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‘... you know how to fix it?’
‘Possibly,’ said Borgin, in a tone that suggested he was
unwilling to commit himself. ‘I’ll need to see it, though. Why
don’t you bring it into the shop?’
‘I can’t,’ said Malfoy. ‘It’s got to stay put. I just need you to
tell me how to do it.’
Harry saw Borgin lick his lips nervously.
‘Well, without seeing it, I must say it will be a very difficult
job, perhaps impossible. I couldn’t guarantee anything.’
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第6部 ch6
这边是malfoy要求Borgin教他修柜子的段落,百般拒绝到百依百顺、前倨后恭的态度。下一段是重点:
‘No?’ said Malfoy and Harry knew, just by his tone, that
Malfoy was sneering. ‘Perhaps this will make you more confident.’
“也许这个会让你更有信心点。”到这边malfoy做了什麼,
He moved towards Borgin and was blocked from view by
the cabinet. Harry, Ron and Hermione shuffled sideways to
try and keep him in sight, but all they could see was Borgin,
looking very frightened.
然后因为被挡住了看不到malfoy的动作,但是三人组看到Borgin变得害怕起来。
‘Perhaps this will make you moreconfident.’——“this”是指什麼?为什麼会让Borgin变得害怕?
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‘In Madam Malkin’s. She didn’t touch him, but he yelled
and jerked his arm away from her when she went to roll up
his sleeve. It was his left arm. He’s been branded with the
Dark Mark.’
第6部,ch7
大意是说malfoy在买新袍子,量衣服的时候还没被碰到左臂就尖叫起来不准别人碰他。这是Ron推测的。
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事实上,这个推测并不算过份。如果要说他没被打上印记的话就必须解释“this”究竟是指什麼。