有声读物-哈利波特与魔法石 03
听力原文及翻译
As he pulled into the driveway of No. 4, the first thing he saw, and it didn't improve his mood, was the tabby cat he had spotted that morning. It was now sitting on his garden wall. He was sure it was the same one; it had the same markings around its eyes. "Shoo!" said Mr. Dursley loudly. The cat didn't move. It just gave him a stern look. "Was this normal cat behaviour?" Mr. Dursley wondered, trying to pull himself together. He let himself into the house. He was still determined not to mention anything to his wife.
当他驶入4号车道时，他看到的第一件事就是他早上发现的那只虎斑猫，而这并没有让他的心情好转。它现在正坐在他家花园的墙上。他确信这是同一只，因为它的眼睛周围有相同的斑纹。“嘘！”德思礼先生大声说。那只猫一动不动。它只是严厉地看了他一眼。"这是猫的正常行为吗？"德思礼先生想知道，他试图让自己振作起来。他走进屋子，决心不向妻子提起任何事情。
Mrs. Dursley had had a nice, normal day. She told him over dinner all about Mrs. Next Door's problems with her daughter, and how Dudley had learnt a new word, "shan't." Mr. Dursley tried to act normally. When Dudley had been put to bed, he went into the living room in time to catch the last report on the evening news: "And finally, bird watchers everywhere have reported that the nation's owls have been behaving very unusually today. Although owls normally hunt at night and are hardly ever seen in daylight, there have been hundreds of sightings of these birds flying in every direction since sunrise. Experts are unable to explain why the owls have suddenly changed their sleeping pattern." The newsreader allowed himself a grin. "Post-mysterious... And now over to Jim Mcguffin with the weather." "Going to be any more showers of owls tonight, Jim?" "Well, Ted," said the weatherman, "I don't know that, Lat..."But it's not only the owls that have been acting oddly today, viewers as far apart as Kent, Yorkshire, and Dundee have been phoning in to tell me that instead of the rain I promised yesterday, they've had a downpour of shooting stars. Perhaps people have been celebrating Bonfire Night early? It's not until next week, folks, but I can promise a wet night to-night. ”Mr. Dursley sat frozen in his armchair. Shooting stars all over Britain, owls flying by daylight, mysterious people in cloaks all over the place... and a whisper... a whisper about the Potters... Mrs. Dursley came into the living room carrying two cups of tea. It was no good, he'd have to say something to her.
德思礼太太度过了美好而正常的一天。她在晚餐时告诉他隔壁太太和女儿之间的矛盾，以及达德利如何学会了一个新词shan't。德思礼先生试图表现得正常。把达德利哄上床后，他走进客厅，正好看到晚间新闻的最后一条报道：“最后，各地的鸟类观察者都报告说，今天全国的猫头鹰行为异常。虽然猫头鹰通常在夜间捕食，白天几乎见不到它们，但自日出以来，已有数百人目击这些鸟四处飞翔。专家们无法解释猫头鹰为何突然改变睡眠模式。”新闻播音员笑了笑。“神秘事件报道完毕，现在请吉姆·麦格芬播报天气。”“今晚还会下猫头鹰雨吗，吉姆？”“嗯，特德，”天气预报员说，“我不知道，但今天不仅猫头鹰行为异常，远在肯特郡、约克郡和邓迪的观众都打电话告诉我，他们没有像我昨天所说的那样下雨，而是下起了流星雨。也许人们提早庆祝了篝火之夜？要到下周，伙计们，但我可以保证今晚会下雨。”德思礼先生坐在扶手椅上，一动不动。英国到处都是流星，猫头鹰在白天飞翔，到处都是穿着斗篷的神秘人物，还有关于波特一家的悄悄话。德思礼夫人端着两杯茶走进客厅，这样下去不好，他得跟她说点什么。
He cleared his throat nervously. "Ah... Bertunia, dear... you haven't heard from your sister lately, have you?" As he had expected, Mrs. Dursley looked shocked and angry; after all, they normally pretended she didn't have a sister. "No," she said sharply. "Why?" "Rubber's funny stuff on the news," Mr. Dursley mumbled. "Owls... shooting stars... there were a lot of funny-looking people in town today..." "So?" snapped Mrs. Dursley. "Well, I... I just thought... maybe it was something to do with... you know... her lot..." Mrs. Dursley sipped her tea through pursed lips. Mr. Dursley wondered whether he'd dare to tell her he'd heard the name "Potter." He decided he didn't dare. Instead, he said, as casually as he could, "Their son... you'd be about Douglas's age now, wouldn't he?" "I suppose so," said Mrs. Dursley stiffly. "What's his name again? Howard, isn't it, Heddy?" "Nasty common name, if you ask me."
他紧张地清了清嗓子。“啊，亲爱的伯图尼亚，你最近没收到你姐姐的消息，是吗？”正如他所料，德思礼夫人看起来很震惊和生气；毕竟，他们通常假装她没有妹妹。“没有，”她尖锐地说，“怎么问这个？”“新闻里有橡胶的搞笑内容，”德思礼先生咕哝道。“猫头鹰…流星…今天镇上有很多长相滑稽的人。”“ 所以呢？”德思礼夫人厉声说道。“嗯…我，我只是觉得，也许这跟…你知道的，跟她的家族有关。”德思礼夫人撅着嘴喝着茶，德思礼先生不知道自己是否敢告诉她他听说过波特这个名字。他还是决定不敢。他尽可能随意地说：“他们的儿子，你现在应该跟达德利差不多大，对吧？”“我想是的。”德思礼夫人僵硬地说。“他叫什么名字？霍华德，对吧，海蒂？”“要我说，那是一个令人讨厌的普通名字。”
