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English with Harry Potter
20 сент., 12:00
Harry woke up on Sunday morning to find the dormitory blazing with winter sunlight and his arm re-boned but very stiff. He sat up quickly and looked over at Colin’s bed, but it had been blocked from view by the high curtains Harry had changed behind yesterday. Seeing that he was awake, Madam Pomfrey came bustling over with a breakfast tray and then began bending and stretching his arm and fingers. ‘All in order,’ she said, as he clumsily fed himself porridge left-handed. ‘When you’ve finished eating, you may leave.’ Harry dressed as quickly as he could and hurried off to Gryffindor Tower, desperate to tell Ron and Hermione about Colin and Dobby, but they weren’t there. Harry left to look for them, wondering where they could have got to and feeling slightly hurt that they weren’t interested in whether he had his bones back or not. As Harry passed the library, Percy Weasley strolled out
English with Harry Potter
17 сент., 06:24изменён
Madame Pomfrey: Put him here. What happened? Professor Dumbledore: There's been another attack. Professor McGonagall: I think... You know that I think he's been Petrified, Madame Pomfrey. Perhaps he managed to take a picture of his attacker? What can this mean, Albus? Professor Dumbledore: It means... that our students are in great danger. Professor McGonagall: What should I tell the staff? Professor Dumbledore: The truth. Tell them Hogwarts is no longer safe. It is as we feared, Minerva. The Chamber of Secrets has indeed been opened again.Madam Pomfrey clapped a hand to her mouth. Professor McGonagall stared at Dumbledore. ‘But Albus ... surely ... who?’ ‘The question is not who,’ said Dumbledore, his eyes on Colin. ‘The question is, how ...’ And from what Harry could see of Professor McGonagall’s shadowy face, she didn’t understand this any better than he did.English with Harry Potter
15 сент., 06:02
Ominous Voice: Kill. Kill. Time to kill. Dobby: Hello. Harry: Dobby? Dobby: Harry Potter should've listened to Dobby. Harry Potter should've gone back home when he missed the train. Harry: It was you. You stopped the barrier from letting Ron and me through. Dobby: Indeed, yes, sir. Harry: You nearly got Ron and me expelled. Dobby: At least you would be away from here. Harry Potter must go home! Dobby thought his Bludger would be enough to make Harry Potter see that-- Harry: Your Bludger? You made that Bludger chase after me? Dobby: Dobby feels most aggrieved, sir. Dobby had to iron his hands. Harry: You better clear off before my bones come back, Dobby, or I might strangle you. Dobby: Dobby is used to death threats, sir. Dobby gets them five times a day at home. Harry: I don't suppose you could tell me why you're trying to kill me. Dobby: Not kill you, sir. Never kill you. DobbyEnglish with Harry Potter
26 авг., 09:45изменён
Madame Pomfrey: Oh, Mr. Malfoy. Stop making such a fuss. You can go. Out of my way. Out of my way. Should've been brought straight to me. I can mend bones in a heartbeat, but growing them back... Hermione: You will be able to, won't you? Madame Pomfrey: Oh, I'll be able to, certainly. But it'll be painful. You're in for a rough night, Potter. Regrowing bones is a nasty business. Well, what do you expect, pumpkin juice?(Madam Pomfrey) ‘This boy needs rest, he’s got thirty-three bones to regrow! Out! OUT!’ And Harry was left alone, with nothing to distract him from the stabbing pains in his limp arm.English with Harry Potter
19 авг., 07:33
Lee: Harry Potter has caught the Snitch. Gryffindor wins! Hermione: Finite Incantatem! No longer safe. Harry: Thank you. Hermione: Are you okay? Harry: No. I think my... I think my arm's broken. Lockhart: Not to worry, Harry. I will fix that arm of yours straight away. Harry: No. Not you. Lockhart: Poor boy. Doesn't know what he's saying. Now, won't hurt a bit. Brackium Emendo. Yes, well, that can sometimes happen. But, uh... the point is... you can no longer feel any pain. And, very clearly, the bones are not broken. Hagrid: "Broken"? There's no bones left! Lockhart: Much more flexible, though.English with Harry Potter
15 авг., 07:03
Draco: Training for the ballet, Potter? You'll never catch me, Potter! Hermione: Let's go.English with Harry Potter
3 июл., 10:12
