每日英语 - [HP VII]

作者：water 地方： 北京 发布时间：2007-07-24 15:52:40 已经有354人阅读过

The two men appeared out of nowhere, a few yards apart in the narrow, moonlit lane. For a second they stood quite still, wands directed at each other's chests; then, recognizing each other, they stowed their wands beneath their cloaks and started walking briskly in the same direction.

在月光照耀下的狭窄小巷旁的几米远出，不知道从哪里出现了两个男人。他俩就那样静止地站着片刻，手里拿着的魔棒指着对方的胸膛；忽然，两人似乎认出了彼此，于是便把各自的魔棒收到了他们的斗篷下面，开始轻快地朝着同一方向走去。

“News?” asked the taller of the two.
“The best,” replied Severus Snape.

“有什么消息吗？”两个中个子高的那个人问。
“极好”赛瓦尔斯-斯内普答到。

The lane was bordered on the left by wild, low-growing brambles, on the right by a high, neatly manicured hedge. The men’s long cloaks flapped around their ankles as they marched.

巷子的左侧低低地长着野生黑莓，右侧则是高高的修剪整齐的篱笆墙。两个人的斗篷在他俩行进过程中，不断地拍打着他俩的脚踝（周围）。

“Thought I might be late,” said Yaxley, his blunt features sliding in and out of sight as the branches of overhanging trees broke the moonlight. “It was a little trickier than I expected. But I hope he will be satisfied. You sound confident that your reception will be good?”

“我想我有可能会迟到”亚克西雷说，在月光的照耀下，头顶上的树枝随着他那矮鼻子一起一下一下地不断地晃动着。“事情比我预想得要复杂一些，但我希望他会满意的。好像你倒是对你将受到的接见很自信？”

Snape nodded, but did not elaborate. They turned right, into a wide driveway that led off the lane. The high hedge curved with them, running off into the distance beyond the pair of impressive wrought-iron gates barring the men's way. Neither of them broke step: in silence both raised their left arms in a kind of salute and passed straight through as though the dark metal were smoke.

斯内普点点头，但是并没有深入作答。他俩继续向右，拐到了一条和小巷相接的宽马路上。身旁高高的篱笆墙弯曲地穿过一扇精制的铁门向远方延伸而去，这扇大门正好挡住了他俩向前的路。然而二人却均没停下脚步，他俩同时静静举起左臂行礼般的一晃，便径直穿了过来。那黑漆漆的金属所铸之门竟好似烟雾一般无形，被他俩留在身后。

The yew hedges muffled the sound of the men's footsteps. There was a rustle somewhere to their right: Yaxley drew his wand again, pointing it over his companion’s head, but the source of the noise proved to be nothing more than a pure white peacock, strutting majestically along the top of the hedge.

紫杉篱墙渐渐地淹没了二人的脚步声，而俩人的右侧忽然有沙沙的风吹树枝的声响。亚克西雷又一次地拿出了他的魔棒，穿过他同伴的头顶指了过去，但响声却来自一只纯白色的孔雀。它在篱笆墙顶上骄傲地兀自开着屏。

“He always did himself well, Lucius. Peacocks…” Yaxley thrust his wand back under his cloak with a snort.

“他总是把自己做（隐藏、隐蔽？）得这么好，路丘斯，孔雀…” 亚克西雷哼了一声，便忽地撤回魔杖收到斗篷里面。
A handsome manor house grew out of the darkness at the end of the straight drive, lights glinting in the diamond-paned downstairs windows. Somewhere in the dark garden beyond the hedge, a fountain was playing. Gravel crackled beneath their feet as Snape and Yaxley sped towards the front door, which swung inwards at their approach, though nobody had visibly opened it.

就在这路的尽头，一幢气派的庄园随着镶嵌着钻石的底层窗户闪出的点点微光，渐渐地在黑暗里显现了出来。可以听到篱墙外黑暗中的花园里的某处喷泉的声音。正当斯内普和亚克西雷踩着碎石子路走向正门的时候，那门却随着他们的靠近，自己轻轻地向内开了。虽然看不见有人打开了它。

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