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Harry knew, when they wished him good luck outside the locker rooms the next afternoon,
第二天下午，当罗恩和赫敏在更衣室外面祝他好运时，
that Ron and Hermione were wondering whether they'd ever see him alive again.
哈利知道，他们实际上在暗暗担心再也见不到他活着回来了。
This wasn't what you'd call comforting.
这样能给他什么安慰呢？
Harry hardly heard a word of Wood's pep talk as he pulled on his Quidditch robes and picked up his Nimbus Two Thousand.
哈利穿上魁地奇球服，拿起他的光轮2000，对伍德的鼓舞士气的话根本没听进去。
Ron and Hermione, meanwhile, had found a place in the stands next to Neville,
与此同时，罗恩和赫敏在看台上找了个地方，就在纳威旁边。
who couldn't understand why they looked so grim and worried, or why they had both brought their wands to the match.
纳威不明白他们为什么显得这么沉重和担忧，也不明白他们为什么都把自己的魔杖带到赛场上来了。
Little did Harry know that Ron and Hermione had been secretly practicing the Leg-Locker Curse.
哈利不知道罗恩和赫敏一直在偷偷练习锁腿咒。
They'd gotten the idea from Malfoy using it on Neville, and were ready to use it on Snape if he showed any sign of wanting to hurt Harry.
他们从马尔福给纳威念咒这件事中获得启发，打算一旦斯内普显示出要伤害哈利的苗头，就对他念咒。
Now, don't forget, it's Locomotor Mortis, Hermione muttered as Ron slipped his wand up his sleeve.
“记住，别忘了，是‘腿立僵停死’。”罗恩把魔杖插在袖子上时，赫敏小声地说。
I know, Ron snapped. Don't nag.
“我知道，”罗恩不耐烦地说，“别唠叨了。”
Back in the locker room, Wood had taken Harry aside.
在更衣室里，伍德把哈利拉到一边。
Don't want to pressure you, Potter, but if we ever need an early capture of the Snitch it's now.
“我不是想给你施加压力，波特，但我们今天比任何时候都需要尽快抓住飞贼。
Finish the game before Snape can favor Hufflepuff too much.
在斯内普偏袒哈弗帕福太多之前尽快结束比赛。”

重点讲解
一.heard of：听说
e.g.:He was never heard of again.
后来再也没有听到（有关）他的音信。
二.pick up：捡起；获得；收拾
e.g.:With this in mind, the next time you need a bit of time to yourself, pick up a book.
记住这个方法，下次当你需要一点自我放松的时间时，你则可以挑选一本书来阅读。
三.ready to do sth.：准备做某事
e.g.:So if you come, be ready to dance.
因此，如果你来到这儿，就准备好起舞吧。
四.pressure:n.压强, 压力, 压迫 v.施压
【词义辨析】
strain, stress, pressure, tension
这些名词均有“压力，重压，紧张”之意。
strain指某人为克服外力界压力而造成的身心和情绪等方面的压抑。用于物时，指任何力或合力作用于一个物体上面造成的应变。
stress侧重指承受外来的压力，也指由于某种原因而引起的心理、生理或情绪上的紧张。
pressure在科学上，指单位面积上所受到的压力。用于引申时，指某事物所产生的压力或影响力等。
tension多指因关系不好或其它原因而出现的紧张状态，也指某物被过度伸展的程度或状态。
【例句用法】
The birth of twins put pressure on them to find a bigger flat.
他们生了双胞胎，不得不寻找一套较大的住房。
The tyre is too hard reduce the pressure a bit.
这轮胎太硬，要减少一点压力。

剧情介绍：
害怕被人暗算这种事呢，要不就你做好接招的准备，要不就只能听天由命的尽快结束这场战斗。哈利或许想赶紧结束，但他的好朋友却也做好了为他战斗的准备。