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"That is because it is a monstrous thing, to slay a unicorn," said Firenze. "Only one who has nothing to lose, and everything to gain, would commit such a crime. The blood of a unicorn will keep you alive, even if you are an inch from death, but at a terrible price. You have slain something pure and defenseless to save yourself, and you will have but a half-life, a cursed life, from the moment the blood touches your lips."
“这是因为杀死一只独角兽是一件极其残暴的事。”费伦泽说，“只有自己一无所有，又想得到一切的人，才会犯下这样的滔天大罪。独角兽的血可以延续你的生命，即使你已经奄奄一息，但是你必须为此付出惨重的代价。你为了挽救自己的生命，屠杀了一个纯洁的、柔弱无助的生命，所以从它的血碰到你嘴唇的那一刻起，你拥有的将是一条半死不活的生命，一条被诅咒的生命。”

Harry stared at the back of Firenze's head, which was dappled silver in the moonlight.
哈利望着费伦泽的后脑勺，它在月光下闪着银色的斑点。

"But who'd be that desperate?" he wondered aloud. "If you're going to be cursed forever, deaths better, isn't it?"
“可是，那个亡命徒是谁呢？”哈利大声说出自己的疑问，“如果一辈子都要受到诅咒，那还不如死掉，是吗？”

"It is," Firenze agreed, "unless all you need is to stay alive long enough to drink something else — something that will bring you back to full strength and power — something that will mean you can never die. Mr. Potter, do you know what is hidden in the school at this very moment?"
“不错，”费伦泽表示赞同，“除非你只是用它拖延你的生命，好让你能够喝到另一种东西——一种使你完全恢复精力和法术的东西——一种使你长生不老的东西。波特先生，你知道此刻是什么东西藏在学校里吗？”

"The Sorcerer's Stone! Of course — the Elixir of Life! But I don't understand who —"
“魔法石！当然啦——长生不老药！但我不明白是谁——”

"Can you think of nobody who has waited many years to return to power, who has clung to life, awaiting their chance?"
“你难道想不到吗，有谁默默地等了这么多年，渴望东山再起？有谁紧紧抓住生命不放，等候时机？”

重点讲解

重点讲解

cling to
坚持，依靠
Wet clothes cling to the body.
湿衣服贴身。
He does not cling to classical with a physical problem.
他遇到物理问题时，从不拘泥于权威性原理。

人物介绍

达力·德思礼是弗农和佩妮·德思礼的独子。他家住在萨里郡的小惠金区，女贞路4号。达力出生于1980年6月23日。他小的时候就一副圆胖的样子，有着金色的卷发。他会尖叫着要糖吃，会发脾气而把早餐的麦片扔到墙上。他看起来好像一只戴着五颜六色婴儿帽的粉红色的大海滩气球。在1981年的11月1日，他学会了单词“绝不”。

十年以后，达力仍然是圆圆胖胖，有金色卷发。他的性格也没变多少。女贞路４号的壁炉架上摆着他骑第一辆自行车的照片，在博览会上乘坐旋转木马的照片，跟父亲玩电脑游戏的照片，以及被母亲拥着亲吻的照片。他讨厌做运动，但是打人除外。“他有一张粉红色的银盘大脸，脖子很短，一对水汪汪的蓝眼睛，浓密的金发。”（魔法石，第2章）达力想达到某种目的的时候总是装哭，这招对他的妈妈屡试不爽——他的妈妈很溺爱他。