當小隊終于找到了那只受傷的獨角獸時,卻從一旁躥出了一個黑影,吸食著這只獨角獸的血。請結(jié)合今天有聲讀物的mp3及下方的原文和翻譯,開始今天的聽力練習吧。
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"Yeah," said Hagrid, "but have yeh seen anythin', Ronan? Anythin' unusual?" "Mars is bright tonight," Ronan repeated, while Hagrid watched him impatiently. "Unusually bright." "Yeah, but I was meanin' anythin' unusual a bit nearer home, said Hagrid. "So yeh haven't noticed anythin' strange?" Yet again, Ronan took a while to answer. At last, he said, "The forest hides many secrets." A movement in the trees behind Ronan made Hagrid raise his bow again, but it was only a second centaur, black-haired and -bodied and wilder-looking than Ronan. "Hullo, Bane," said Hagrid. "All right?" "Good evening, Hagrid, I hope you are well?" "Well enough. Look, I've jus' bin askin' Ronan, you seen anythin' odd in here lately? There's a unicorn bin injured — would yeh know anythin' about it?"
“是的,”海格說,“但是你看到什么了嗎,羅南?有什么不尋常的嗎?” “今晚火星很亮,”羅南重復道,而海格不耐煩地看著他。“異常明亮?!?“是的,但我指的是離家稍近的地方有什么不尋常的東西,”海格說。“所以你沒注意到有什么奇怪的事情嗎?” 羅南又過了一會兒才回答。最后,他說:“森林里隱藏著許多秘密?!?羅南身后樹林里的動靜讓海格再次舉起弓箭,但那只是第二個半人馬,黑發(fā)黑體,看起來比羅南更野蠻。 “你好,貝恩?!焙8裾f?!斑€好嗎?” “晚上好,海格,希望你一切都好?” “還好。聽著,我剛剛問羅南,你最近在這里看到什么奇怪的東西了嗎?有一只獨角獸受傷了——你們知道嗎?”
Bane walked over to stand next to Ronan. He looked skyward. "Mars is bright tonight," he said simply. "We've heard," said Hagrid grumpily. "Well, if either of you do see anythin', let me know, won't yeh? We'll be off, then." Harry and Hermione followed him out of the clearing, staring over their shoulders at Ronan and Bane until the trees blocked their view. "Never," said Hagrid irritably, "try an' get a straight answer out of a centaur. Ruddy stargazers. Not interested in anythin' closer'n the moon." "Are there many of them in here?" asked Hermione. "Oh, a fair few... Keep themselves to themselves mostly, but they're good enough about turnin' up if ever I want a word. They're deep, mind, centaurs... they know things... jus' don' let on much."
貝恩走過去站在羅南旁邊。他抬頭望向天空。“今晚火星很明亮,”他簡單地說。“我們聽說了。”海格不高興地說?!昂冒?,如果你們倆真的看到了什么,告訴我,好嗎?那我們就走了?!惫秃彰舾叱隹盏?,回頭看著羅南和貝恩,直到樹木擋住了他們的視線?!坝肋h不要,”海格煩躁地說,“試圖從半人馬那里得到一個直接的答案。他們是全身通紅的觀星者,對任何比月亮更近的東西都不感興趣?!薄斑@里有很多半人馬嗎?”赫敏問道?!芭?,相當多……他們大多不愛說話,但如果我需要他們說話,他們就會出現(xiàn)。記住,它們很深奧,是半人馬……它們知道很多事情……只是沒有透露太多?!?/p>
"D'you think that was a centaur we heard earlier?" said Harry. "Did that sound like hooves to you? Nah, if yeh ask me, that was what's bin killin' the unicorns — never heard anythin' like it before." They walked on through the dense, dark trees. Harry kept looking nervously over his shoulder. He had the nasty feeling they were being watched. He was very glad they had Hagrid and his crossbow with them. They had just passed a bend in the path when Hermione grabbed Hagrid's arm. "Hagrid! Look! Red sparks, the others are in trouble!" "You two wait here!" Hagrid shouted. "Stay on the path, I'll come back for yeh!"
“你認為我們之前聽到的是半人馬的聲音嗎?”哈利說?!澳阌X得那聽起來像馬蹄嗎?不,以前從未聽說過半人馬會殺死獨角獸這樣的事情。”他們穿過濃密黑暗的樹林。哈利一直緊張地回頭張望。他有一種被監(jiān)視的不祥預感。他很高興他們帶著海格和他的十字弓。他們剛經(jīng)過小路的一個彎道,赫敏就抓住了海格的胳膊?!昂8瘢】?!紅火花,其他人有麻煩了!” “你們兩個等在這里!”海格喊道?!傲粼诼飞?,我會回來找你們的!”
