in the event of sth | in the event that sth happens ‘如果···发生;万一;倘若’: “You see， in the unlikely event that Draco succeeds， I shall be able to remain at Hogwarts a little longer， fulfilling my useful role as spy”，在本课中固定用语加入了unlikely ‘不大可能发生的’。
like， etc. the sound of your own voice:spell n: words that are thought to have magic power or to make a piece of magic work;
在本课学习中我们要重点掌握一个英语谚语或成语‘让感情外露;把心事挂在脸上’，要学习两个表示‘走廊’的词汇 passage and corridor，要在英语写作中注意变换使用，我们看课文:“he was running along a windowless passage with Mr Weasley …
spirit 在本课中有两个义项，一个是‘情绪;心境’:He appeared， according to the Baron， to be in good spirits， though a little tired， of course. spirit在本课中第二个义项为‘灵魂;鬼魂;幽灵’:I was ripped from my body， I was less than spirit， less than the meanest ghost …
glow n:ask sb out: to invite sb to go out with you， especially as a way of starting a romantic relationship.
incursion n:incursion n:perch v:edge n:tense adj:poised adj: completed ready for sth or to do sth. SYN: set.
《哈利·波特》的全球畅销，除了这个光怪陆离的魔法世界引起人们的好奇和探究外，小主人公哈利的故事也引得众人好奇。《哈利·波特与魔法石》作为《哈利·波特》系列的第一部，开篇讲述了主人公哈利在一岁失去父母后，神秘的出现在姨妈的家门口，并开始了长达十年的寄居生活。
“I’m sure I’ve done everything right.” said Hermione， nervously rereading the splotched page of Moste Potente Potions. “It looks like the book says it should ...
从第6章开始的3/4月台，读者的视线随着Harry进入四分之三月台，进入Hogwarts魔法学校，疯狂的Sorting hat，邪恶的Potion master，与Malfoy的midnight duel， Halloween的怪兽，Quidditch比赛，The Mirror of Erised，炼金术师Nicholas Flamel，长生不老药，the Norwegian Ridgeback，最后在The Forbidden Forest 遇见Voldemort吸独角兽血，再到回Hogwarts Through the Trapdoor终于发现了The Man with Two Faces，最后Harry暂时击退了Voldemort， 同时Pro. Quirrell也被他所效忠的主人杀死。
Harry Potter是英国作家J.K. Rowling创作的魔幻文学系列小说，作品问世尤其是当华纳兄弟电影公司把这7部小说该拍成电影后，更是风靡全球，赢得了孩子们的心。有多少人梦想能闯过九又四分之三站台，搭乘那辆红色的火车最终到达霍格沃茨魔法学校，完成由麻瓜向魔法师的转变。
