【HP】原著精读 哈利波特与魔法石 笔记1-5(5)
‘All day? When you could have been celebrating? I must have passed a dozen feasts and parties on my way here.’
l Feast
1.any rich or abundant meal "The steak dinner was a feast."
2.a sumptuous entertainment or meal for many guests "a wedding feast"
3.something highly agreeable
4.a periodical celebration or time of celebration,usually of a religious nature,commemorating an event,person,ect
Professor McGonagall sniffed angrily.
‘Oh yes, everyone’s celebrating, all right,’ she said impatiently. ‘You’d think they’d be a bit more careful, but no – even the Muggles have noticed something’s going on. It was on their news.’ She jerked her head back at the Dursleys’ dark living-room window. ‘I heard it. Flocks of owls … shooting stars … Well, they’re not completely stupid. They were bound to notice something. Shooting stars down in Kent – I’ll bet that was Dedalus Diggle. He never had much sense.’
l Feast
1.any rich or abundant meal "The steak dinner was a feast."
2.a sumptuous entertainment or meal for many guests "a wedding feast"
3.something highly agreeable
4.a periodical celebration or time of celebration,usually of a religious nature,commemorating an event,person,ect
Professor McGonagall sniffed angrily.
‘Oh yes, everyone’s celebrating, all right,’ she said impatiently. ‘You’d think they’d be a bit more careful, but no – even the Muggles have noticed something’s going on. It was on their news.’ She jerked her head back at the Dursleys’ dark living-room window. ‘I heard it. Flocks of owls … shooting stars … Well, they’re not completely stupid. They were bound to notice something. Shooting stars down in Kent – I’ll bet that was Dedalus Diggle. He never had much sense.’