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It was true that Harry wasn't going back to Privet Drive for Christmas.
确实，哈利不想回女贞路过圣诞节。
Professor McGonagall had come around the week before, making a list of students who would be staying for the holidays, and Harry had signed up at once.
上个星期，麦格教授过来登记留校过节的学生名单，哈利立刻就在上面签了名。
He didn't feel sorry for himself at all; this would probably be the best Christmas he'd ever had.
他一点儿也不为自己感到难过。这很可能是他这辈子度过的最好的圣诞节了。
Ron and his brothers were staying, too, because Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were going to Romania to visit Charlie.
罗恩和他的两个孪生哥哥也准备留下来，因为韦斯莱夫妇要到罗马尼亚去看望查理。
When they left the dungeons at the end of Potions, they found a large fir tree blocking the corridor ahead.
他们上完魔药课离开地下教室时，发现前面的走廊被一棵很大的冷杉树挡得严严实实。
Two enormous feet sticking out at the bottom and a loud puffing sound told them that Hagrid was behind it.
看见树底下伸出来的那两只大脚，又听见那响亮的呼哧呼哧声，他们知道树后面的一定是海袼。
Hi, Hagrid, want any help? Ron asked, sticking his head through the branches.
“嘿，海格，需要帮助吗？”罗恩问道，把头从那些枝技桠桠间伸了过去。
Nah, I'm all right, thanks, Ron.
“不用，我能行，谢谢你，罗恩。”
Would you mind moving out of the way? came Malfoys cold drawl from behind them.
“你能不能闪开，别挡着道？”他们身后传来马尔福冷冰冰的、拖着长腔的声音。
Are you trying to earn some extra money, Weasley?
“你是不是想挣几个零花钱哪，韦斯莱？
Hoping to be gamekeeper yourself when you leave Hogwarts, I suppose—that hut of Hagrid's must seem like a palace compared to what your family's used to.
我猜想，你大概希望自己从霍格沃茨毕业后也去看守狩猎场吧——海格的小屋和你原先那个家比起来，一定是像个宫殿吧！”
Ron dived at Malfoy just as Snape came up the stairs.
罗恩一头朝马尔福冲去，恰恰就在这时，斯内普在楼梯上出现了。
WEASLEY!
“韦斯莱！”
重点讲解
一.true:adj.真实的, 真的, 准确的, 精确的,忠诚的 adv.真实地, 准确地 n.真相,精确 vt.使...平衡
【词义辨析】
accurate, exact, precise, right, true, correct
这些形容词均含“准确的，正确的”之意。
accurate指通过谨慎的努力达到符合事实或实际，侧重不同程度的准确性，与事实无出入。
exact着重在质与量方面的准确，语气比accurate强。
precise侧重极端准确，更强调细节的精确无误。
right使用广泛，可与这些词中的correct换用，但常暗示道德、理解、行动等方面的正确。
true暗指绝对准确，尤指复制品与原件丝毫不差。
correct最常用词，主要指按一定标准或规则来衡量，没有谬误和差错或无缺点错误。
【例句用法】
The arrow flew straight and true to its mark.
那箭不偏不斜地直朝目标飞去。
She gave the true account of what had happened.
她如实地讲述了发生的事情。
She was always true to her word.
她总是信守诺言的。
二.compare:v.比较, 对比, 比喻 n.比较, 对照
【语法用法】
compare with与compare to的区别:
compare with 的意思是“把……跟……比较”，一般用于两个同类事物之间，着重区别。
compare to的意思是“把……比作……看待”，一般用于两个不同性质的事物比较。
She compares me with my sister.
她把我和我妹妹进行比较。
We may well compare the little girl to a kitten.
我们可能把这个小姑娘比作小猫来看待。
当compare用作不及物动词时，解释为“比的上”，“值得比较”，只能用with，不能用to；
否定形式可表示为not to be compared with/to；
compare together的表达中，together是多余的。
【错句举例与错句分析】
错句: He compared last year's profits to this year's.
订正: He compared last year's profits with this year's.
翻译: 他把去年的利润与今年的做了比较。
分析: 注意compare with与compare to的区别。
【词义辨析】
compare, compare to, compare with, contrast
这些动词(短语)均含“比较”之意。
compare侧重比较两个或更多东西的异同优劣，强调相同或类似之处。
compare to指两物有类似或相似之处，从而“把(一物)比作(另一物)。”
compare with指“把……用……作比较”以便找出差异或好坏。
contrast指比较两个或更多东西之间的差异，侧重不同点。
【例句用法】
Life is poetically compared to the morning dew.
在诗歌中，人生被比喻为朝露。
I compared the copy with the original, but there was not much difference.
我比较了复印件和原件，但是差别不是很大。