《哈利波特》精彩片段賞析

Harry Potter books have spent the past year quite comfortably on bestseller lists nationwide.

哈利·波特系列叢書在過去一年都穩居全國暢銷書排行榜。

Controversy over the series of fantasy fiction books—about a boy who discovers a world of magic—is generated in chatrooms, boardrooms and classrooms alike.

對於這部奇幻系列小説書的爭議——關於一個發現很多魔法的男孩——隨處可見，諸如聊天室，會議室或者是班級一類的地方。

All this frenzy makes one wonder if there has been a recent comingback of witchcraft among pre-teens.

所有的狂熱都讓人想知道現實生活中的孩子是不是也有懂得巫術的。

Are we really afraid that the Harry Potter books will inspire some frightful behavior that Peter Pan, Snow White, or the Grimm's Fairy Tales will not?

我們真的會害怕哈利波特書中描述的那些可怕的行為嗎，而這些在《彼特·潘》，《白雪公主》，或者《格林童話》中都是沒有的？

Maybe some of the objecting parents have forgotten how much they loved the magical worlds in their childhood.

那些反對孩子看《哈》的家長也許忘記了他們小時候也曾對有魔法世界充滿好奇。

Part of what makes these books so popular is what also makes them threatening to some.

這系列的書受歡迎的部分原因是書裏有讓人畏懼的東西。

The protagonist finds ways to control his environment as well as escape from it.

主角能夠找到控制環境和逃離環境的魔法。

When Harry's aunt begins talking about his deadbeat dad, who has died, her wine glass explodes in her hand, due to Harry's powers.

當哈利的姑媽開始説他落魄的已經去世的父親時，因為哈利的魔法，震碎了她手中的酒杯。

While this could be seen as a violent act, Harry's reaction was unintentional and Aunt Marge isn't hurt, after all.

儘管這一場景可以視為暴力行為，但是哈利的反應不是有意的，瑪吉姑媽畢竟也沒有受到傷害。

Besides, this behavior is frowned upon by the Hogwart's (magic) school, so Harry is never pardoned and he does face punishment for it.

此外，這種行為是霍格沃茲的（魔法）學校不允許的'，因此哈利沒有被赦免，而是要接受懲罰。

The boy is treated so badly by his relatives that we cannot help but take pity on him.

一個男孩遭到他親戚的虐待，我們禁不住要同情他。

Who can blame Harry for hating the cruel family he is forced to endure?

誰又能責備哈利憎惡他被迫忍受的野蠻的家庭呢？

Most of us can remember all too well how it felt when a sibling, a cousin or a classmate was being favored.

我們多數人能夠非常清楚地記得當兄弟，表親或者一個同學受到表揚時的感受。

a world of 很多；極大的

eg. In a world of wonders, this may be the most exhilarating thing yet.在這樣一個奇妙的世界裏，這可能是最令人興奮的事情。

eg. In a world of big data the correlations surface almost by themselves.在一個”大數據”的世界，相關性幾乎是會自己浮現。