【HP】原著精读 哈利波特与魔法石 笔记1-7(8)
l Slinking
to move or go in a furtive,abject manner,as from fear,shame,or cowardice
l Turned on his heel
turn on one's heel 意为"急转身" "急向后转"
A breeze ruffled the neat hedges of Privet Drive, which lay silent and tidy under the inky sky, the very last place you would expect astonishing things to happen. Harry Potter rolled over inside his blankets without waking up. One small hand closed on the letter beside him and he slept on, not knowing he was special, not knowing he was famous, not knowing he would be woken in a few hours’ time by Mrs Dursley’s scream as she opened the front door to put out the milk bottles, nor that he would spend the next few weeks being prodded and pinched by his cousin Dudley …
He couldn’t know that at this very moment, people meeting in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: ‘To Harry Potter – the boy who lived!’
l Prod
1.to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed
"I prodded him with my elbow."
2.to rouse or incite as if by poking,nag
to move or go in a furtive,abject manner,as from fear,shame,or cowardice
l Turned on his heel
turn on one's heel 意为"急转身" "急向后转"
A breeze ruffled the neat hedges of Privet Drive, which lay silent and tidy under the inky sky, the very last place you would expect astonishing things to happen. Harry Potter rolled over inside his blankets without waking up. One small hand closed on the letter beside him and he slept on, not knowing he was special, not knowing he was famous, not knowing he would be woken in a few hours’ time by Mrs Dursley’s scream as she opened the front door to put out the milk bottles, nor that he would spend the next few weeks being prodded and pinched by his cousin Dudley …
He couldn’t know that at this very moment, people meeting in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: ‘To Harry Potter – the boy who lived!’
l Prod
1.to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed
"I prodded him with my elbow."
2.to rouse or incite as if by poking,nag