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第一句
He clicked it again -- the next lamp flickered into darkness.
他又打了一下，第二盏灯也熄灭了
flicker ★☆☆☆☆
1.VERB 动词 (灯光等)闪烁，摇曳
Fluorescent lights flickered, and then the room was brilliantly, blindingly bright...
荧光灯闪了几下，接着屋子里豁然大亮，刺得人睁不开眼。
Flicker is also a noun.
Looking through the cabin window I saw the flicker of flames.
透过船舱的窗户我看到了闪烁的火光。
第二句
If anyone looked out of their window now, even beady-eyed Mrs. Dursley, they wouldn't be able to see anything that was happening down on the pavement.
如果这时有人向窗外看，即使是眼尖的德思礼太太，也不会看到马路上发生的一切。
beady-eyed
adj. 杏眼的
机警的, 目光锐利的
pavement ★★☆☆☆
1.N-COUNT 可数名词人行道 A pavement is a path with a hard surface, usually by the side of a road.
【语域标签】：BRIT 英
He was hurrying along the pavement.
他在人行道上疾行。
in AM, use 美国英语用 sidewalk
第三句
Dumbledore slipped the Put-Outer back inside his cloak and set off down the street toward number four.
邓布利多把熄灯器放回斗篷里边的口袋里，之后就顺着街道向四号走去。
slip 常用意思为 滑倒，滑 这里指
4.VERB 动词 迅速而不被注意地放置;偷偷塞进
I slipped a note under Louise's door...
我偷偷在路易斯的房门下面塞了一张便条。
He found a coin in his pocket and slipped it into her collecting tin...
他摸到口袋里有一枚硬币，便匆匆丢进她的讨钱罐。
set off
1.PHRASAL VERB 短语动词动身;出发;启程 When you set off, you start a journey.
第四句
Instead he was smiling at a rather severe-looking woman who was wearing square glasses exactly the shape of the markings the cat had had around its eyes.
花斑猫不见了，换成一个神情严肃的女人，戴一副方形眼镜，看起来跟猫眼睛周围的纹路一模一样。
severe
adj. 严厉的；苛刻的；剧烈的；严峻的
第五句
Her black hair was drawn into a tight bun. She looked distinctly ruffled.
她也披了一件翠绿色斗篷，乌黑的头发挽成一个很紧的发髻。她显得非常激动。
bun
n. 圆形的小面包或点心；(女子的)圆发髻
本处是第二个意思
3.N-COUNT 可数名词圆发髻
distinctly
adv. 清楚地,清晰地
无疑地,确实地
ruffle
vt. 弄皱；触怒；扰乱；迅速翻动
vi. 起皱；烦恼；连续地轻敲
n. 皱褶；生气；混乱；连续轻敲声
本处指
3.VERB 动词使惊慌;使失去信心;激怒;使沮丧 If something ruffles someone, it causes them to panic and lose their confidence or to become angry or upset.
