5.Harry Potter &ampamp;amp; the Order of the Phoenix.pdf

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1、HarryPotterandtheOrder（社团体）ofthePhoenixByJKRowling第1页共697页http://www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网第2页共697页http://www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网CHAPTERONEDudleyDementedThehottestdayofthesummersofarwasdrawingtoacloseandadrowsysilencelayoverthelarge,squarehousesofPri

2、vetDrive.Carsthatwereusuallygleamingstooddustyintheirdrivesandlawnsthatwereonceemeraldgreenlayparchedandyellowing,fortheuseofhosepipeshadbeenbannedduetodrought.Deprivedoftheirusualcar-washingandlawn-mowingpursuits,theinhabitantsofPrivetDrivehadretreat

3、edintotheshadeoftheircoolhouses,windowsthrownwideinthehopeoftemptinginanonexistentbreeze.Theonlypersonleftoutdoorswasateenageboywhowaslyingflatonhisbackinaflowerbedoutsidenumberfour.Hewasaskinny,black-haired,bespectacled戴眼镜的boywhohadthepinched(使消瘦),sl

4、ightlyunhealthylookofsomeonewhohasgrownalotinashortspaceoftime.Hisjeansweretornanddirty,hisT-shirtbaggyandfaded,andthesolesofhistrainers(runningshoes)werepeelingawayfromtheuppers鞋帮.HarryPotter'sappearancedidnotendearhimtotheneighbours,whowerethesortof

5、peoplewhothoughtscruffiness(dirty,unkempt,disheveled)oughttobepunishablebylaw,butashehadhiddenhimselfbehindalargehydrangeabushthiseveninghewasquiteinvisibletopassers-by.Infact,theonlywayhewouldbespottedwasifhisUncleVernonorAuntPetuniastucktheirheadsou

6、toftheliving-roomwindowandlookedstraightdownintotheflowerbedbelow.Onthewhole,Harrythoughthewastobecongratulatedonhisideaofhidinghere.Hewasnot,perhaps,verycomfortablelyingonthehot,hardearthbut,ontheotherhand,nobodywasglaringathim,grindingtheirteethsolo

7、udlythathecouldnothearthenews,orshootingnastyquestionsathim,ashadhappenedeverytimehehadtriedsittingdowninthelivingroomtowatchtelevisionwithhisauntanduncle.第3页共697页http://www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网Almostasthoughthisthoughthadflutteredthroughtheopenwindo

8、w,VernonDursley,Harry'suncle,suddenlyspoke.'Gladtoseetheboy'sstoppedtryingtobuttin.Whereishe,anyway?''Idon'tknow,'saidAuntPetunia,unconcerned.'Notinthehouse.'UncleVernongrunted.'Watchingthenews,'hesaidscathingly.'I'dliketoknowwhathe'sreallyupt