The Eagle Pub 老鹰酒吧 Originally opened in 1667 as the Eagle and Child,The Eagle pub is one of Cambridge's most popular drinking establishments and one with an impressive historical legacy. It can be found on Benet Street, just to the South of
Great Court Run 庭院中的赛跑 The course of the Great Court Run now is 341 meters long. The length of time between the start and the finish of the chimes is about 43 seconds, but this varies according to the state of winding and atmospheric cond
John Milton 失明诗人弥尔顿 One of the greatest poets of the English language, John Milton, is best-known for his epic poem Paradise Lost. Mihons powerful prose and poetry had an immense influence especially on the 18th-century verse. Besides p
William Wordsworth 湖畔诗人华玆华斯[qh]Wordsworth was one of the most influential of England's Romantic poets. 华兹华斯是最有影响力的英格兰浪漫主义诗人之一。 William Wordsworth was bom on 7 April 1770 at Cockermouth in
Winnie the Pooh and Milne 《小熊维尼》与米尔恩 Alan Alexander Milne was born on the 18th of January 1882 in Hampstead, London. He studied at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a degree in mathematics
Byron, the Play Boy 花花公子拜伦 More than any other poet Lord Byron has been identified with his own heroes - with Childe Harold, the romantic traveler; with Manfred, the outcast from society; with Don Juan, the cynical lover. Although Byron d
(Note. 4: As intensive studies in the Department of Mysteries demonstrated as far back as 1672, wizards and witches are born, not created. (注释四:早在一六七三年,神秘事务司的深入研究就显示,巫师是天生的,而不是造
1. The Wizard and the Hopping Pot 1.《巫师和跳跳埚》 There was once a kindly old wizard who used his magic generously and wisely for the benefit of his neighbours. 从前,有一位善良的老巫师,他总是慷慨而智慧地利用自己的
Clang, clang, clang, went the cooking pot's single brass foot upon the floor, but now its clamour was mixed with the brays of a donkey and human groans of hunger, echoing from the depths of the pot. 哐啷、哐啷、哐啷,坩埚的独脚在地板上
Albus Dumbledore on The Wizard and the Hopping Pot 阿不思邓布利多关于《巫师和跳跳锅》的批注: A kind old wizard decides to teach his hardhearted son a lesson by giving him a taste of the local Muggles' misery. 一位善良的老巫
The solution was to jettison the pro-Muggle moral but keep the warty cauldron, so by the middle of the sixteenth century a different version of the tale was in wide circulation among wizarding families. 解决的办法是抛弃亲麻瓜的寓意,保留
Note 2. (A Squib is a person born to magical parents, but who has no magical powers. Such an occurrence is rare. Muggle-born witches and wizards are much more common. JKR) 注释二:(哑炮就是父母都会魔法,但是自己却不会魔法的人。
2.The Fountain of Fair Fortune 2.《好运泉》 High on a hill in an enchanted garden, enclosed by tall walls and protected by strong magic, flowed the Fountain of Fair Fortune. 好运泉在一处魔法园林的一个山顶上,周围高墙耸立,有
Before they could reach it, however, they came to a stream that ran round the hilltop, barring their way. 可是,没等他们来到泉边,却遇到了一条小溪。这条溪流环绕山顶,挡住了他们的去路。 In the depths of the clear
Albus Dumbledore on 'The Fountain of Fair Fortune' 邓布利多评《好运泉》 'The Fountain of Fair Fortune' is a perennial favorite, so much so that it was the subject of the sole attempt to introduce a Christmas pantomime to Hogwarts' festive c
(Note 3: Professor Kettleburn survived no fewer than sixty-two periods of probation during his employment as Care of Magical Creatures teacher. (注释三:凯特尔伯恩教授在担任神奇动物保护课期间至少经历了62个课时的试用期
3. The Warlock's Hairy Heart 3.《男巫的毛心脏》 There was once a handsome, rich and talented young warlock, who observed that his friends grew foolish when they fell in love, gambolling and preening, losing their appetites and their dignity. 从
It might have taken the warlock fifty years to find such a woman, yet it so happened that the very day after he decided to seek her, a maiden answering his every wish arrived in the neighborhood to visit her kinsfolk. 男巫恐怕要花上五十年才能
Here, in an enchanted crystal casket, was the warlock's beating heart. 在这里,一个被施了魔法的水晶匣子里,放着男巫跳动的心脏。 Long since disconnected from eyes, ears and fingers, it had never fallen prey to beauty, or to
Albus Dumbledore on The Warlock's Hairy Heart 邓布利多评《男巫的毛心脏》 As we have already seen, Beedle's first two tales attracted criticism of their themes of generosity, tolerance and love. 我们已经看到,彼豆的前两个故事
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