Chapter 15 The Forbidden Forest

Unfortunately,Harry and his friends were caught by Professor McGonagall for wandering around the school in the dead of night .They all were punished and lost 150 points from Gryffindor which made three Houses' students (apart from Slytherine) angry with them.Detention was given to them the following night to assist Hagrid in finding the mystery of unicorn attack.

To their surprise,with the help of centuar Firenze,the exploration Harry took ended up finding someone drink unicorn's blood for keeping alive and bringing back strength as well as power.It was Voldermort.Voldermort hadnot died and searched the ways to rebirth which made Harry feel unpeacefull.

Words and phrases

1.out of ˈbounds (to/for sb):( especially BrE) if a place is out of bounds,people are not allowed to go there 不准进入；禁止入内 

2.a cock-and-bull story n. 无稽之谈

3.turn on sb:to attack sb suddenly and unexpectedly 突然攻击

4.meddle (in/with sth) :to become involved in sth that does not concern you 管闲事；干涉；干预 SYN interfere

5.poke about/around:( informal) to look for sth, especially sth that is hidden among other things that you have to move 搜查；翻找

◆ The police spent the day poking around in his office but found nothing. 警察花了一天时间搜查他的办公室，但一无所获。

◆ ( figurative) We've had journalists poking around and asking a lot of questions. 我们给记者不断追问

6.let ˈon (to sb):( informal) to tell a secret （对某人）说出秘密，泄密

◆ I'm getting married next week, but please don't let on to anyone. 我下周就要结婚了，但这事请对谁都不要说。

7.in the first place:used at the end of a sentence to talk about why sth was done or whether it should have been done or not （用于句尾，谈论某事为何或是否应该做）究竟，到底，当初

◆ I still don't understand why you chose that name in the first place. 我仍不明白你究竟为什么取了这么个名字。

8.clearing: [countable ] an open space in a forest where there are no trees 林中空地 SYN glade

9.tower over/above sb/sth:to be much better than others in ability, quality, etc. （在能力、品质等方面）胜过，远远超过（其他）

◆ She towers over other dancers of her generation. 她远远超过同时代的舞蹈演员。

Sentences

1.Excuses, alibis, and wild cover-up stories chased each other around Harry’s brain, each more feeble than the last.借口、托辞和谎言徘徊在哈利的脑中，一个比一个更不能令人信服。

2.Harry felt as though the bottom had dropped out of his stomach.

   哈利感到非常尴尬后悔。（stomach在原著中经常用来生动的表达角色的心情）

3.He could hear Neville sobbing into his pillow for what seemed like hours.

    他听见Neville趴在枕头上哭了好几个小时
4.Snape would be walking with a new spring in his step.

   斯内普迈着轻快的步伐。

with a new spring in his step:[uncountable ,  singular ] a cheerful, lively quality 活力；朝气

◆ She walked along with a spring in her step. 她迈着轻快的步伐向前走去。

5.The moon was bright, but clouds scudding across it kept throwing them into darkness.

月亮是明亮的，但云层不断地浮过，使黑暗包绕着他们

scud [intransitive ] + adv./prep:( literary) (of clouds 云 ) to move quickly across the sky 飞掠；疾飞

6.It was as though an iron fist had clenched suddenly around Harry’s heart.

   哈利突然感到非常紧张。