the delicate power of liquids that creep through human veins, bewitching the mind, ensnaring the senses… I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even stopper death — if you aren't as big a bunch of dunderheads as I usually have to teach. ...
“Kept outta trouble, though, that's somethin',” said Hagrid, raising his binoculars and peering skyward at the speck that was Harry.speck [spek]n.灰尘；污点；小颗粒 vt.使有斑点 Harry was faster than Higgs — he could see the little round ball, wings fluttering, darti...
Harry didn't speak at all as they walked down the road; he didn't even notice how much people were gawking at them on the Underground, laden as they were with all their funny-shaped packages, with the snowy owl asleep in its cage on Harry's lap. gawk [gɔːk] n.呆子;腼腆的...
Dudley and Piers sniggered. snigger ['snɪgə] n.窃笑;偷偷的笑vi.吃吃窃笑;暗笑 They ate in the zoo restaurant, and when Dudley had a tantrum because his knickerbocker glory didn't have enough ice cream on top, Uncle Vernon bought him another one and Harry was allowed to finish th...
An overview of modern writing leads him to conclude that, while "'serious' literature realizes that life is pointless and absurd…popular fiction or fairy stories…reassure their readers that there is meaning and purpose in life" (Greeley, 1988, p. 11). He readily acknowledges that this has ...
读后续写是高中英语教学的重难点之一.笔者以一堂读后续写课为例,将黄远振教授的"读思言"模式应用于读后续写教学中,通过阅读,思维,表达三者的互动与协同,培养学生的阅读能力,思维创新能力和语言运用能力,落实学科核心素养.一,高中英语读后续写教学存在的问题高中英语读后续写教学存在阅读浮于表面,教学形式单一,忽视学生思维...
Harry, who could see a huge Dudley tantrum coming on, began wolfing down his bacon as fast as possible in case Dudley turned the table over. 可怜的哈利,觉察危险的能力一流。wolf down,狼吞虎咽。If there was one thing the Dursleys hated even more than his asking questions, it was his ...
Harry listened. A soft rustling and clinking seemed to be coming from up ahead. clink [klɪŋk] n. 叮当声;[建] 劈楔;牢房 vi. 发叮当声 vt. 发出叮当声 “Probably,” said Harry. “They don't look very vicious, but I suppose if they all swooped down at once… well, there's ...
The Dursleys shuddered to think what the neighbors would say if the Potters arrived in the street. shudder ['ʃʌdə] n.发抖;战栗;震动 vi.发抖;战栗 None of them noticed a large, tawny owl flutter past the window. tawny ['tɔːnɪ] ...
Harry scrambled to his feet, so happy he felt as though a large balloon was swelling inside him. scramble ['skræmb(ə)l] vt.攀登;使混杂,仓促凑成;扰乱 vi.爬行,攀登;不规则地生长;仓促行动 n.抢夺,争夺;混乱,混乱的一团;爬行,攀登 ...