哈利波特与魔法石带注释版第四章

Chapter4BOOM.Theyknockedagain.Dudleyjerkedawake猛地醒来."Where'sthecannon大炮;加农炮?"hesaidstupidly.Therewasacrash撞击behindthemandUncleVernoncameskidding打滑;滑行intotheroom.Hewasholdingarifle来福步枪inhishands-nowtheyknewwhathadbeeninthelong,thinpackagehehadbroughtwiththem."Who'sthere?"heshouted."Iwarnyou-I'marmed!有武装"Therewasapause.暂停Then-SMASH!猛撞Thedoorwashitwithsuchforcethatitswung摇摆cleanoffitshinges铰链andwithadeafening震耳欲聋的crashlandedflat平的onthefloor.Agiantofaman巨人wasstandinginthedoorway.门口Hisfacewasalmostcompletelyhiddenbyalong,shaggymane鬃毛ofhairandawild,tangledbeard杂乱的胡须,butyoucouldmakeouthiseyes,glinting闪烁likeblackbeetlesunderallthehair.Thegiantsqueezedhiswayintothehut,stooping弯曲上身,俯身sothathisheadjustbrushedtheceiling.Hebentdown弯下腰,pickedupthedoor,andfittediteasilybackintoitsframe.Thenoiseofthestormoutsidedroppedalittle.Heturnedtolookatthemall."Couldn'tmakeusacupo'tea,couldyou?It'snotbeenaneasyjourney..."Hestrodeover大步走过去tothesofawhereDudleysatfrozenwithfear."Budgeup,yougreatlump(Slang)stupidperson),"saidthestranger.Dudleysqueakedandrantohidebehindhismother,whowascrouching蹲伏;蜷伏,terrified,害怕的behindUncleVernon."An'here'sHarry!"saidthegiant.Harrylookedupintothefierce,wild,shadowy阴影的faceandsawthatthebeetleeyeswerecrinkled起绉inasmile."Las'timeIsawyou,youwasonlyababy,"saidthegiant."Youlookalotlikeyetdad,butyou'vegotyetmom'seyes."UncleVernonmadeafunnyrasping刺耳声(aboutasound)grating,harsh,irritating使人愤怒的)noise."Idemand要求thatyouleaveatonce,sir!"hesaid."Youarebreakingandentering!""Ah,shutup,Dursley,yougreatprune(Slang-foolishperson,unpopularperson),"saidthegiant;hereachedoverthebackofthesofa,jerkedthegunoutofUncleVernon'shands,bentitintoaknotaseasilyasifithadbeenmadeofrubber橡胶,andthrewitintoacorneroftheroom.UncleVernonmadeanotherfunnynoise,likeamousebeingtrodden行走on."Anyway-不管怎样Harry,"saidthegiant,turninghisbackon转身背对着theDursleys,"averyhappybirthdaytoyou.Gotsummat某件事foryouhere-Imightsatonitatsomepoint,butit'lltasteallright."Fromaninsidepocketofhisblackovercoathepulledaslightlysquashed压扁box.Harryopeneditwithtremblingfingers.Insidewasalarge,sticky粘稠的chocolatecakewithHappyBirthdayHarrywrittenonitingreenicing糖霜.Harrylookedupatthegiant.Hemeanttosaythankyou,butthewordsgotlostonthewaytohismouth,andwhathesaidinsteadwas,"Whoareyou?"Thegiantchuckled.轻声笑"True,Ihaven'tintroducedmeself.RubeusHagrid,KeeperofKeysandGroundsatHogwarts."Heheldoutanenormous巨大的handandshookHarry'swholearm."Whataboutthatteathen,eh?"hesaid,rubbing摩擦hishandstogether."I'dnotsaynoter=tosummatstrongerifyou'vegotit,mind."Hiseyesfellontheemptygrate壁炉架withtheshriveledchipbagsinitandhesnorted轻蔑地哼.Hebentdownoverthefireplace;theycouldn'tseewhathewasdoingbutwhenhedrewbackasecondlater,therewasaroaring咆哮的firethere.ItfilledthewholedamphutwithflickeringlightandHarryfeltthewarmthwashoverhimasthoughhe'dsunkinto陷入ahotbath.Thegiantsatbackdownonthesofa,whichsagged下垂underhisweight,andbegantakingallsortsofthingsoutofthepocketsofhiscoat:acopperkettle紫铜壶,asquashy柔软的packageofsausages香肠,apoker拨火棍,ateapot,severalchipped形成缺口mugs,andabottleofsomeamber琥珀(色);黄褐色liquidthathetookaswig(largeswallowofliquid,gulp)frombeforestartingtomaketea.Soonthehutwasfullofthesoundandsmellofsizzling发嘶嘶声sausage.Nobodysaidathingwhilethegiantwasworking,butasheslidthefirstsixfat,juicy,slightlyburntsausagesfromthepoker,Dudleyfidgeted坐立不安alittle.UncleVernonsaidsharply,"Don'ttouchanythinghegivesyou,Dudley."Thegiantchuckleddarkly."Yergreatpuddin'ofasondon'needfattenin'anymore,Dursley,don'worry."HepassedthesausagestoHarry,whowassohungryhehadnevertastedanythingsowonderful,buthestillcouldn'ttakehiseyesoffthegiant.Finally,asnobodyseemedabouttoexplainanything,hesaid,"I'msorry,butIstilldon'treallyknowwhoyouare."Thegianttookagulp一饮而下ofteaandwipedhismouthwiththebackofhishand."CallmeHagrid,"hesaid,"everyonedoes.An'likeItoldyou,I'mKeeperofKeysatHogwarts-you'llknowallaboutHogwarts,o'course."Er-no,"saidHarry.Hagridlookedshocked."Sorry,"Harrysaidquickly."Sorry?"barkedHagrid,turningtostareattheDursleys,whoshrank（shrink-收缩,退缩）backintotheshadows."It'sthemasshouldbesorry!Iknewyouweren'tgettin'youlettersbutIneverthoughtyouwouldn'tevenknowabou'Hogwarts,forcryin'outloud!Didyouneverwonderwhereyerparentslearneditall?""Allwhat?"askedHarry."ALLWHAT?"Hagridthundered."Nowwaitjus'onesecond!"Hehadleapt跳跃tohisfeet.Inhisangerheseemedtofillthewholehut.TheDursleyswerecowering畏缩,退缩againstthewall."Doyoumeanter=totellme,"hegrowledattheDursleys,"thatthisboy-thisboy!-knowsnothin'abou'-aboutANYTHING?"Harrythoughtthiswasgoingabitfar.有点过了Hehadbeentoschool,afterall,andhismarks分数weren'tbad."Iknowsomethings,"hesaid."Ican,youknow,domathandstuff.诸如此类"ButHagridsimplywavedhishandandsaid,"Aboutourworld,Imean.Yourworld.Myworld.Youparents'world.""Whatworld?"Hagridlookedasifhewasabouttoexplode爆炸."DURSLEY!"heboomed.UncleVernon,whohadgoneverypale,whisperedsomethingthatsoundedlike"Mimblewimble."HagridstaredwildlyatHarry."Butyoumustknowaboutyermomanddad,"hesaid."Imean,they'refamous.You'refamous.""What?My-mymomanddadweren'tfamous,werethey?""Youdon'know...youdon'know..."Hagridranhisfingersthroughhishair,fixingHarrywithabewildered(confused)stare."Youdon'knowwhatyouare?"hesaidfinally.UncleVernonsuddenlyfoundhisvoice."Stop!"hecommanded命令."Stoprightthere,sir!Iforbidyoutotelltheboyanything!"AbravermanthanVernonDursleywouldhavequailed(畏缩,退缩)underthefurious狂怒的lookHagridnowgavehim;whenHagridspoke,hiseverysyllable音节trembledwithrage狂怒的颤抖."Younevertoldhim?NevertoldhimwhatwasintheletterDumbledoreleftforhim?Iwasthere!IsawDumbledoreleaveit,Dursley!An'you'vekeptitfromhimalltheseyears?""Keptwhatfromme?"saidHarryeagerly."STOP!IFORBIDYOU!"yelledUncleVernoninpanic.AuntPetuniagaveagaspofhorror害怕的喘息."Ah,goboilyerheads,bothofyou,"saidHagrid."Harry-yer=yourawizard."Therewassilenceinsidethehut.Onlytheseaandthewhistlingwindcouldbeheard."Iamawhat?"gaspedHarry."Awizard,o'course,"saidHagrid,sittingbackdownonthesofa,whichgroaned呻吟andsankevenlower,"an'athumpin'good'un,I'dsay,onceyou'vebeentrainedupabit.Withamuman'dadlikeyours,whatelsewouldyoube?An'Ireckonit'sabou'timeyoureadyouletter."Harrystretchedouthishandatlasttotaketheyellowishenvelope,addressedinemeraldgreentoMr.H.Potter,TheFloor,Hut-on-the-Rock,TheSea.Hepulledouttheletterandread:HOGWARTSSCHOOLOfWITCHCRAFTandWIZARDRYHeadmaster:AlbusDumbledore(OrderofMerlin,FirstClass,GrandSorc.,Chf.Warlock,SupremeMugwump,InternationalConfed.ofWizards)DearMr.Potter,WearepleasedtoinformyouthatyouhavebeenacceptedatHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraft魔法andWizardry.Pleasefindenclosed附上alistofallnecessarybooksandequipment.TermbeginsonSeptember1.WeawaityourowlbynolaterthanJuly31.Yourssincerely,MinervaMcGonagall,DeputyHeadmistress女校长QuestionsexplodedinsideHarry'sheadlikefireworksandhecouldn'tdecidewhichtoaskfirst.Afterafewminuteshestammered结结巴巴地说,"Whatdoesitmean,theyawaitmyowl?""Gallopin'Gorgons,thatremindsme,"saidHagrid,clappingahand拍手tohisforeheadwithenoughforcetoknockoveracarthorse,andfromyetanotherpocketinsidehisovercoathepulledanowl-areal,live,ratherruffled-lookingowl-alongquill鹅毛笔,andarollofparchment.羊皮纸Withhistonguebetweenhisteethhescribbled潦草地书写anotethatHarrycouldreadupsidedown:Hagridrolledupthenote,gaveittotheowl-whichclamped夹紧itinitsbeak鸟嘴-wenttothedoorandthrewtheowloutintothestorm.Thenhecamebackandsatdownasthoughthiswasasnormalastalkingonthetelephone.Harryrealizedhismouthwasopenandcloseditquickly."WherewasI?"saidHagrid,butatthatmoment,UncleVernon,stillashen-facedbutlookingveryangry,movedintothefirelight."He'snotgoing,"hesaid.Hagridgrunted."I'dliketerseeagreatMugglelikeyoustophim,"hesaid."Awhat?"saidHarry,interested."AMuggle,"saidHagrid,"it'swhatwecallnon-magic不会魔法的folklikethem.An'it'syourbadluckyougrewupinafamilyo'thebiggestMugglesIeverlaideyeson.""Wesworewhenwetookhiminwe'dputastoptothatrubbish垃圾,"saidUncleVernon,"swore发誓we'dstampitoutofhim!Wizardindeed!""Youknew?"saidHarry."YouknewI'ma-awizard?""Knew!"shrieked尖叫AuntPetuniasuddenly."Knew!Ofcourseweknew!Howcouldyounotbe,mydratted(damned)sisterbeingwhatshewas?Oh,shegotaletterjustlikethatanddisappearedofftothat-thatschool-andcamehomeeveryvacationwithherpocketsfulloffrogspawn,turningteacupsintorats.Iwastheonlyonewhosawherforwhatshewas看透她的本质-afreak怪人!Butformymotherandfather,ohno,itwasLilythisandLilythat,theywereproudofhavingawitchinthefamily!"Shestoppedtodrawadeepbreathandthenwentranting咆哮on.Itseemedshehadbeenwantingtosayallthisforyears."ThenshemetthatPotteratschoolandtheyleftandgotmarriedandhadyou,andofcourseIknewyou'dbejustthesame,justasstrange,justas...as...abnormal反常的;变态的...andthen,ifyouplease,shewentandgotherselfblownupandwegotlandedwithyou!"Harryhadgoneverywhite.Assoonashefoundhisvoicehesaid,"Blownup爆炸?Youtoldmetheydiedinacarcrash!""CARCRASH!"roaredHagrid,jumpingupsoangrilythattheDursleysscuttled急跑;逃避backtotheircorner."HowcouldacarcrashkillLilyan'JamesPotter?It'sanoutrage侮辱!Ascandal!HarryPotternotknowin'hisownstorywheneverykidinourworldknowshisname!""Butwhy?Whathappened?"Harryaskedurgently.