生命中的一年 第14期：罗琳首发现场朗读第一章

The countdown takes place worldwide.

全世界都在倒计时。

Ten! Nine! Eight!

十！九！八！

Seven! Six! Five!

七！六！五！

Four! Three!

四！三 ！

Two! One!

二！ 一！

Chapter one: "The Dark Lord Ascending¹. "

第1章 黑魔王崛起

"The two men appeared out of nowhere a few yards apart in the narrow, moonlit lane.

“两个男人从虚空中突然现身，在月光映照的窄巷里相隔几米。

For a second they stood quite still, wands directed at each other's chests.

他们一动不动地站立了一秒钟，用魔杖指着对方的胸口。

Then, recognizing each other they stowed their wands beneath their cloaks and started walking briskly in the same direction. "

接着，两人互相认了出来便把魔杖塞进斗篷下面朝同一方向快步走去。”

As Jo reads, fans all over the world collect their copies at last.

当乔朗读的时候，全世界的书迷最终都买到了他们书。

Best day of our lives.

我们生命中最好的一天。

It feels amazing having this in our hands, finally, after waiting for 10 years.

等了10年后，最后手捧着这本书感觉太棒了。

And 16 hours today.

再加上今天的16小时。

Oh, my God. I can't even believe that I can go back to the hotel room and read this.

上帝啊，我简直不敢相信我能回到宾馆房里去看这本书了。

I can read this. I can read Harry² Potter.

我能看了，我能看《哈利·波特》了。

Does it really matter now if I get drunk and disorderly?

如果我现在喝得不省人事又有什么关系呢？

I finished the books.

我已经完成这套书了。

In London, from 20 past midnight until 7 in the morning J.K. Rowling signed 1700 copies of her book.

在伦敦，从零点20分开始直到早上7点J.K ·罗琳签售了1700本她的书。

Do you know what, Hugo? You will find someone who is called Hugo in this book.

你知道吗，雨果？你会发现书里也有个叫雨果的人。

1 ascending   

adj.上升的，向上的

参考例句：

• Now draw or trace ten dinosaurs in ascending order of size.现在按照体型由小到大的顺序画出或是临摹出10只恐龙。

2 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。