They heard him crashing away through the undergrowth and stood looking at each other, very scared, until they couldn't hear anything but the rustling of leaves around them. "You don't think they've been hurt, do you?" whispered Hermione. "I don't care if Malfoy has, but if something's got Neville... it's our fault he's here in the first place." The minutes dragged by. Their ears seemed sharper than usual. Harry's seemed to be picking up every sigh of the wind, every cracking twig. What was going on? Where were the others? At last, a great crunching noise announced Hagrid's return.
他們聽到他從灌木叢中沖走,站在那里面面相覷,非常害怕,直到他們聽不到周圍樹葉的沙沙聲。 “你不認為他們受傷了,對吧?”赫敏低聲說?!拔也辉诤躐R爾福有沒有受傷,但如果有什么東西抓住了納威……他被罰來這里本來就是我們的錯。” 時間一分一秒地過去。他們的耳朵似乎比平時更靈敏了。哈利似乎聽到了風的每一次嘆息,樹枝的每聲斷裂。發(fā)生了什么事?其他人在哪里?最后,一聲巨大的嘎吱聲宣告了海格的歸來。
Malfoy, Neville, and Fang were with him. Hagrid was fuming. Malfoy, it seemed, had sneaked up behind Neville and grabbed him as a joke. Neville had panicked and sent up the sparks. "We'll be lucky ter catch anythin' now, with the racket you two were makin'. Right, we're changin' groups — Neville, you stay with me an' Hermione, Harry, you go with Fang an' this idiot. I'm sorry," Hagrid added in a whisper to Harry, "but he'll have a harder time frightenin' you, an' we've gotta get this done." So Harry set off into the heart of the forest with Malfoy and Fang.
馬爾福、納威和牙牙和他在一起。海格怒不可遏。馬爾福應該是想搗鬼,偷偷溜到納威身后抓住了他。然后納威慌了,火花四濺?!澳銈儍蓚€鬧得這么厲害,現(xiàn)在能抓到什么東西就算幸運了。好了,我們換組——納威,你跟我和赫敏一起,哈利,你跟牙牙和這個白癡一起?!?“對不起,”海格低聲對哈利說,“但畢竟他唬不住你,我們必須把事情辦好?!庇谑枪婉R爾福、牙牙一起向森林深處走去。
They walked for nearly half an hour, deeper and deeper into the forest, until the path became almost impossible to follow because the trees were so thick. Harry thought the blood seemed to be getting thicker. There were splashes on the roots of a tree, as though the poor creature had been thrashing around in pain close by. Harry could see a clearing ahead, through the tangled branches of an ancient oak. "Look —" he murmured, holding out his arm to stop Malfoy. Something bright white was gleaming on the ground. They inched closer. It was the unicorn all right, and it was dead.
他們走了將近半個小時,越走越深,直到因為樹木太茂密而幾乎無法走下去。哈利覺得血味似乎越來越濃了。一棵樹的根部有血跡,這可憐的動物好像在附近痛苦地掙扎著。哈利透過一棵古老橡樹糾纏著的樹枝,看見前面的一片空地。“看——”他低聲說,伸出胳膊阻止馬爾福。地上有個亮白色的東西在閃閃發(fā)光。他們慢慢靠近。那確實是獨角獸,而且它已經(jīng)死了。
Harry had never seen anything so beautiful and sad. Its long, slender legs were stuck out at odd angles where it had fallen and its mane was spread pearly-white on the dark leaves. Harry had taken one step toward it when a slithering sound made him freeze where he stood. A bush on the edge of the clearing quivered.... Then, out of the shadows, a hooded figure came crawling across the ground like some stalking beast. Harry, Malfoy, and Fang stood transfixed. The cloaked figure reached the unicorn, lowered its head over the wound in the animal's side, and began to drink its blood.
哈利從來沒有見過如此美麗和悲傷的東西。它細長的腿以奇怪的角度伸出來,它倒下的地方,鬃毛散開了深色樹葉上泛著珍珠般的白色。哈利朝它走了一步,突然聽到滑行的聲音,他頓時僵在原地。空地邊緣的一叢灌木顫抖起來……然后,一個戴著兜帽的人從陰影中爬出來,像一頭潛行的野獸一樣在地上爬行。哈利、馬爾福和牙牙呆呆地站在那里。那個披著斗篷的人走到獨角獸身邊,低下頭,吸著它的血。
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