帕布莉卡好句1：
The Hogwarts house-elves had now starting edging away from Dobby, as though he was carrying something contagious.
霍格沃茨的家养精灵开始边缘化Dobby，好像他携带传染病一样。
解析：That’s not the point of her crying. He tried to comfort her, but nothing he said made the slightest difference.
这不是让她流泪的重点。他试图去安慰她，但丝毫没起效果。
好句2：
Ron seemed to know what was going on inside Harry’s head.
Ron似乎猜到Harry此时在想些什么。
解析：Pelase don’t pursue the subject.
请不要再进一步追问此话题。/换个话题
好句3：
Some of the teachers, like little Professor Flitwick, gave up trying to teach them much when their minds were so clearly elsewhere…Other teachers were not so generous…they supposed a small thing like Chrismas wasn’t going to put him off.
“善良”的老师，如Flitwick们，已经放弃了给“身在曹营心在汉”的学生们灌输任何知识点……一些其他的老师就没怎么“通情达理”了……在他们看来圣诞节根本不算事儿。
解析：put off 拖延，阻碍，延期
She was taken in clever marketing. 她中了营销的计。
好句4：
I’d have thought you’d be doing something constructive…
我一直认为你会做一些有建设性的事……
解析： earne a bit of break 偷得浮生半日闲