急切的TheangerfadedfromHagrid'sface.Helookedsuddenlyanxious."Ineverexpectedthis,"hesaid,inalow,worriedvoice."Ihadnoidea,whenDumbledoretoldmetheremightbetroublegettin'holdof抓住（getholdof-find,managetocatch）you,howmuchyoudidn'tknow.Ah,Harry,Idon'knowifI'mtherightpersontertellyou-butsomeone’sgotta-youcan'tgooffterHogwartsnotknowin'."HethrewadirtylookattheDursleys."Well,it'sbestyouknowasmuchasIcantellyou-mind,Ican'ttellyoueverythin',it'sagreatmyst'ry,partsofit..."Hesatdown,staredintothefireforafewseconds,andthensaid,"Itbegins,Isuppose,with-withapersoncalled-butit'sincredibleyoudon'tknowhisname,everyoneinourworldknows-""Who?""Well-Idon'likesayin'thenameifIcanhelpit.Noonedoes.""Whynot?""Gulpin'gargoyles(滴水嘴/兽-waterspoutintheshapeofamonsterorgrotesquecreature),Harry,peoplearestillscared.Blimey(cryofamazement,cryofsurprise(BritishInformal),thisisdifficult.See,therewasthiswizardwhowent...bad.Asbadasyoucouldgo.Worse.Worsethanworse.Hisnamewas..."Hagridgulped,butnowordscameout."Couldyouwriteitdown?"Harrysuggested."Nah-can'tspellit.Allright-Voldemort."Hagridshuddered发抖."Don'makemesayitagain.Anyway,this-thiswizard,abouttwentyyearsagonow,startedlookin'forfollowers.Got'em,too-somewereafraid,somejustwantedabito'hispower,'causehewasgettin'himselfpower,allright.Darkdays,Harry.Didn'tknowwhotertrust,didn'tdaregetfriendlywithstrangewizardsorwitches...terriblethingshappened.Hewastakin'over.'Course,somestoodupto(resist,勇敢地面对)him-an'hekilled'em.Horribly.Oneo'theonlysafeplacesleftwasHogwarts.ReckonDumbledore'stheonlyoneYou-Know-Whowasafraidof.Didn'tdaretrytakin'theschool,notjus'then,anyway."Now,youmuman'dadwereasgoodawitchan'wizardasIeverknew.Headboyan'girlatHogwartsintheirday!Supposethemyst'ry神秘的事iswhyYou-Know-Whonevertriedtoget'emonhissidebefore...probablyknewtheyweretoocloseterDumbledoreterwantanythin'terdowiththeDarkSide."Maybehethoughthecouldpersuade'em...maybehejustwanted'emoutta=outoftheway.Allanyoneknowsis,heturnedupinthevillagewhereyouwasallliving,onHalloweentenyearsago.Youwasjustayearold.Hecameteryouhousean'-an'-"Hagridsuddenlypulledoutaverydirty,spottedhandkerchiefandblewhisnosewithasoundlikeafoghorn雾号."Sorry,"hesaid."Butit'sthatsad-knewyoumuman'dad,an'nicerpeopleyoucouldn'tfind-anyway..."You-Know-Whokilled'em.An'then-an'thisistherealmyst'ryofthething-hetriedtokillyou,too.Wantedtermakeacleanjobofit,Isuppose,ormaybehejustlikedkillin'bythen.Buthecouldn'tdoit.Neverwonderedhowyougotthatmarkonyouforehead?