精读 | 邓布利多对韦斯莱家最小的弟弟到底了解多少？

Harry mulls this over when thinking about Dumbledore: 'You gave Ron the Deluminator. You understood him ... you gave him a way back ...’ And now we're mulling it over too. What exactly did Dumbledore understand about the youngest Weasley brother? Were there any clues in Ron's life at Hogwarts, from his personality, from the trials and tribulations he'd faced, that meant he was going to leave his friends – but always want to return?

哈利在想到邓布利多的时候仔细考虑了一下: “你给了罗恩熄灯器。你理解他... 你给了他一条回去的路... ’现在我们也在考虑这个问题。邓布利多对韦斯莱家最小的弟弟到底了解多少？罗恩在霍格沃茨的生活中有没有留下什么线索，从他的个性，从他所面临的考验和磨难中得以看出他有离开朋友的倾向——但总是想要回来？

• mull over 仔细考虑；例：McLaren had been mulling over an idea to make a film.  麦克拉伦一直在琢磨着要拍一部电影。

• mull 作动词意为 深思熟虑；例：Last month, a federal grand jury began mulling evidence in the case.  上个月，一个联邦大陪审团开始仔细斟酌该案的证据。

• 拓展短语：haven't a clue 毫无头绪；例：I haven't a clue what I'll give Carl for his birthday next year.  对于明年该送什么生日礼物给卡尔我毫无头绪。

• 拓展短语：clue to (解决问题或疑团时的) 线索；例：Geneticists in Canada have discovered a clue to the puzzle of why our cells get old and die.加拿大的遗传学家已经发现了解开我们细胞衰老死亡之迷的线索。

• tribulation  苦难；忧患；例：...the trials and tribulations of everyday life.…日常生活的磨练与艰难。

知识点回顾

1. 短语“同时”应该怎么说？

2. haven't a clue 是什么意思？

3.  (解决问题或疑团时的) 线索 应该怎么表达？

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