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Parvati and Lavender quivered with excitement, their faces lit by the milky glow of their crystal ball.
帕瓦蒂和拉文德興奮得發(fā)抖，水晶球乳白色的光芒照亮了她們的臉。
'I have decided to introduce the crystal ball a little earlier than I had planned,
“我已經(jīng)決定比原來計劃的要早一點(diǎn)上水晶球課。”
'said Professor Trelawney, seating herself with her back to the fire and gazing around.
特里勞妮教授說著坐了下來，背對著壁爐里的火，坐下以后就到處看。
'The fates have informed me that your examination in June will concern the Orb, and I am anxious to give you sufficient practice.'
“命運(yùn)已經(jīng)通知我說，你們六月份的考試會與球體有關(guān)，因此我急于給你們足夠的練習(xí)。”
Hermione snorted. 'Well, honestly ... " the fates have informed her" ... who sets the exam?
赫敏哼了一聲表示不屑。“唔，說真的……‘命運(yùn)已經(jīng)通知她’……誰出考試題啊？
She does! What an amazing prediction!' she said, not troubling to keep her voice low.
她！這種預(yù)言可真驚人！”她說，有意不壓低聲音。
It was hard to tell whether Professor Trelawney had heard them, as her face was hidden in shadow.
很難說特里勞妮教授有沒有聽見她的話，因?yàn)樗哪槻卦陉幱爸小?/div>
She continued, however, as though she had not.
然而，她繼續(xù)往下講，好像是沒有聽見。
'Crystal-gazing is a particularly refined art,' she said dreamily.
“看水晶球是一門特別精細(xì)的藝術(shù)，”她如在夢中似的說，
'I do not expect any of you to See when first you peer into the Orb's infinite depths.
“你們是第一次窺探這深不可測的球體，我不指望你們之中有人看到什么。
We shall start by practising relaxing the conscious mind and external eyes',
我們應(yīng)該從練習(xí)放松主觀意識和外部的眼睛開始
Ron began to snigger uncontrollably, and had to stuff his fist in his mouth to stifle the noise,
（羅恩開始止不住地竊笑，不得不把拳頭塞進(jìn)嘴里，以便悶住笑聲）。
'so as to clear the Inner Eye and the superconscious.
這樣做才能澄清天目和超意識。
Perhaps, if we are lucky, some of you will See before the end of the class.'
如果我們走運(yùn)的話，你們之中某些人也許能夠在下課之前看到些什么。”
And so they began. Harry, at least, felt extremely foolish, staring blankly at the crystal ball,
于是他們就開始了。哈利覺得這至少是極愚蠢的事，因此他茫然地盯著水晶球看，
trying to keep his mind empty when thoughts such as 'this is stupid' kept drifting across it.
想讓自己什么也不想，但這“極愚蠢”的念頭時不時地浮現(xiàn)在他的腦海之中。
