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1. He was a big, beefy (adj. 像牛肉的;结实的;健壮的) man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large moustache.
beefy (adj. 像牛肉的;结实的;健壮的)
2. Mrs. Dursley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning over garden fences, spying on (窥探) the neighbours.
crane v. 伸长(脖子)看,探头看;(用起重机)吊运;(行动前)迟疑,踌躇
3. The Dursleys shuddered to think what the neighbours would say if the Potters arrived in the street.
shudder v. (因恐惧、寒冷等)发抖,打战;强烈震动,剧烈抖动
4. When Mr. and Mrs. Dursley woke up on the dull, grey Tuesday, our story starts, there was nothing about the cloudy sky outside to suggest that strange and mysterious things would soon be happening all over the country.
5. Mr Dursley hummed as he picked out his most boring tie for work and Mrs Dursley gossiped away happily as she wrestled a screaming Dudley into his highchair.
6. None of them noticed a large tawny owl flutter past the window.
他们谁也没有注意到一只黄褐色的大猫头鹰振翅飞过窗户.
7. At half-past eight, Mr Dursley picked up his briefcase, pecked Mrs Dursley on the cheek and tried to kiss Dudley goodbye but missed, because Dudley was now having a tantrum and throwing his cereal at the walls.
八点半的时候,德思礼先生拿起公文包,在德思礼夫人的脸颊上亲了一下.想跟达力吻别,但没吻到,因为达力正在发脾气,把麦片扔到墙上。
8. It was on the corner of the street that he noticed the first sign of something peculiar ⸺ a cat reading a map.
在街道的拐角处,他注意到第一个奇怪的迹象:一只猫在看地图。
9. Mr. Dursley blinked (眨眼)and stared at the cat.
10. Mr. Dursley gave himself a little shake and put the cat out of his mind.
11. But on the edge of town, drills were driven out of his mind by something else.
12. He drummed his fingers on the steering wheel and his eyes fell on a huddle of these weirdos standing quite close by.
他用手指敲打着方向盘,他的目光落在了一群站在附近的怪人身上。
13. They were whispering excitedly together.
他们兴奋地在一起窃窃私语
14. He didn't see the owls swooping past in broad daylight, though people down in the street did; they pointed and gazed open mouthed as owl aft