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故事简介
邓布利多出现在女贞路街角。
原文片段（选自《哈利波特与魔法石》第一章）
A man appeared on the corner the cat had been watching, appeared so suddenly and silently you'd have thought he'd just popped out of the ground.[1] The cat's tail twitched and its eyes narrowed.[2]
Nothing like this man had ever been seen on Privet Drive.[3] He was tall, thin, and very old, judging by the silver of his hair and beard, which were both long enough to tuck into his belt.[4] He was wearing long robes, a purple cloak that swept the ground, and high-heeled, buckled boots.[5] His blue eyes were light, bright, and sparkling behind half-moon spectacles and his nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice.[6] This man's name was Albus Dumbledore.[7]
学习笔记
[1] A man appeared on the corner the cat had been watching, appeared so suddenly and silently you'd have thought he'd just popped out of the ground
这只猫一直望着街角，直到一个男人突然悄无声息地冒了出来。
这句话中，“在街角”使用的是短语on the corner，我们正好来借此讲一讲，介词on和at的区别。
简单的来说，on后面接的是position，at后面接的是location。position要比location更具体， location则是大致一个位置。
例：We’ll meet on the corner. 我们在街角处碰头。
We’ll meet at the corner.我们在街角那块儿碰头。
短语pop out (of sth)指“从……突然出现”（to appear suddenly from within or behind something）。
例：Suddenly, a bear popped out from the bushes. 突然，一头熊从灌木丛后冒了出来。
“pop out of the ground”，即“突然从地底下蹦出来”。
[2] The cat's tail twitched and its eyes narrowed.
那只猫看到来人，尾巴抖了一下，眼睛也眯了起来。
绝大多数动物的尾巴，包括鱼类、鸟类，都可以用tail来表达。而猫咪的其他部位英文怎么说呢？看下图就一目了然了。
twitch（[twt]），及物或不及物动词，指“（使）抽搐；（使）抽动；（使）颤动”（(to cause) to make a sudden small movement with a part of the body, usually without intending to）。
例：He tried to suppress a smile but felt the corner of his mouth twitch.. （不及物） 他试图忍住笑，但感到嘴角在抽动。
She twitched her nose like a rabbit. （及物）她像兔子一样抽动了一下鼻子。
narrow（[ner.o]）, 及物或不及物动词，指“（使）变窄，（使）缩窄”（to become less wide or to make something less wide）。
例：The road narrows after the bridge. （不及物）过桥之后道路变窄了。
He narrowed his eyes in suspicion. （及物） 他猜疑地眯起眼睛。
[3] Nothing like this man had ever been seen on Privet Drive.
女贞路上从没有出现过像他这样的人。
nothing like的4种用法：
i. 字面意思，“没有像……的事或东西”
例：Nothing like this has ever been encountered before. 这样的事以前还从没遇到过呢。
ii. “丝毫不像”、“一点不像”，用于系动词之后，表示强烈否定
例：The whole thing is nothing like what he related to us.整件事情更本不像他跟我们讲述的那样。
iii “没有什么能比得上……”、“ 没有比……更……的”， 多用于 there is nothing like......句式中，表示否定比较概念。
例：In my opinion, in summer there is nothing like swimming as a means of keeping fit. 依我看来，夏天没有比游泳是更好的健身方式了。
iv. “远远不如”、“绝对不如”， 用于 nothing like as/so …… as …… 句式中
例：Her cooking is nothing like as good as yours. 她做饭的手艺绝比不上你。
[4] He was tall, thin, and very old, judging by the silver of his hair and beard, which were both long enough to tuck into his belt.
来者是一个又高又瘦的老者，花白头发和胡子长到都能塞进皮带里。
tuck（[tk]），及物动词，指“把（衣服等的末端）塞进”（to push a loose end of a piece of clothing or material into a particular place or position, especially to make it tidy or comfortable）。常用搭配：suck sth in/into/under sth
例：Should I tuck my shirt into my trousers?我应该把衬衫下摆塞进裤子里吗？
[5] He was wearing long robes, a purple cloak that swept the ground, and high-heeled, buckled boots.
上句介绍完他的外形，我们再来看看他的穿衣打扮。他穿一件长袍，披一件掩到地的紫色斗篷，登一双带搭扣的高跟靴子。
sweep，及物或不及物动词，指“（使）轻轻掠过，轻轻擦过”（to move, or move sth, over a surface touching it lightly）。
例：Her dress swept the ground as she walked. 她行走时，衣裙拖在地上。
high-heeled, buckled boots：带扣的高跟鞋
[6] His blue eyes were light, bright, and sparkling behind half-moon spectacles and his nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice.
接下来，轮到对老者样貌的描写。他有着一双闪闪发亮的眼睛，戴着半月形的眼镜，鼻子又长又歪，看起来至少被打断了两回。
sparkling（[spɑr.kl]），形容词，指“闪烁的，闪亮的”（shining brightly）。
例：The stars are sparkling. 明星煌煌。
half-moon spectacles：半月形的眼镜
crooked（[krk.d]），形容词，指“歪的，不直的；弯曲的”（not forming a straight line, or having many bends）。
例：His front teeth are crooked.他的门牙长得歪歪扭扭。
邓布利多的鼻子是“crooked”的，罗琳后面也暗示了“as though it had been broken at least twice”（好像被人打断了至少两回）。是谁打断邓校的鼻子呢？哈粉们一定都很清楚啦，那就是邓校的弟弟阿不福思（Aberforth Dumbledore）。
[7] This man's name was Albus Dumbledore.
我们伟大的邓校终于在小说中登场了。
我们来看看这位伟大巫师的名字的背后意义：
“Albus”可能是“Alba”的男性形式，源于苏格兰盖尔语的名字，意为“日出”。它在拉丁文中也是“白色”的意思，可能象征了他的品格。
“Percival”是威尔士传说中的亚瑟王骑士，曾经参与寻找圣杯。在汤马斯·马洛礼的《亚瑟之死》中，珀西瓦尔既是寻找圣杯的英雄，又是故事的叙述者。
“Wulfric”是一个出现在盎格鲁-萨克逊编年史中的盎格鲁-萨克逊的名字，可以代表英格兰。从字面翻译的话，这个词的意思是“狼的力量”。
“Brian”是传说中爱尔兰国王的名字。布赖恩·博鲁 (Brian Boru)曾在都柏林附近的克朗塔夫战役中击败维京人。
“Dumbledore”是18世纪的英语单词，后来演变为“bumblebee”，意为“大黄蜂”。这个词在加拿大纽芬兰仍在使用，用来指代大黄蜂。罗琳曾指出，她会想象邓布利多在城堡里一个人哼哼唧唧。
“Albus Dumbledore”这个名字可能也受到了J.K.罗琳的老校长阿尔弗雷德·邓恩 (Alfred Dunn)的启发。
“Albus”也与希腊女神阿芙罗狄蒂（爱情女神）有关联，可以视为受到她的恩惠。根据罗琳本人的说法，阿不思·邓布利多和鲁伯·海格的名字分别象征了“白色”和“红色”，它被认为是炼金术中不可或缺的神秘成分。“Dumbledore”被赋予了白色的禁欲主义，是“一个精神理论家，聪明而理想化，有些超脱”。
（摘抄自阿不思·邓布利多维基）