Hagrid: Blimey, Harry's got himself a rogue Bludger! That's been tampered with, that has! Ron: I'll stop it! Hermione: No! Even with a proper wand, it's too risky. You could hit Harry.Harry looped and swooped, spiralled, zig-zagged and rolled. Slightly dizzy, he nevertheless kept his eyes wide open. ... He could hear laughter from the crowd; he knew he must look very stupid, but the rogue Bludger was heavy and couldn’t change direction as quickly as he could. He began a kind of roller-coaster ride around the edges of the stadium, squinting through the silver sheets of rain to the Gryffindor goalposts, where Adrian Pucey was trying to get past Wood ... A whistling in Harry’s ear told him the Bludger had just missed him again; he turned right over and sped in the opposite direction.English with Harry Potter
20 июн., 07:04
Lee: Another goal for Slytherin! They lead Gryffindor ninety to thirty! Slytherin player: Yes! Draco: All right there, Scarhead? Oliver: Watch yourself, Harry! Harry: Wood, look out!The Slytherins’ superior brooms were clearly doing their jobs, and meanwhile the mad Bludger was doing all it could to knock Harry out of the air. Fred and George were now flying so close to him on either side that Harry could see nothing at all except their flailing arms and had no chance to look for the Snitch, let alone catch it. ‘Someone’s – tampered – with – this – Bludger –’ Fred grunted, swinging his bat with all his might at it as it launched a new attack on Harry. ‘We need time out,’ said George, trying to signal to Wood and stop the Bludger breaking Harry’s nose at the same time. Wood had obviously got the message. Madam Hooch’s whistle rang out and Harry, Fred and George dived for the ground,English with Harry Potter
27 мар., 11:35изменён
make somebody rue the day – заставить кого-то пожалеть о каком-то дне или поступкеPronunciation: /ɹuː/, /ɹɪu̯/📖 В отрывке: we’re going to make them rue the day they let that little bit of slime, Malfoy, buy his way onto their team. Мы заставим их пожалеть о том дне, когда они позволили этому слизняку Малфою купить место в команде.Это не просто «пожалеть», а 🔥 сильно пожалеть, почти страдать из-за своего решенияHe’ll make them rue the day they underestimated him. Он заставит их пожалеть, что они его недооценили.
English with Harry Potter
18 мар., 08:02
‘Slytherin have better brooms than us,’ he began, ‘no point denying it. But we’ve got better people on our brooms. We’ve trained harder than they have, we’ve been flying in all weathers –’ (‘Too true,’ muttered George Weasley. ‘I haven’t been properly dry since August’) ‘– and we’re going to make them rue the day they let that little bit of slime, Malfoy, buy his way onto their team.’ Chest heaving with emotion, Wood turned to Harry. ‘It’ll be down to you, Harry, to show them that a Seeker has to have something more than a rich father. Get to that Snitch before Malfoy or die trying, Harry, because we’ve got to win today, we’ve got to.’ ‘So no pressure, Harry,’ said Fred, winking at him. As they walked out onto the pitch, a roar of noise greeted them; mainly cheers, because Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff were anxious to see Slytherin beaten, but the Slytherins in the crowd made their boos and
English with Harry Potter
15 мар., 10:08
to churn - взбалтывать, взбивать, перемешивать (жидкость) бурлить, клокотать, тревожно переворачиваться (о чувствах или желудке)📖 В тексте: “…with his insides churning…” → «у него всё внутри переворачивалось / скручивало от волнения»💡 Это про сильные эмоции (страх, тревога)Before the exam, my insides were churning. — Перед экзаменом у меня всё внутри переворачивалось.The potion churned in the cauldron. Зелье бурлило и клокотало в котле.uptight - «напряжённый / зажатый / на нервах»📖 В тексте: “…all looking uptight…”
English with Harry Potter
11 мар., 07:01
to be mounted on - сидя верхом на» 👉 В тексте: “…facing a team mounted on the fastest racing brooms…” → команда, сидящая на (летающая на) самых быстрых метлахHe was mounted on a horse. — Он был верхом на лошади. The camera is mounted on the wall. — Камера закреплена на стене.⚠️ to mount (a horse) без предлога: He mounted his broom. — Он сел верхом на метлу.huddle - «сбиться в кучу / тесно собраться»👉 В тексте: “…team huddled at the table…” → команда сбилась вместе за столом 💡 Часто: секретно обсудить что-то или согреться They huddled together to stay warm. — Они прижались друг к другу, чтобы согреться.
English with Harry Potter
6 мар., 07:01
pep talk - «подбадривающая речь / мотивационная речь»👉 В тексте: “…Wood’s usual pre-match pep talk” → обычная мотивационная речь Вуда перед матчем💡 Часто перед игрой, экзаменом, важным событием My coach gave us a pep talk before the game. — Тренер дал нам мотивационную речь перед игрой.
