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Harry had taken one step toward it when a slithering sound made him freeze where he stood. A bush on the edge of the clearing quivered.... Then, out of the shadows, a hooded figure came crawling across the ground like some stalking beast. Harry, Malfoy, and Fang stood transfixed. The cloaked figure reached the unicorn, lowered its head over the wound in the animal's side, and began to drink its blood.
哈利刚朝它跨近一步，突然一阵簌簌滑动的声音使他停住了脚步，呆呆地站在原地。空地边缘的一丛灌木在抖动……接着，从阴影里闪出一个戴着兜帽的身影，它在地上缓缓爬行，像一头渐渐逼近的野兽。哈利、马尔福和牙牙都呆若木鸡地站在那里。那个穿着斗篷的身影来到独角兽身边，低下头去，对准那尸体一侧的伤口，开始喝它的血。

"AAAAAAAAAARGH!"
“啊啊啊啊——！”

Malfoy let out a terrible scream and bolted — so did Fang. The hooded figure raised its head and looked right at Harry — unicorn blood was dribbling down its front. It got to its feet and came swiftly toward Harry — he couldn't move for fear.
马尔福发出一声可怕的尖叫，撒腿就跑——牙牙也没命地逃走了。那戴着兜帽的身影抬起头，一眼就看见了哈利——独角兽的血滴落在它胸前。它站起身，飞快地向哈利走来——哈利吓得动弹不得。

Then a pain like he'd never felt before pierced his head; it was as though his scar were on fire. Half blinded, he staggered backward. He heard hooves behind him, galloping, and something jumped clean over Harry, charging at the figure.
就在这时，一阵剧痛穿透哈利的头部，这是他以前从未有过的感觉，就好像他的伤疤突然着了火一般——他视线模糊、踉踉跄跄地后退。他听见身后有马蹄小跑的声音，什么东西从他头顶上越过，朝那个身影扑去。

The pain in Harry's head was so bad he fell to his knees. It took a minute or two to pass. When he looked up, the figure had gone. A centaur was standing over him, not Ronan or Bane; this one looked younger; he had white-blond hair and a palomino body.
哈利的头疼得太厉害了，他扑通跪倒在地上。过了一两分钟才缓过劲来。当他抬起头来时，那个带兜帽的身影已经不见了。一个马人站在他的身边，不是罗南，也不是贝恩，这个马人显得更年轻些。他的头发是白金色的，长着一副银鬃马的身体。

"Are you all right?" said the centaur, pulling Harry to his feet.
“你没事吧？”马人把哈利拉起来，问道。

"Yes — thank you — what was that?"
“没事——谢谢你——刚才那是什么东西？”

重点讲解

重点讲解

let out
v. 放出，泄露，出租
Jane let out where she had hidden her father's birthday present.
简无意中把藏着给父亲的生日礼物的地方说了出去。
He used to let out cars by the day.
他惯常按日出租汽车。

人物介绍

赫敏（Hermione Granger）是英国作家乔安妮·凯瑟琳·罗琳(J.K.罗琳）的魔幻小说《哈利·波特》系列中的人物，全名赫敏·简·格兰杰。她是系列中的女主角，哈利·波特和罗恩·韦斯莱的好朋友，极具爱心和正义感，同时对魔法有很高的天赋。许多读者都喜欢她的自信，智慧，聪明勇敢。霍格沃茨魔法学校里的高材生，和哈利、罗恩是学校里的黄金三人组重要的一部分。事实上，她也是《哈利·波特》的作者J.K.罗琳在书中的影子。

“我不过是死读书，再靠一点儿小聪明，还有更多重要的东西——友谊和勇气” ——赫敏