We should also add into our considerations the fact that Harry wasn’t as unfamiliar with dragons as some of the other Triwizard champions might have been. He’d unwillingly come far too close to a Norwegian Ridgeback in his first year at Hogwarts – a dragon Hagrid affectionately named Norbert. Perhaps this familiarity might have helped him in the first task, even without the dragon warning? 我们也应该考虑到这个事实:哈利对于龙并不像其他争霸赛勇士那么陌生,虽然不是出自他所愿,但他在一年级的时候与一条挪威脊背龙近距离接触——一条海格给它取名为诺伯的龙。也许,即使没有事先关于龙的警告,哈利对龙的这点了解可以对他的第一场比赛有帮助。
consideration 此处意为 考虑;除此之外还有几个含义,1. 在讨论中;例:Several proposals are under consideration by the state assembly. 几项提案正由州议会审议。
2.体贴;例:Show consideration for your neighbours. 要表示出对邻居们的体贴。
affectionately 意为 亲切地;深情地;例:"No, no, dear child," he said affectionately, "not at once." “不,不,我亲爱的孩子,”他深情地说,“现在不行。”
Then there is the small matter of getting past the dragon and retrieving the golden egg. Would Harry have been prepared to do this without Mad-Eye Moody’s hints about using a broom? It’s worth remembering that it was actually Harry who worked out that he’dneed a Summoning Charm. And then it was Hermione who helped Harry to learn how to Summon his broom from a great distance. Had they had prior warning from Hagrid about the dragons, we reckon Harry and Hermione might have worked things out on their own. On to the second task… 在龙的眼皮子底下拿走金蛋也是个小问题。如果没有疯眼汉穆迪提前提示他可以使用飞天扫帚,哈利的准备还能如此充分吗?我们不能忽视,是哈利提出的学习飞来咒,然后赫敏才帮助哈利学习怎样长距离使用飞来咒召唤他的扫帚。如果他们没有提前收到海格那些关于龙的警告,我们也假设他们可以自己想出解决办法。第二场比赛……
broom 此处意为 飞天扫帚(出自《哈利·波特》);除此之外还有 普通扫帚;和 金雀花;的含义,例:Broom is a wild bush with a lot of tiny yellow flowers.金雀花是一种野生灌木,有许多小黄花。
常用表达:new broom 新上任者;新晋升者;例:Well, you know what they say. A new broom sweeps clean. 唉,你知道他们说什么。新官上任三把火。