pushed the door ajar and peered inside -- and a horrible scene met his eyes.
没准斯内普把书留在里面了？值得试一试。他把门推开一道缝，朝里面望去——眼前出现了一副可怕的景象。
Snape and Filch were inside, alone. Snape was holding his robes above his knees.
房间里只有斯内普和费尔奇两个人。斯内普把他的长袍撩到了膝盖以上。
One of his legs was bloody and mangled. Filch was handing Snape bandages.
他的一条腿鲜血淋漓，血肉模糊。费尔奇正在把绷带递给他。
Blasted thing, Snape was saying. How are you supposed to keep your eyes on all three heads at once?
该死的东西，只听斯内普说，你怎么可能同时盯住三个脑袋呢？
Harry tried to shut the door quietly, but,
哈利正要轻轻把门关上，可是……
重点讲解
一.common：adj.常见的, 共同的, 普通的, 平常的, 平凡的, 粗俗的 n.公地, 平民, 普通, 公园
【语法用法】
common一般解释为“平常的”，偶尔可表示“低劣的”，“粗俗的”，所以在应用中应避免产生误解。
This is common furniture.
common sense，common knowledge和general knowledge的比较：
common sense意为“常识”，通常指从经验得来的，多数人都知道的。
common knowledge则是在一定范围例大家都知道的事情。
It is common knowledge (among the teachers) that they will soon have a new headmaster.
general knowledge意为“研究得来的，许多事情的常识”，反义词是specialized knowledge（专业知识）；
general knowledge test意思是“常识测试”；
common sense只在作形容词时，可写作common-sense。
【错句举例与错句分析】
错句: Common to all three fabrics, though in small quantities, the corn walls succeed in pulling the whole scheme together.
订正: Common to all three fabrics, the corn colour of the walls succeeds in pulling the whole scheme together.
翻译: 玉米黄是这三个织物共有的颜色，这种颜色的墙面使整个图案成功地融为一体了。
分析: common解释为“公共的，共有的”，使用具有双重指称的形容词时要格外注意。
【词义辨析】
common, ordinary, commonplace, general, usual, popular, universal
这些形容词均含有“普通的，普遍的”之意。
common多用于指物，侧重很常见，不稀奇。
ordinary用于物，指每天发生，十分平淡无奇；用于人，指无特别之处，很一般。
commonplace强调缺少新意。
general语气强于common，侧重大多如此，很少有例外情况。
usual指常见常闻和常做的事或举动，强调惯常性。
popular指适应大众爱好、需要，为大家所公认或接受。
universal与general同义，但语气较强，侧重对每个人或事物都适用，根本没有例外。
mutual, common, joint, reciprocal
这些形容词均含“共同的、相互的”之意。
mutual着重彼此共有或共享，局限于双方的关系。
common侧重两人或多人共有共同，但不暗示彼此间存在的等价关系。
joint强调至少两人或两方共同占用，侧重指一个统一体。
reciprocal着重互惠，有来有往。
【例句用法】
He's not an officer, but a common soldier.
他不是军官而是普通士兵。
Every Saturday Jean went riding on the village common.
每周六琴在村里的公用草地上骑马。
Does the common man oppose the ideas of political union between European countries?
一般人是不是反对欧洲国家政治联合的构想呢？
Rabbits and foxes are common in Britain.
兔子和狐狸在英国很常见。
二.shut：v.关闭, 合拢, 停止 adj.关闭的, 停止营业的 n.关闭
【词义辨析】
close, shut, slam
这些动词均有“关”之意。
close较多地用于正式或庄重的文体中，如关闭铁路、公路以及其它交通渠道，要用close。
shut着重关闭的动作、过程和方式手段。
slam象声词，指“砰的关上”，或用力关上。
Her mouth opened and shut, but no sound came out.
她的嘴张开又闭上了，没有发出声音。
He shut his eyes to her faults.
他对她的缺点视而不见。
He shut himself away for a month to catch up on his academic work.
他与世隔绝一个月，力图把功课赶上去。