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But then, to Harry's enormous surprise, the Hippogriff suddenly bent his scaly front knees, and sank into what was an unmistakeable bow.
但就在這時(shí)，讓哈利大為驚奇的是，那怪獸突然彎下它有鱗的前膝，身子往下沉，明顯不過(guò)地是在鞠躬。
'Well done, Harry!' said Hagrid, ecstatic.
“干得好，哈利！”海格欣喜若狂地說(shuō)，
'Right — yeh can touch him! Pat his beak, go on!'
“對(duì)——你現(xiàn)在可以碰碰它了！拍它的喙，拍吧！”
Feeling that a better reward would have been to back away, Harry moved slowly towards the Hippogriff and reached out towards him.
哈利感到要是不去拍，一件更好的禮物就要失去。他慢慢地向那怪獸走去，并且向它伸出手來(lái)，
He patted the beak several times and the Hippogriff closed his eyes lazily, as though enjoying it.
在它的喙上拍了好幾下。那怪獸懶懶地閉上眼睛，好像很喜歡他這么拍。
The class broke into applause, all except for Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle, who were looking deeply disappointed.
全體同學(xué)鼓起掌來(lái)，但馬爾福、克拉布和高爾除外，他們看上去很失望。
'Righ' then, Harry,' said Hagrid, 'I reckon he migh' let yeh ride him!'
“好，哈利，”海格說(shuō)，“我想它也許愿意讓你騎它呢。”
This was more than Harry had bargained for.
這可是超出了哈利的愿望。
He was used to a broomstick; but he wasn't sure a Hippogriff would be quite the same.
他習(xí)慣騎飛天掃帚，但是他拿不準(zhǔn)騎怪獸是不是跟騎掃帚一樣。
'Yeh climb up there, jus' behind the wing joint,' said Hagrid, 'an' mind yeh don' pull any of his feathers out, he won' like that ...'
“你從這里爬上去，正好在翅膀關(guān)節(jié)的后邊，”海格說(shuō)，“當(dāng)心不要拉掉它的羽毛，它不喜歡你這樣做……”
Harry put his foot on the top of Buckbeak's wing and hoisted himself onto his back. Buckbeak stood up.
哈利把一只腳放在巴克比克的翅膀上，爬到它的背上。巴克比克站了起來(lái)。
Harry wasn't sure where to hold on; everything in front of him was covered in feathers.
哈利不知道該抓住哪里，他面前的每一塊地方都罩上了羽毛。
'Go on, then!' roared Hagrid, slapping the Hippogriff's hindquarters.
“繼續(xù)下去啊！”海格叫道，拍了拍這頭怪獸的臀部。
Without warning, twelve-foot wings flapped open on either side of Harry;
事先沒(méi)有警告，十二英尺長(zhǎng)的雙翼在哈利兩旁展開了；
he just had time to seize the Hippogriff around the neck before he was soaring upwards.
哈利在向上飛時(shí)及時(shí)抓住了怪獸的脖子。
