哈利波特与魔法石：第二十六期

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    The snake suddenly opened its beady eyes. Slowly, very slowly, it raised its head until its eyes were on a level with Harry's.
    It winked⁴.
    Harry stared. Then he looked quickly around to see if anyone was watching. They weren't. He looked back at the snake and winked, too.
    The snake jerked its head toward Uncle Vernon and Dudley, then raised its eyes to the ceiling. It gave Harry a look that said quite plainly:"I get that all the time."
    "I know," Harry murmured through the glass, though he wasn't sure the snake could hear him. "It must be really annoying."
    The snake nodded vigorously.
    "Where do you come from, anyway?" Harry asked.
    The snake jabbed its tail at a little sign next to the glass. Harry peered at it:"Boa Constrictor, Brazil."
    "Was it nice there?"
    The boa constrictor jabbed its tail at the sign again and Harry read on: This specimen⁵ n. 范例, 标本, 样品, 样本, 待试验物" href="http://blog.hjenglish.com/julyjuly/admin/EditArticles.aspx?catid=10048#">specimen was bred in the zoo. "Oh, I see -- so you've never been to Brazil?"
    As the snake shook its head, a deafening⁶ adj. 震耳欲聋的" href="http://blog.hjenglish.com/julyjuly/admin/EditArticles.aspx?catid=10048#">deafening shout behind Harry made both of them jump.
    "DUDLEY! MR. DURSLEY! COME AND LOOK AT THIS SNAKE! YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT IT'S DOING!"

(To be Continued...)

 

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 boredom   

n.厌烦，厌倦，乏味，无聊

参考例句：

• Unemployment can drive you mad with boredom.失业会让你无聊得发疯。
• A walkman can relieve the boredom of running.跑步时带着随身听就不那么乏味了。

3 petunia   

n.矮牵牛花

参考例句：

• Height,breadth and diameter of corolla are the important ornamental characters of petunia.株高、冠幅、花径是矮牵牛的重要观赏性状。
• His favourite flower is petunia.他最喜欢的花是矮牵牛花。

4 winked   

v.使眼色( wink的过去式和过去分词 )；递眼色（表示友好或高兴等）；（指光）闪烁；闪亮

参考例句：

• He winked at her and she knew he was thinking the same thing that she was. 他冲她眨了眨眼，她便知道他的想法和她一样。
• He winked his eyes at her and left the classroom. 他向她眨巴一下眼睛走出了教室。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 specimen   

n.样本，标本

参考例句：

• You'll need tweezers to hold up the specimen.你要用镊子来夹这标本。
• This specimen is richly variegated in colour.这件标本上有很多颜色。

6 deafening   

adj. 振耳欲聋的, 极喧闹的 动词deafen的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The noise of the siren was deafening her. 汽笛声震得她耳朵都快聋了。
• The noise of the machine was deafening. 机器的轰鸣声震耳欲聋。