《哈利波特与魔法石》第2章-消失的玻璃（5）

"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."

As the snake shook its head, a 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!"

Dudley came waddling toward them as fast as he could.

"Out of the way, you," he said, punching Harry in the ribs. Caught by surprise, Harry fell hard on the concrete floor. What came next happened so fast no one saw how it happened -- one second, Piers and Dudley were leaning right up close to the glass, the next, they had leapt back with howls of horror. Harry sat up and gasped; the glass front of the boa constrictor's tank had vanished.

"Thanksss, amigo."

The keeper of the reptile house was in shock. "But the glass," he kept saying, "where did the glass go?"

But worst of all, for Harry at least, was Piers calming down enough to say, "Harry was talking to it, weren't you, Harry?"

He managed to say, "Go -- cupboard -- stay -- no meals."

一，老词新意：

manage：勉强

二，熟记生词：

1. deafening：震耳欲聋的

2. deafen：变聋（en表动词，使.......；如enlarge，enjoy）

3. deaf：聋的

4. horror：恐怖（horr+or，如horrible恐怖的）

5. vanish：消失（van+ish。词根van另一个意思是前方，如advance）

三，识记生词：

1. waddle：大摇大摆

2. concrete floor：水泥地

3. lean：向前倾

4. leap：跳跃

5. boa constrictor：大蟒蛇

6. amigo：朋友（西班牙语）

7. reptile：爬行动物

8. calm down：冷静