前额Thatwasnoordinarycut.That'swhatyougetwhenapowerful,evilcursetouchesyou-tookcareofyoumuman'dadan'youhouse,even-butitdidn'tworkonyou,an'that'swhyyoufamous,Harry.Nooneeverlivedafterhedecidedterkill'em,nooneexceptyou,an'he'dkilledsomeo'thebestwitchesan'wizardsoftheage-theMcKinnons,theBones,thePrewetts-an'youwasonlyababy,an'youlived."SomethingverypainfulwasgoingoninHarry'smind.AsHagrid'sstorycametoaclose,hesawagaintheblindingflashofgreenlight,moreclearlythanhehadeverremembereditbefore-andherememberedsomethingelse,forthefirsttimeinhislife:ahigh,cold,cruellaugh.Hagridwaswatchinghimsadly."Tookyoufromtheruinedhousemyself,onDumbledore'sorders.Broughtyouterthislot这帮人...""Loadofoldtosh(nonesense,rubbish垃圾无聊的事),"saidUncleVernon.Harryjumped;hehadalmostforgottenthattheDursleyswerethere.UncleVernoncertainlyseemedtohavegotbackhiscourage.HewasglaringatHagridandhisfistswereclenched紧握;牢牢地抓住."Now,youlistenhere,boy,"hesnarled咆哮,"Iacceptthere'ssomethingstrangeaboutyou,probablynothingagoodbeatingwouldn'thavecured治好-andasforallthisaboutyourparents,well,theywereweirdos,nodenyingit,andtheworld'sbetteroffwithouttheminmyopinion-askedforalltheygot,gettingmixedupwiththesewizardingtypes-justwhatIexpected,alwaysknewthey'dcometoastickyend不愉快的结局-"Butatthatmoment,Hagridleaptfromthesofaanddrewabatteredpinkumbrellafrominsidehiscoat.PointingthisatUncleVernonlikeasword,hesaid,"I'mwarningyou,Dursley-I'mwarningyou-onemoreword..."Indangerofbeingspeared用矛刺ontheendofanumbrellabyabeardedgiant,UncleVernon'scouragefailedagain;heflattenedhimselfagainstthewallandfellsilent."That'sbetter,"saidHagrid,breathingheavilyandsittingbackdownonthesofa,whichthistimesaggedrightdowntothefloor.Harry,meanwhile,stillhadquestionstoask,hundredsofthem."ButwhathappenedtoVol-,sorry-Imean,You-Know-Who?""Goodquestion,Harry.Disappeared.消失Vanished.Samenighthetriedterkillyou.Makesyouevenmorefamous.That'sthebiggestmyst'ry,see...hewasgettin'morean'morepowerful-why'dhego?"Somesayhedied.Codswallop(nonsense,rubbish),inmyopinion.Dunnoifhehadenoughhumanleftinhimtodie.Somesayhe'sstilloutthere,bidin'histime(bideone'stime-等待时机,like,butIdon'believeit.Peoplewhowasonhissidecamebackterours.Someof'emcameouttakindatrances催眠状态;恍惚.Donn’treckontheycould'vedoneifhewascomin'back."Mostofusreckonhe'sstillouttheresomewherebutlosthispowers.Tooweaktocarryon.'Causesomethin'aboutyoufinishedhim,Harry.Therewassomethin'goin'onthatnighthehadn'tcountedon依靠-Idunno不知道whatitwas,noonedoes-butsomethin'aboutyoustumped难住,挑战him,allright."HagridlookedatHarrywithwarmthandrespectblazinginhiseyes,butHarry,insteadoffeelingpleasedandproud,feltquitesuretherehadbeenahorriblemistake.Awizard?Him?Howcouldhepossiblybe?He'dspenthislifebeingclouted(strike(especiallywiththehand)byDudley,andbulliedbyAuntPetuniaandUncleVernon;ifhewasreallyawizard,whyhadn'ttheybeenturnedintowarty有疣的;多疣的toadseverytimethey'dtriedtolockhiminhiscupboard?Ifhe'doncedefeatedthegreatestsorcererintheworld,howcomeDudleyhadalwaysbeenabletokickhimaroundlikeafootball?"Hagrid,"hesaidquietly,"Ithinkyoumusthavemadeamistake.Idon'tthinkIcanbeawizard."Tohissurprise,Hagridchuckled