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Harry¹ Potter Stars Drenched² at Premiere 哈里?波特班底明星首映式遇倾盆大雨

Harry Potter's magic spells might be able to fight the forces of evil, but they couldn't prevent a torrential downpour at the premiere of his latest film on Tuesday night.

Thousands of fans braved heavy rain as they waited in London's Leicester Square for the launch of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, many camping overnight in order to get a good spot.

But hardy³ fans were not disappointed as drenched stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson all squelched⁴ down the red carpet.

Radcliffe, who plays the young wizard himself, even spent over an hour chatting to fans in the monsoon-like conditions wearing only a thin suit, leaving him soaked to the skin.

So what's the story about this time? The sixth Potter film explores the past of the series' chief antagonist⁵, Lord Voldemort, as well as the growing pains of adolescence⁶.

The film is also slightly different in its feel to previous editions, with one review warning that, "Those wanting noisy spectacle and endless action will be disappointed. This is a talky Potter."

For Potter star Rupert Grint, there was more than the rain to worry about. The actor, who plays Ron Weasley, attended the premiere after recovering from a mild case of swine flu.

"Swine flu is nothing really, I found out. It's just like normal flu, it's just that you are in bed for a while. Initially⁷, the words 'swine flu' were kind of scary, but it was easy," he said.

With only two more films to go in the franchise⁸, Radcliffe said he would miss playing Potter.

"It's going to be very, very sad to finish these movies but, at the same time, it will be exciting."

GLOSSARY 词汇表

magic spells 神奇的咒语

forces of evil 邪恶的势力

torrential downpour 急剧的倾盆大雨

braved 勇敢的面对

launch 首映

camping overnight 通宵露营

get a good spot 占据一个好位置

hardy 坚强的，勇猛的

drenched 被淋透

squelched 发出扑哧声（如叫从黏泥中拔出时）

wizard 男巫

monsoon-like conditions 在下倾盆大雨的情况下

soaked to the skin 淋透了

antagonist 对手

growing pains of adolescence 成长的烦恼

noisy spectacle 热闹火爆场景

talky 对白多的

mild case 轻度

swine flu 猪流感 （H1N1甲型流感）

franchise 特许拍片权

1 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。

2 drenched   

adj.湿透的；充满的v.使湿透( drench的过去式和过去分词 )；在某人（某物）上大量使用（某液体）

参考例句：

• We were caught in the storm and got drenched to the skin. 我们遇上了暴雨，淋得浑身透湿。
• The rain drenched us. 雨把我们淋得湿透。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 hardy   

adj.勇敢的，果断的，吃苦的；耐寒的

参考例句：

• The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。
• He is a hardy person.他是一个能吃苦耐劳的人。

4 squelched   

v.发吧唧声，发扑哧声( squelch的过去式和过去分词 )；制止；压制；遏制

参考例句：

• We squelched over the soggy ground. 我们咕唧咕唧地走过泥泞的土地。
• The mud squelched as I walked through it. 我扑哧扑哧地穿过泥泞。

5 antagonist   

n.敌人，对抗者，对手

参考例句：

• His antagonist in the debate was quicker than he.在辩论中他的对手比他反应快。
• The thing is to know the nature of your antagonist.要紧的是要了解你的对手的特性。

6 adolescence   

n.青春期，青少年

参考例句：

• Adolescence is the process of going from childhood to maturity.青春期是从少年到成年的过渡期。
• The film is about the trials and tribulations of adolescence.这部电影讲述了青春期的麻烦和苦恼。

7 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

8 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。