带你步入魔法世界:《哈利·波特与魔法石》赏析(208)
日期:2012-10-17 14:22

(单词翻译:单击)

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There are a few things we wanted to ask you, as a matter of fact, said Harry, about what's guarding the Stone apart from Fluffy.
“说实话,我们有几件事情想问问你,”哈利说,“是关于守护魔法石的机关,除了路威……”
SHHHH! said Hagrid again. Listen — come an' see me later,
“嘘——”海格又说,“听着——过会儿来找我,
I'm not promisin' I'll tell yeh anythin', mind, but don' go rabbitin' about it in here, students aren' s'pposed ter know.
记住,我可没答应要告诉你们什么,可是别在这里瞎扯呀,有些事情学生是不应该知道的。
They'll think I've told yeh...
他们会以为是我告诉你们的——”
See you later, then, said Harry.
“那么,待会儿见。”哈利说。
Hagrid shuffled off.
海格踢踢踏踏地走了。
What was he hiding behind his back? said Hermione thoughtfully.
“他把什么东西藏在背后?”赫敏若有所思地说,
Do you think it had anything to do with the Stone?
“你认为会与魔法石有关吗?”
I'm going to see what section he was in, said Ron, who'd had enough of working.
“我去看看他刚才在我什么书。”罗恩说,他读书早就读得不耐烦了。
He came back a minute later with a pile of books in his arms and slammed them down on the table.
一分钟后,他回来了,怀里抱着一大堆书,把它们重重地扔到桌上。
Dragons! he whispered. Hagrid was looking up stuff about dragons!
“龙!”他低声说,“海格在查找关于龙的资料!
Look at these: Dragon Species of Great Britain and Ireland; From Egg to Inferno, A Dragon Keeper's Guide.
看看这些:《大不列颠和爱尔兰的龙的种类》、《从孵蛋到涅槃》、《养龙指南》。”

重点讲解
一.as a matter of fact:事实上

e.g.:As a matter of fact, if I accept the Nietzschean criterion, they think "yes" in one way or another.
事实上,如果我接受尼采的标准,他们总是用这种或那种方式在说“是”。
二.apart from:远离,除…之外;且不说;缺少
e.g.:What did you do there — apart from eating?
你在那里做了什么——除了吃以外?
三.behind:prep.在...之后, 迟于..., 落后于, 基于, 追赶 adv.在后面地, 落后地, 迟, 不如 n.<口> 屁股
【词义辨析】
1.after, behind, at the back of
这些词均有“在……后面”之意。
after强调的是顺序的先后。
The student sat after me.
那个学生坐在我后面。(我坐在他前面)。
Who ruled after James I?
詹姆斯一世之后是谁统治的?
Please shut the door after you.
请随手关门。
behind在表示地点时侧重方向和位置的前后关系,在表示时间时侧重“落后……”或“迟于……”的概念。
The student sat behind me.
那学生坐在我背后。
You are forty minutes behind schedule.
你比规定的时间迟了40分钟。
Please shut the door behind you.
请关上你身后的门。
at the back of这个前置词短语既可指具体的位置的先后,又可用于指抽象的概念。
2.back, backward, hind, behind
这些词均有“在后,向后”之意。
back作为副词或形容词时,强调所修饰物的位置以及动作运动方向。
backward可用于人或物,指向后的,落后的或迟钝的。
hind指成对并且分前后的东西的“后面的”。
behind指一物同它物相对的位置或场所。
【例句用法】
The others are a long way behind.
其他人落在后面很远。
He's behind in handing in homework.
他没能按时交家庭作业。

剧情介绍:
海格鬼鬼祟祟的出现在图书馆究竟是为了什么?魔法石到底有怎样天大的秘密让海格都不敢大声的说出口?你相信这世界上真的有龙的存在吗?究竟是童话还是现实呢?

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重点单词
  • minutesn. 会议记录,(复数)分钟
  • speciesn. (单复同)物种,种类
  • infernon. 火海,地狱般的场所
  • criterionn. 标准,准则