."Notawizard,eh?Nevermadethingshappenwhenyouwerescaredorangry?"Harrylookedintothefire.Nowhecametothinkaboutit...everyoddthingthathadevermadehisauntandunclefuriouswithhimhadhappenedwhenhe,Harry,hadbeenupsetorangry...chasedbyDudley'sgang,hehadsomehow莫名其妙的foundhimselfoutoftheirreach...dreading害怕goingtoschoolwiththatridiculoushaircut,he'dmanagedtomakeitgrowback...andtheverylasttimeDudleyhadhithim,hadn'thegothisrevenge,withoutevenrealizinghewasdoingit?Hadn'thesetaboaconstrictoronhim?HarrylookedbackatHagrid,smiling,andsawthatHagridwaspositivelybeamingathim."See?"saidHagrid."HarryPotter,notawizard-youwait,you'llberightfamousatHogwarts."ButUncleVernonwasn'tgoingtogiveinwithoutafight."Haven'tItoldyouhe'snotgoing?"hehissed嘘声说道."He'sgoingtoStonewallHighandhe'llbegrateful感激forit.I'vereadthoselettersandheneedsallsortsofrubbish-spellbooksandwands(魔术师的)短杖and-""Ifhewantstergo,agreatMugglelikeyouwon'tstophim,"growledHagrid."StopLilyan'JamesPotter'ssongoin'terHogwarts!Youmad.Hisname'sbeendowneversincehewasborn.He'soffterthefinestschoolofwitchcraftandwizardryintheworld.Sevenyearsthereandhewon'tknowhimself.He'llbewithyoungstersofhisownsort,forachange,an'he'llbeunderthegreatestheadmasterHogwartseverhad,AlbusDumbled-""IAMNOTPAYINGFORSOMECRACKPOT疯子OLDFOOLTOTEACHHIMMAGICTRICKS!"yelledUncleVernon.Buthehadfinallygonetoofar.Hagridseizedhisumbrellaandwhirleditoverhishead,"NEVER,"hethundered,"INSULT-ALBUS-DUMBLEDORE-IN-FRONT-OF-ME!"Hebroughttheumbrellaswishing嗖嗖声downthroughtheairtopointatDudley-therewasaflashofvioletlight,asoundlikeafirecracker爆竹;鞭炮,asharpsqueal,andthenextsecond,Dudleywasdancingonthespotwithhishandsclasped紧抱;扣住/紧overhisfatbottom屁股,臀部,howlinginpain.Whenheturnedhisbackonthem,Harrysawacurly卷曲的pig'stailpokingthroughaholeinhistrousers.UncleVernonroared.PullingAuntPetuniaandDudleyintotheotherroom,hecastonelastterrifiedlookatHagridandslammedthedoorbehindthem.Hagridlookeddownathisumbrellaandstroked抚摸hisbeard."Shouldn'talostmetemper,"hesaidruefully悔恨地，遗憾地,"butitdidn'tworkanyway.Meantterturnhimintoapig,butIsupposehewassomuchlikeapiganywaytherewasn'tmuchleftterdo."HecastasidewayslookatHarryunderhisbushyeyebrows."Begratefulifyoudidn'tmentionthatteranyoneatHogwarts,"hesaid."I'm-er-notsupposedterdomagic,strictlyspeakin'.Iwasallowedterdoabitterfollowyouan'getyouletterstoyouan'stuff-oneo'thereasonsIwassokeentertakeonthejob.""Whyaren'tyousupposedtodomagic?"askedHarry."Oh,well-IwasatHogwartsmeselfbutI-er-gotexpelled,tertellyouthetruth.Inmethirdyear.Theysnapped(breakwithasharpnoise)mewandinhalfan'everything.ButDumbledoreletmestayonasgamekeeper猎场看守人.Greatman,Dumbledore.""Whywereyouexpelled?""It'sgettin'lateandwe'vegotlotsterdotomorrow,"saidHagridloudly."Gottagetuptertown,getallyoubooksan'that."HetookoffhisthickblackcoatandthrewittoHarry."Youcankip(sleep,takeanap)underthat,"hesaid."Don'mindifitwrigglesabit,IthinkIstillgotacoupleo'dormice睡鼠inoneo'thepockets."