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Mom? Hewhispered. Dad?
“妈妈？”他低声唤道，“爸爸？”
They just looked at him, smiling.
他们都看着他，亲切地微笑着。
And slowly, Harry looked into the faces of the other people in the mirror, and saw other pairs of green eyes like his, other noses like his,
哈利慢慢地挨个儿打量镜子里其他人的脸，发现他们都有着和他一模一样的绿眼睛、一模一样的鼻子，
even a little old man who looked as though he had Harry's knobbly knees—Harry was looking at his family, for the first time in his life.
一个小老头儿甚至还有着和哈利一模一样的凹凸不平的膝盖——哈利正在望着他的家人，这是他有生以来的第一次。
The Potters smiled and waved at Harry and he stared hungrily back at them, his hands pressed flat against the glass as though he was hoping to fall right through it and reach them.
波特一家人笑眯眯地朝哈利挥手。他如饥似渴地凝视着他们，双手紧紧按在镜子玻璃上，就好像他希望能够扑进去和他们待在一起。
He had a powerful kind of ache inside him, half joy, half terrible sadness.
他内心感到一阵强烈的剧痛，一半是因为喜悦，一半是因为深切的忧伤。
How long he stood there, he didn't know.
他在那里站了多久，他不知道。
The reflections did not fade and he looked and looked until a distant noise brought him back to his senses.
镜子里的形象始终没有隐去，他看呀看呀，怎么也看不够，直到远处传来一些声音，才使他恢复了理智。
He couldn't stay here, he had tofindhis way back to bed. He tore his eyes away from his mother's face, whispered, I'll come back, andhurriedfrom the room.
他不能待在这里，他必须回去睡觉。他恋恋不舍地把目光从他母亲脸上挪开，低声说道：“我还会再来的。”便匆匆离开了房间。
重点讲解
一.whisper:n.低语, 窃窃私语, 飒飒的声音 vi.低声说, 窃窃私语, 飒飒地响 vt.耳语, 私语 n.流言蜚语, 踪迹,暗示
【词义辨析】
murmur, mutter, whisper
这些动词均有“低语”之意。
murmur通常指人、微风或小溪等的低沉、柔和或连续的声音。
mutter多指别人不易听到的低语。
whisper通常指耳语、窃窃私语。
【例句用法】
She said it in a whisper, so I didn't hear.
她是悄声说的，所以我没有听见。
The wind was whispering in the roof.
屋顶上风声飒飒。
二.find:v.发现, 找到, 认为, 觉得,感到, 裁决, 判定 n.发现
【词义辨析】
discover, find, detect, ascertain
这些动词均有“发现”之意。
discover指发现本来已经存在，后被人认识的事物、真理或情况。
find普通用词，可指偶然发现，也可指经过寻找后得到或重新获得已失去的东西。强调动作的结果。
detect正式用词，强调经过周密观察或研究而有所获得和发现，尤指发现有意隐藏之物。
ascertain较正式用词，指有意搜寻与发现。
【例句用法】
How do you find your new job?
你认为你的新工作怎么样？
Look what I've found.
瞧我找到什么了。
三.hurry:v.匆忙, 催促, 赶紧 n.匆忙, 仓促, 急忙
【词义辨析】
quicken, accelerate, hasten, hurry, rush, speed
这些动词均含“加快，使加快”之意。
quicken普通用词，指增加速度、速率。
accelerate着重指频率或速率运转加快。
hasten指由于事的紧迫性或突然性而加速。
hurry指赶紧或匆忙地做某事或催促别人做某事，隐含草率或混乱意味。
rush含义与hurry相近，但显得更仓促更慌乱。
speed侧重实际的快速行动,常用词组是speed up。
【例句用法】
Hurry up and get ready we're waiting!
快点准备好－－我们在等著呢。
He picked up his bag and hurried off along the platform.
他拿起提包沿着站台匆忙地走了。