? ? ? 教父覺得應(yīng)該把有些不該讓哈利知道的事情告訴他,哈利本來也想加入鳳凰社……
第五章

loom 隱約出現(xiàn)
topple the candle 傾倒,倒下

balefully 兇惡地
acrid 辛辣刺鼻的
at large 大范圍的,在逃的
looking apprehensive 惶惑的,擔心的

collecting cutlery 刀具
own accord 自愿的
being lousy 討厭的
flit across 輕輕地掠過
break monotony 解悶
a sudden upsurge of ……的猛增,……的高漲
bracingly 令人振奮地
sat on my backside 臀部

dismal kitchen 陰暗的
distaste 討厭
emboss with
flagon 酒壺
hurtle through 沖過去
ominously 不吉利地
wrench 扭拉
shoot off (氣)炸掉

the chink 叮當聲
protuberance 突起的
oblige 效勞
take sides 偏袒
give anything away 泄漏
go over to 朝……走去

gormless 笨頭笨腦的
rhubarb crumble 大黃面包屑
crooks 騙子
tight spot 緊要關(guān)頭
waistband 束腰帶,腰帶
replete 飽食的

frisson (因激動,恐懼產(chǎn)生的)顫抖
drowsiness 睡意
uncannily 驚異的
Which bit? 哪一點?

act rashly 魯莽地
general picture 概貌
garbled version 含糊不清的
purge 清除

molly coddling 嬌養(yǎng)

shrewd idea 精明的
shift his position 改變態(tài)度或者觀點
wry smile 歪斜的
overthrow 打倒,推翻
Deep down 事實上


destabilize him 使不穩(wěn)定,動搖
rumor-monger 造謠,造謠者
occupational hazard 職業(yè)病
shoot their mouths off 說漏嘴
a real asset 有效的資本,真實資產(chǎn)

demote him from 從……降級
defy 不服從,公然反抗
wise to 明智的

beckon imperiously to her sons 專橫地
defeat 挫敗
followed suit= to do the same thing as other 照著做