《哈利波特与魔法石》第2章-消失的玻璃（2）

Exactly why Dudley wanted a racing bike was a mystery to Harry, as Dudley was very fat and hated exercise -- unless of course it involved punching somebody. Dudley's favorite punching bag was Harry, but he couldn't often catch him. Harry didn't look it, but he was very fast.

Perhaps it had something to do with living in a dark cupboard, but Harry had always been small and skinny for his age. He looked even smaller and skinnier than he really was because all he had to wear were old clothes of Dudley's, and Dudley was about four times bigger than he was. Harry had a thin face, knobbly knees, black hair, and bright green eyes. He wore round glasses held together with a lot of Scotch tape because of all the times Dudley had punched him on the nose.  Harry often said that Dudley looked like a pig in a wig. The only thing Harry liked about his own appearance was a very thin scar on his forehead that was shaped like a bolt of lightning.

"Thirty-six," he said, looking up at his mother and father. "That's two less than last year."

"And we'll buy you another two presents while we're out today. "

一，英美不同：

1. 沙包：

美式：punching bag

英式：punch-bag

2. 透明胶带：

美式：Scotch tape

英式：Sellotape

二，老词新意：

fall：脸色阴沉（动词）

三，熟记生词：

tantrum：（小孩子）发脾气

四，识记生词：

1. mystery：神秘；未解之谜

2. comb：梳头

3. bark：喊叫

4. knobbly：骨节突出的

5. wig：假发

6. meanwhile：同时

7. scent：发觉

8. grab：抓住

五，词组：

1. wolf down：狼吞虎咽

2. in case：万一

六，句型：

have something to do  with ：和......有关系的