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They belonged, as Harry saw when he raised his head, to a triple-decker, violently purple bus, which had appeared out of thin air.
哈利抬起頭來，發現這車輪和車燈屬于一輛三層的公共汽車，這輛汽車是從稀薄的空氣里出現的。
Gold lettering over the windscreen spelled The Knight Bus.
汽車擋風玻璃上的金色字母組成了這樣幾個字：騎士公共汽車。
For a split second, Harry wondered if he had been knocked silly by his fall.
剎那間，哈利以為是剛才那一跤把自己摔糊涂了。
Then a conductor in a purple uniform leapt out of the bus and began to speak loudly to the night.
接著，一位穿紫色制服的售票員從公共汽車上跳出來，對著黑夜大聲說起話來。
'Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard.
“歡迎乘坐騎士公共汽車，這是為處于困境的女巫或男巫開設的應急客運。
Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go.
只要伸出你的魔杖并且走上車來，我們就可將你帶到你想去的任何地方。
My name is Stan Shunpike, and I will be your conductor this eve–' The conductor stopped abruptly.
我的名字是斯坦桑帕克，今晚我是你們的售票員——”這位售票員突然住了嘴。
He had just caught sight of Harry, who was still sitting on the ground.
他剛剛看到哈利，其時哈利還坐在地上。
Harry snatched up his wand again and scrambled to his feet.
哈利又抓起了魔杖，努力站起身來。
Close to, he saw that Stan Shunpike was only a few years older than he was;
走近了，他發現桑帕克比他大不了幾歲；
eighteen or nineteen at most, with large, protruding ears and a fair few pimples.
十八歲，最多十九歲，長著一雙大大的扇風耳，臉上還有幾個小丘疹。
'What were you doin' down there?' said Stan, dropping his professional manner.
“你在那里干嗎？”桑帕克問道，放下了他那副職業勁頭。
'Fell over,' said Harry.
“我摔在那兒了。”哈利說。
'Choo fall over for?' sniggered Stan.
“特地摔在那里的嗎？”桑帕克竊笑著說。
'I didn't do it on purpose,' said Harry, annoyed.
“我不是故意要摔的。”哈利說，不覺著惱了。
One of the knees in his jeans was torn, and the hand he had thrown out to break his fall was bleeding.
他的牛仔褲有一條褲腿撕破了，他伸出去以保持身體平衡的那只手在流血。
He suddenly remembered why he had fallen over, and turned around quickly to stare at the alleyway between the garage and fence.
他突然記起他為什么會摔倒，于是他轉過身去，瞪著汽車庫與籬笆之間的那條胡同。
