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A faint pinkish glow was visible along the horizon to the east.
東方地平線上出現(xiàn)了一抹淡淡的紅霞。
Fred brought the car lower, and Harry saw a dark patchwork of fields and clumps of trees.
弗雷德把車降低了一些，哈利看到了一片片田地和一簇簇樹木組成的深色圖案。
“We’re a little way outside the village,” said George. “Ottery St. Catchpole.”
“我們在村子外面一點兒，”喬治說，“奧特里－圣卡奇波爾……”
Lower and lower went the flying car.
車子越飛越低，
The edge of a brilliant red sun was now gleaming through the trees.
樹叢間一輪紅日已經(jīng)露頭了。
“Touchdown!” said Fred as, with a slight bump, they hit the ground.
“著陸！”弗雷德喊道，車子輕輕一震，觸到了地面。
They had landed next to a tumbledown garage in a small yard, and Harry looked out for the first time at Ron’s house.
他們降落在一個破破爛爛的車庫旁邊，周圍是個小院子。哈利第一次打量著羅恩家的房子。
It looked as though it had once been a large stone pigpen, but extra rooms had been added here and there untilit was several stories high and so crooked it looked as though it were held up by magic.
它以前似乎是個石頭壘的大豬圈，后來在這里那里添建一些房間，壘到了幾層樓那么高，歪歪扭扭，仿佛是靠魔法搭起來的。
Four or five chimneys were perched on top of the red roof.
紅房頂上有四五根煙囪，
A lopsided sign stuck in the ground near the entrance read, the burrow.
屋前斜插著一個牌子，寫著“陋居”。
Around the front door lay a jumble of rubber boots and a very rusty cauldron.
大門旁扔著一些高幫皮靴，還有一口銹跡斑斑的坩堝。
Several fat brown chickens were pecking their way around the yard.
幾只褐色的肥雞在院子里啄食。
“It’s not much,” said Ron.
“不怎么樣吧。”羅恩說。
“It’s wonderful,” said Harry happily, thinking of Privet Drive.
“太棒了。”哈利快樂地說，他想起了女貞路。
They got out of the car.
大家下了車。
“Now, we’ll go upstairs really quietly,” said Fred,
“現(xiàn)在，我們悄悄地上摟，”弗雷德說，
“and wait for Mum to call us for breakfast.
“等媽媽來叫我們吃早飯。
Then, Ron, you come bounding downstairs going, ‘Mum, look who turned up in the night!’
那時羅恩連蹦帶跳地跑下樓，說：‘媽媽，你看誰來了！’
and she’ll be all pleased to see Harry and no one need ever know we flew the car.”
她看到哈利一定很高興，誰也不會知道我們用了車。”
“Right,” said Ron. “Come on, Harry, I sleep at the — at the top —”
“好的。”羅恩說，“來吧，哈利，我睡在——”
Ron had gone a nasty greenish color, his eyes fixed on the house.
羅恩的臉一下綠了，眼睛直勾勾地盯著房子的方向。
The other three wheeled around.
其他三個人轉(zhuǎn)過身去。
Mrs. Weasley was marching across the yard, scattering chickens, and for a short, plump, kind-faced woman,
韋斯萊夫人從院子那頭快步走來，雞兒四散奔逃。令人驚奇的是，她這么個胖墩墩、慈眉善目的女人，
it was remarkable how much she looked like a saber-toothed tiger.
居然會那么像一頭露著利齒的老虎。
“Ah,” said Fred.
“啊。”弗雷德說。
“Oh, dear,” said George.
“天哪。”喬治說。
Mrs. Weasley came to a halt in front of them, her hands on her hips, staring from one guilty face to the next.
韋斯萊夫人停在他們面前，叉著腰，挨個審視著一張張愧疚的面孔。
She was wearing a flowered apron with a wand sticking out of the pocket.
她穿著一條印花的圍裙，兜里插著一根魔杖。
“So,” she said.
“行啊。”她說。
“ ’Morning, Mum,” said George, in what he clearly thought was a jaunty, winning voice.
“早上好，媽媽。”喬治用他顯然以為是輕松可愛的語調(diào)說。
“Have you any idea how worried I’ve been?” said Mrs. Weasley in a deadly whisper.
“你們知道我有多著急嗎？”韋斯萊夫人用令人心驚肉跳的低沉聲音說。
“Sorry, Mum, but see, we had to —”
“對不起，媽媽，可是我們必須——”
All three of Mrs. Weasley’s sons were taller than she was, but they cowered as her rage broke over them.
韋斯萊夫人的三個兒子都比她高，可她的怒火爆發(fā)時，他們都戰(zhàn)戰(zhàn)兢兢的。
“Beds empty! No note! Car gone — could have crashed — out of my mind with worry — did you care? —
“床空著！沒留條子！車也沒了……可能出了車禍……我都急瘋了……你們想到過嗎？……
never, as long as I’ve lived — you wait until your father gets home,
我這輩子從來沒有……看你爸爸回來怎么收拾你們吧，
we never had trouble like this from Bill or Charlie or Percy —”
比爾、查理和珀西從沒出過這種事兒……”
“Perfect Percy,” muttered Fred.
“模范珀西。”弗雷德嘟噥道。
“YOU COULD DO WITH TAKING A LEAF OUT OF PERCY’S BOOK!” yelled Mrs. Weasley, prodding a finger in Fred’s chest.
“你該學(xué)學(xué)他的樣兒！”韋斯萊夫人戳著弗雷德的胸口嚷道，
“You could have died, you could have been seen, you could have lost your father his job —”
“你們可能摔死，可能被人看見，可能把你爸爸的飯碗給砸了——”
It seemed to go on for hours.
好像過了幾個小時，
Mrs. Weasley had shouted herself hoarse before she turned on Harry, who backed away.
韋斯萊夫人把嗓子都喊啞了，這才轉(zhuǎn)向哈利，哈利后退了兩步。
“I’m very pleased to see you, Harry, dear,” she said.
“我很高興看到你，親愛的哈利，”她說，
“Come in and have some breakfast.”
“進屋吃點兒早飯吧。”
She turned and walked back into the house and Harry, after a nervous glance at Ron,
她轉(zhuǎn)身回屋，哈利緊張地瞄了一眼羅恩，
who nodded encouragingly, followed her.
見羅恩點頭，他才跟了上去。
