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Before Ron could say another word, Hermione had disappeared. Ron turned the binoculars back on Harry.
不等罗恩再说一个字，赫敏就消失了。罗恩把望远镜的镜头又对准了哈利。
His broom was vibrating so hard, it was almost impossible for him to hang on much longer.
飞天扫帚震动得太厉害了，哈利不可能再悬很长时间。
The whole crowd was on its feet, watching, terrified, as the Weasleys flew up to try and pull Harry safely onto one of their brooms,
观众们全部站了起来，惊恐地注视着，韦斯莱孪生兄弟飞上去，想把哈利安全地拉到他们的一只扫帚上，
but it was no good—every time they got near him, the broom would jump higher still.
然而不行——每当他们接近他时，飞天扫帚就噌的一下蹿得更高。
They dropped lower and circled beneath him, obviously hoping to catch him if he fell.
于是，他们落下来一些，在他下面打转，显然是想在他坠落时接住他。
Marcus Flint seized the Quaffle and scored five times without anyone noticing.
马库斯弗林特抓住鬼飞球，投中了五次，却没有一个人注意他。
Come on, Hermione, Ron muttered desperately.
快点儿，赫敏。罗恩绝望地低声说。
Hermione had fought her way across to the stand where Snape stood, and was now racing along the row behind him;
赫敏艰难地穿过人群，来到斯内普所处的看台，此刻她正沿着他身后的那排座位飞快地走着；
she didn't even stop to say sorry as she knocked Professor Quirrell headfirst into the row in front.
她撞得奇洛教授一头摔向前排的座位，都没有停下来说一声对不起。
Reaching Snape, she crouched down, pulled out her wand, and whispered a few, well- chosen words.
总算到了斯内普身边，她蹲下去，抽出她的魔杖，低声说了几句经过推敲的话。
Bright blue flames shot from her wand onto the hem of Snape's robes.
明亮的蓝色火苗从她的魔杖里蹿出来，扑向斯内普长袍的下摆。
It took perhaps thirty seconds for Snape to realize that he was on fire.
过了大约三十秒钟，斯内普才意识到自己身上着了火。
A sudden yelp told her she had done her job.
听到一声惊叫，赫敏知道她的工作完成了。
Scooping the fire off him into a little jar in her pocket, she scrambled back along the row—Snape would never know what had happened.
她迅速把火从他身上收拢，收进她的口袋，然后顺着那排座位匆匆返回——斯内普永远不会知道是怎么回事。
It was enough. Up in the air, Harry was suddenly able to clamber back on to his broom.
这就够了。高空中，哈利突然能够爬回到扫帚把上了。
Neville, you can look! Ron said. Neville had been sobbing into Hagrid's jacket for the last five minutes.
纳威，你可以看了！罗恩说。 在刚才的五分钟里，纳威一直把脸埋在海格的夹克衫里哭泣。
Harry was speeding toward the ground when the crowd saw him clap his hand to his mouth as though he was about to be sick，
哈利飞快地朝地面俯冲，人们看见他用手捂住嘴巴，就好像要呕吐似的，
he hit the field on all fours—coughed—and something gold fell into his hand.
他四脚着地落在地上——咳嗽——一个金色的东西落进他的手掌。
重点讲解
一.word：n.单词,消息,话语,诺言 v.用词语表达
【词义辨析】
word, vocabulary, language, term, lexicon
这些名词均有“文字，词，语言”之意。
word普通用词，指语言的最小单位的单词、字，也可指话、整句话或一段话。
vocabulary集合名词，指词汇、语汇或词汇量。
language普通用词，指国家、民族或种族内部使用，已经系统化的语言。
term指专业术语。
lexicon指某种语言、某人或某一知识领域的全部词汇。
【例句用法】
Could we have a word before you go to the meeting?
你去开会之前，咱们能私下说句话吗？
Tell me what happened in your own words.
用你自己的话把发生的事情告诉我。
My friend sent word that he was well.
我朋友捎来口信说他很好。
二.though：conj.虽然, 尽管, 然而, 可是 adv.（用在句末补充说明使语气减弱）不过
【语法用法】
区别although和though:
though可以做副词，指“但是”，但是although不行。
He said he would come, he didn't, though.
句中的though不能替换成although。
as though属固定搭配，这里though不能替换成although。
although要比though来得更正式，相对而言，语气比较重，但是though的使用更普遍。
although引导的从句，常指实际发生的事情，而不是假象，设想。
He would not be unhappy though he should have to live alone.
就算要一个人住，他可能也不会不开心。
He was not unhappy although he had to live alone.
虽然他不得不要一个人住，却没有不开心。though和although都可在从句中用作连词，通常表示相同的意思，但though更普遍适应于非正式的表述中；
though已表示“然而，可是”，在句中，不可再与but连用。
Though he lives alone, but he is happy.
句子中的but要删掉。
though引导的句子有时有特殊的格式。
Though he lives alone, he is happy.
即使一个人，他还是很开心。
句子中的“he lives”可以省略掉。
值得注意的是，句子 Though loving him, I cannot help him是不成立的，因为没有though I was loving这一说法。
【词义辨析】
though, although, as, even though
这些连词均可表示“虽然，尽管”之意。
though和although在意义上几乎毫无区别，但在习惯用法上这两个词仍有以下一些差异：1.though可引出倒装语序的让步状语从句，although 则不能。2.though可与even连用，although则不能；在as though结构中，只用though，不能用although。3.though可以置于从句末，而although则不能。4.引出省略句时，通常用though。
although与though在意义上相似，但文体上是比较正式用词，语气比though强。
as引出让步状语从句只用于倒装语序结构中，语气强于上述两个连词。
even though（＝even if），意为“即使”，引导让步状语从句。though也引导让步状语从句，意为“虽然”；even though有退一步设想的意味，与though不同。though引导的句子所说的是事实，even though引导的句子所说的则不一定是事实。例如：
He will not tell the secret even though（even if）he knows it．
即使他知道这个秘密，他也不肯说出来。
He will not tell the secret though he knows it．
他虽然知道这个秘密，但他不会说出来。
【例句用法】
He said he would come, he didn't, though.
他说他要来，可是并没有来。
I don't know him well though I've known him for a long time.
我对他并不了解，虽然我认识他已经很长时间了。