哈利波特与魔法石09-The keepers of the keys

　　CHAPTER FOUR

       THE KEEPER OF THE KEYSBOOM.

       They knocked again. Dudley jerked awake. "Where's thecannon?" he said stupidly.
There was a crash behind them and Uncle Vernon came skiddinginto the room. He was holding a rifle in his hands -- now they knewwhat had been in the long, thin package he had brought with them.
"Who's there?" he shouted. "I warn you -- I'm armed!"There was a pause. Then --SMASH!
The door was hit with such force that it swung clean off itshinges and with a deafening¹ crash landed flat on the floor.
A giant of a man was standing² in the doorway³. His face wasalmost completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild,tangled beard, but you could make out his eyes, glinting like blackbeetles under all the hair.
The giant squeezed his way into the hut, stooping so that hishead just brushed the ceiling. He bent⁵ down, picked up the door,and fitted it easily back into its frame. The noise of the stormoutside dropped a little. He turned to look at them all.
"Couldn't make us a cup o' tea, could yeh? It's not been aneasy journey..."He strode over to the sofa where Dudley sat frozen with fear.
"Budge⁶ up, yeh great lump," said the stranger.
Dudley squeaked⁷ and ran to hide behind his mother, who wascrouching, terrified, behind Uncle Vernon.
"An' here's Harry⁸!" said the giant.
Harry looked up into the fierce, wild, shadowy face and sawthat the beetle⁴ eyes were crinkled in a smile.
"Las' time I saw you, you was only a baby," said the giant. "Yehlook a lot like yet dad, but yeh've got yet mom's eyes."Uncle Vernon made a funny rasping noise.
I demand that you leave at once, sit!" he said. "You are breakingand entering!""Ah, shut up, Dursley, yeh great prune," said the giant; hereached over the back of the sofa, jerked the gun out of UncleVernon's hands, bent it into a knot as easily as if it had beenmade of rubber, and threw it into a corner of the room.
Uncle Vernon made another funny noise, like a mouse beingtrodden on.
"Anyway -- Harry," said the giant, turning his back on theDursleys, "a very happy birthday to yeh. Got summat fer yeh here --I mighta sat on it at some point, but it'll taste all right."From an inside pocket of his black overcoat he pulled a slightlysquashed box. Harry opened it with trembling fingers. Inside was alarge, sticky chocolate cake with Happy Birthday Harry written onit in green icing.
Harry looked up at the giant. He meant to say thank you, but thewords got lost on the way to his mouth, and what he said instead was,"Who are you?"The giant chuckled⁹.
"True, I haven't introduced meself. Rubeus Hagrid, Keeper ofKeys and Grounds at Hogwarts."He held out an enormous hand and shook Harry's whole arm.
"What about that tea then, eh?" he said, rubbing his handstogether. "I'd not say no ter summat stronger if yeh've got it,mind."His eyes fell on the empty grate with the shriveled chip bags init and he snorted. He bent down over the fireplace; they couldn't seewhat he was doing but when he drew back a second later, there wasa roaring fire there. It filled the whole damp hut with flickeringlight and Harry felt the warmth wash over him as though he'd sunkinto a hot bath.

1 deafening   

adj. 振耳欲聋的, 极喧闹的 动词deafen的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The noise of the siren was deafening her. 汽笛声震得她耳朵都快聋了。
• The noise of the machine was deafening. 机器的轰鸣声震耳欲聋。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

• They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
• Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。

4 beetle   

n.甲虫，近视眼的人

参考例句：

• A firefly is a type of beetle.萤火虫是一种甲虫。
• He saw a shiny green beetle on a leaf.我看见树叶上有一只闪闪发光的绿色甲虫。

5 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

6 budge   

v.移动一点儿；改变立场

参考例句：

• We tried to lift the rock but it wouldn't budge.我们试图把大石头抬起来，但它连动都没动一下。
• She wouldn't budge on the issue.她在这个问题上不肯让步。

7 squeaked   

v.短促地尖叫( squeak的过去式和过去分词 )；吱吱叫；告密；充当告密者

参考例句：

• The radio squeaked five. 收音机里嘟嘟地发出五点钟报时讯号。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Amy's shoes squeaked on the tiles as she walked down the corridor. 埃米走过走廊时，鞋子踩在地砖上嘎吱作响。 来自辞典例句

8 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

9 chuckled   

轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
• She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情，她就轻轻地暗自发笑。