For a fraction of a second he stood, irresolute, in front of Hagrid's door.

他站在那里不到一分钟，犹疑不决，就在海格门前。

They were really geared up to get that kid.

他们领养那孩子 下不。

Harry's arms and legs were soon covered in small cuts and scratches.

才一会儿，哈利的手臂和腿上就布满细小的口子和划痕。

Were the same fair prospect to arise at present, as had flattered them a year ago, every thing, she was persuaded, would be hastening to the same vexatious conclusion.

想起一年以前，她们曾经满怀希望，沾沾自喜，如今虽然眼见得又是好事在即，然而只消一转眼的，便会万事落空，徒感懊丧。

The offal fad competed with one for molecular gastronomy, with its spheres of olive juice, then gave way to farm-to-table cooking, which painstakingly detailed the provenance of every radish in a salad.

这股动物内脏潮与流行的分子料理（用橄榄汁做出小球）展开竞争，后又让位于“农场直达餐桌”菜肴，这类菜肴会煞费地详细说明沙拉中每一个萝卜的来源。

" Ah! " said Mr Tumnus in a rather melancholy voice, " if only I had worked harder at geography when I was a little Faun, I should no doubt know all about those strange countries. It is too late now."

“啊！”图姆纳斯先生的声音相当忧郁，“小的时候要是能多在地理上用点就好，那样就能知道所有那些奇怪的国家。现在已经太晚啦。”

I don't have time for the prologue.

可没听你废话。

Do you know how hard I worked to bring dead birds home for this family?

你知不知道这个家，费多才把它带回来？

But when I was done it took forever to clean off.

但是拍完后 卸妆费很大。

Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were soon covered with colorful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silkware.

大船还末下锚，小船上的人就纷纷爬上客轮。一会儿，甲板上就摆满色彩斑斓的波斯地毯。印度丝绸，铜咖啡壶及手制作的漂亮的银器。

Soon after, Meg saw Mr Brooke by the door.

一会儿，麦格看见布鲁克先生站在门口。

“There's just no point talking to a Petrified person, ” she said, and they had to admit she had a point when they'd taken their seats next to Hermione.

“跟一个被石化的人谈话，完全是白费。”她说。当他们在赫敏床边的褥子上落座后，不得不承认庞弗雷人说得对。

Mr Brown low walked up and down his room for several minutes, deep in thought.

有几分钟，布朗洛先生在屋里来回地踱着步，陷入深思。

The colour went from his face and be looked old and sick.

他脸上顿时变颜色，一眨眼变得衰老而虚弱。

In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away.

不到1分钟的，它从离他们只有几英尺远的地方呼啸着驶过去。

Baby animals are a lot of work.

动物宝宝都需要花很多照顾。

Transforming plant molecules into something that resembles meat takes effort.

将植物分子转化类似肉的东西要花点。

“That's not ages, that's like a second to Nicolas Flamel.”

“不是好几百年，对尼可·勒梅来说，只是一眨眼的。”

The more we activate these gratitude circuits, the less effort it takes to stimulate those pathways the next time, and the stronger those pathways become.

们越经常激活这些感恩回路，下次刺激这些通路所需的就越，这些通路就会变得越强大。

Well, perhaps you haven't been looking hard enough.

可也许你还没有下去找。