English with Harry Potter
5 мар., 03:42
Harry woke early on Saturday morning and lay for a while thinking about the coming Quidditch match. He was nervous, mainly at the thought of what Wood would say if Gryffindor lost, but also at the idea of facing a team mounted on the fastest racing brooms gold could buy. He had never wanted to beat Slytherin so badly. After half an hour of lying there with his insides churning, he got up, dressed, and went down to breakfast early, where he found the rest of the Gryffindor team huddled at the long, empty table, all looking uptight and not speaking much. As eleven o’clock approached, the whole school started to make its way down to the Quidditch stadium. It was a muggy sort of day with a hint of thunder in the air. Ron and Hermione came hurrying over to wish Harry good luck as he entered the changing rooms. The team pulled on their scarlet Gryffindor robes, then sat down to listen to
English with Harry Potter
4 мар., 20:44
bits of someone – букв. части кого-то (кусочки человека 😅)📖 “What d’you mean, a bit of whoever we’re changing into?” Что ты имеешь в виду — часть того, в кого мы собираемся превратиться?“I’m drinking nothing with Crabbe’s toenails in it ...” Я не собираюсь пить ничего с ногтями Крэбба внутри.Это пример того, какие именно “bits” нужны — физические части тела (волосы, ногти и т.п)“because we add those bits last ...” потому что мы добавляем эти части в самом концеa bit of + существительное → немного / кусочек / часть Примеры: a bit of hair — немного волос a bit of skin — кусочек кожи В контексте зелья — это буквально биологический материал человека.
English with Harry Potter
2 мар., 10:17изменён
to chicken out - струсить, передумать из-за страха, отказаться в последний момент Неформальное выражение. В тексте: “if you two are going to chicken out” → если вы двое собираетесь струсить Гермиона злится, что они могут отказаться от плана.Почему “chicken”? В английском chicken (курица) ассоциируется с трусостью. Отсюда: Don’t be a chicken! — Не будь трусом!Harry wanted to sneak out at night, but Ron chickened out. Гарри хотел сбежать ночью, но Рон струсил.She was going to try the roller coaster, but she chickened out. Она собиралась прокатиться на американских горках, но передумала из-за страха.
English with Harry Potter
28 февр., 06:50
This is the most complicated potion I’ve ever seen,’ said Hermione, as they scanned the recipe. ‘Lacewing flies, leeches, fluxweed and knotgrass,’ she murmured, running her finger down the list of ingredients. ‘Well, they’re easy enough, they’re in the student store-cupboard, we can help ourselves. Oooh, look, powdered horn of a Bicorn – don’t know where we’re going to get that ... Shredded skin of a Boomslang – that’ll be tricky, too – and of course a bit of whoever we want to change into.’ Excuse me?’ said Ron sharply. ‘What d’you mean, a bit of whoever we’re changing into? I’m drinking nothing with Crabbe’s toenails in it ...’ Hermione continued as though she hadn’t heard him. ‘We don’t have to worry about that yet, though, because we add those bits last ...’ Ron turned, speechless, to Harry, who had another worry. ‘D’you realise how much we’re going to have to steal, Hermione?
English with Harry Potter
21 февр., 07:03изменён
In the library, Hermione pulls a book titled "Most Potente Potions" off the shelf, then walks a few rows to where Harry and Ron are.potent — мощный, сильнодействующий, очень эффективный.Слово potent используют, когда что-то обладает сильным эффектом — физическим, химическим, магическим или даже эмоциональным: “Most Potente Potions” → «Самые сильнодействующие зелья» / «Самые мощные зелья» То есть это зелья с очень сильным магическим действием, не для новичков.Примеры с potent:a potent drug → сильнодействующее лекарство / наркотикa potent poison → сильный ядa potent weapon → мощное оружие
English with Harry Potter
20 февр., 07:03
Hermione: Here it is, the Polyjuice Potion. "Properly brewed, the Polyjuice Potion allows the drinker to transform himself temporarily into the physical form of another." Ron: You mean, if Harry and I drink that stuff, we'll turn into Crabbe and Goyle? Hermione: Yes. Ron: Wicked. Malfoy will tell us anything. Hermione: Exactly, but it's tricky. I've never seen a more complicated potion. Harry: Well, how long will it take to make? Hermione: A month. Harry: A month?! But, Hermione... if Malfoy is the Heir of Slytherin, he could attack half the Muggle-borns in the school by then! Hermione: I know, but it's the only plan we've got.English with Harry Potter
19 февр., 07:02
U-bend – сифон под раковиной/унитазом (изогнутая труба в форме буквы U, где стоит вода) . Он задерживает запах из канализации, всегда содержит воду.В тексте: Myrtle gave a tragic sob, rose up in the air, turned over and dived head first into the toilet, splashing water all over them and vanishing from sight; from the direction of her muffled sobs, she had come to rest somewhere in the U-bend.The ring fell into the sink and got stuck in the U-bend. Кольцо упало в раковину и застряло в сифоне.
