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Firenze suddenly reared on to his hind legs in anger, so that Harry had to grab his shoulders to stay on.
费伦泽气得突然用后腿直立起来，哈利只好紧紧抓住他的肩膀，才没有被摔下来。

"Do you not see that unicorn?" Firenze bellowed at Bane. "Do you not understand why it was killed? Or have the planets not let you in on that secret? I set myself against what is lurking in this forest, Bane, yes, with humans alongside me if I must."
“你们没有看见那只独角兽吗？”费伦泽咆哮着对贝恩说，“你们不明白它为什么被杀死了吗？还是行星没有向你们透露这个秘密？我一定要抵抗那个潜伏在我们森林里的家伙，贝恩。是的，如果必要的话，我要和人类站在一边。”

And Firenze whisked around; with Harry clutching on as best he could, they plunged off into the trees, leaving Ronan and Bane behind them.
费伦泽说完，轻盈地转过身去；哈利紧紧地贴在他身上，他们向树林深处冲去，把罗南和贝恩撇在后面。

Harry didn't have a clue what was going on.
哈利完全不明白是怎么回事。

"Why's Bane so angry?" he asked. "What was that thing you saved me from, anyway?"
“贝恩为什么这么生气？”他问，“还有，刚才那是什么东西，你把我从它手里救了出来？”

Firenze slowed to a walk, warned Harry to keep his head bowed in case of low-hanging branches, but did not answer Harry's question. They made their way through the trees in silence for so long that Harry thought Firenze didn't want to talk to him anymore. They were passing through a particularly dense patch of trees, however, when Firenze suddenly stopped.
费伦泽放慢脚步，提醒哈利把头低下，躲开那些低垂的树枝，但他对哈利的问题却避而不答。他们默默地在树林间穿行，许久没有说话，哈利还以为费伦泽不愿意再跟他说话了呢。然而，就在他们穿过一片特别茂密的树丛时，费伦泽突然停下了脚步。

"Harry Potter, do you know what unicorn blood is used — for?"
“哈利·波特，你知道独角兽的血可以做什么用吗？”

"No," said Harry, startled by the odd question. "We've only used the horn and tail hair in Potions."
“不知道，”哈利听到这个古怪的问题，不由吃了一惊，说道，“我们在魔药课上只用了它的角和尾巴毛。”

重点讲解

重点讲解

clutch on
抓住，紧紧抓住
All I ever remember your saying about her was that she had the tightest clutch on a pound.
我曾记得你说过，她是一个嗜钱如命的家伙。

plunge off into
跳进
John felt refreshed after a quick plunge in the lake.
在湖中游了一会儿泳后，约翰感到精神振奋。

人物介绍

弗农·德思礼（Vernon Dursley）是哈利·波特中的一个人物。他是个麻瓜，最擅长对人大喊大叫。高大魁梧，胖的连脖子也没有，却蓄着一脸大胡子，讨厌巫师（金斯莱除外）和巫师世界的任何事。

与佩妮·德思礼Petunia Dursley（伊万斯）结婚，有个儿子达力·德思礼Dudley Dursley。还收养了一个孩子——哈利·波特（他妻子的外甥，他只能不情不愿地收养了他）还有一个姐姐玛姬·德思礼Marge Dursley，和哈利并没有真正的血缘关系，但从小被迫和达力一起叫她姑姑。她似乎以羞辱哈利为乐。