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双语文本
The rest proceeded to wreck the classroom more effectively than a rampaging rhino.
剩下的在教室里大肆搞起破坏,比一头横冲直撞的犀牛还要厉害。
They grabbed ink bottles and sprayed the class with them, shredded books and papers, tore pictures fromthe walls, up-ended the waste basket, grabbed bags and books and threw them outof the smashed window;
它们抓起墨水瓶朝全班乱泼,把书和纸撕成碎片,扯下墙上贴的图画,把废物箱掀了个底朝天,又把书包和课本从破窗户扔了出去。
within minutes, half the class was sheltering under desks and Neville was swinging from the iron chandelier in the ceiling.
几分钟后,全班同学有一半躲到了桌子底下,纳威在枝形吊灯上荡着。
"Come on now— round them up, round them up, they're only pixies," Lockhart shouted.
洛哈特喊道:“来来,把它们赶拢,把它们赶拢,它们不过是一些小精灵……”
He rolled up his sleeves, brandished his wand, and bellowed, "Peskipiksi Pesternomi!"
他卷起衣袖,挥舞着魔杖吼道:“佩斯奇皮克西佩斯特诺米!”
It had absolutely no effect; one of the pixies seized his wand and threw it out of the window, too.
全然无效,一个小精灵抓住洛哈特的魔杖,把它也扔出了窗外。
Lockhart gulped and dived under his own desk, narrowly avoiding being squashed by Neville, who fell a second later as the chandelier gave way.
洛哈特倒吸一口气,钻到了讲台桌下面,差点儿被纳威砸着,因为几乎是在同一秒钟内,枝形吊灯吃不住劲儿掉了下来。
The bell rang and there was a mad rush toward the exit.
下课铃响了,大家没命地冲出去。
词句解析
重点词汇词组
1.tear...from... 从……撕下来……
例:A couple of pages had been torn fromthe book.
这本书有几页被人撕掉了。
常见搭配:
①tear sth. down 推倒,拆毁
例:They're going to tear downthe old hospital and build a new one.
他们要拆掉旧医院,再建个新的。
②tear sb. away 使(某人)依依不舍地离开;把(某人)拽走
例:I'll bring Tim, if I can tear him awayfrom the TV.
我会带蒂姆来,如果我能把他从电视机前拉走的话。
2.throw sth. out 丢弃,扔掉
例:Can't you throw outthat old bike of Tommy's?
难道你就不能把汤米那辆旧自行车给扔掉?
常见搭配:
①throw sth. up 产生;呕吐
例:The meeting threw upsome interesting ideas.
这次会上提出了一些有趣的想法。
②throw yourself into sth. 投身于;积极从事
例:She's thrown herself intothis new job.
她满怀热情地做起了这份新工作。
3.round...up 使……聚拢;驱拢;使……聚集
例:The cowboys rounded the cattle up.
牛仔们将牛赶到一起。
常见搭配:
①round sth. off 圆满完成,圆满结束
例:We rounded the meal offwith a chocolate and rum cake.
最后我们又品尝了巧克力和糖蜜酒蛋糕,美美地吃完了这顿饭。
②round on sb./sth. 反击(批评)
例:The mayor rounded onhis critics with a very forceful speech.
市长突然发表了措词强硬的讲话,回击批评他的人。
4.give way 坍塌,垮掉;让步,屈服
例:Neither of them will give way, so they could be arguing for a very long time.
他们两个谁也不会让步,所以他们会吵好长时间。
常见搭配:
①give sth. away 赠送;泄露
例:The party was meant to be a surprise, but Sharon gave it away.
办这个聚会本来是要给大家一个惊喜,可是沙伦泄漏了秘密。
②give sth. off 发出,放出(热、光、气味或气体)
例:That tiny radiator doesn't give offmuch heat.
那个小散热器散发不出太多热量。
长难句解析
Lockhartgulped and divedunder his own desk,narrowly avoiding being squashed by Neville,who fell a second later as the chandelier gave way.
洛哈特倒吸一口气,钻到了讲台桌下面,差点儿被纳威砸着,因为几乎是在同一秒钟内,枝形吊灯吃不住劲儿掉了下来。
解:主语+谓语+状语+定语从句
析:“who fell a second later as the chandelier gave way”是 非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词Neville,who在从句中作主语,其中“as the chandelier gave way”是 时间状语从句。
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