7 The Sorting Hat

CHAPTER SEVEN THE SORTING HAT The door swung open at once. A tall, black- haired witch in emerald-green robes stood there. She had a very stern face and Harry's first thought was that this was not someone to cross. "The firs' years, Professor McGonagall," said Hagrid.

第七章分院帽门立刻打开了。 一个高个子、黑头发、穿着翠绿色长袍的女巫站在那里。 她的脸非常严肃，哈利的第一个想法是，这不是一个可以越过的人。 “一年级新生，麦格教授。”海格说。

"Thank you, Hagrid. I will take them from here." She pulled the door wide. The entrance hall was so big you could have fit the whole of the Dursleys' house in it. The stone walls were lit with flaming torches like the ones at Gringotts, the ceiling was too high to make out, and a magnificent marble staircase facing them led to the upper floors. They followed Professor McGonagall across the flagged stone floor. Harry could hear the drone of hundreds of voices from a doorway to the right the rest of the school must already be here but Professor McGonagall showed the first years into a small, empty chamber off the hall. They crowded in, standing rather closer together than they would usually have done, peering about nervously. "Welcome to Hogwarts," said Professor McGonagall. "The start-of-term banquet will

“谢谢你，海格。我将从这里带走他们。” 她把门拉开。门厅大得可以装下德思礼一家的整个房子。 石墙被熊熊燃烧的火把照亮，就像古灵阁的一样，天花板太高，看不清，他们面前有一道宏伟的大理石楼梯通向楼上。 他们跟着麦格教授走过铺着石板的地板。 哈利听见右边一扇门口传来几百人的嗡嗡声——学校里的其他同学一定已经到了——但麦格教授把一年级新生领进了大厅外的一间小空房间。 他们挤了进来，站得比平时更近了，紧张地四处张望。 “欢迎来到霍格沃茨。”麦格教授说。 “开学宴会可以

begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your Houses. The Sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your House will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your House, sleep in your House dormitory, and spend free time in your House common room. "The four Houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each House has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your House points, while any rule-breaking will lose House points. At the end of the year, the House with the most points is awarded the House Cup, a great honor. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever House becomes yours. "The Sorting Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the rest of the school. I suggest

很快就开始了，但在你们在礼堂就座之前，你们将被分到各自的学院。 分院是一个非常重要的仪式，因为当你在这里的时候，你的学院就像你在霍格沃茨的家人一样。 你将和学院的其他同学一起上课，在学院宿舍睡觉，在学院公共休息室度过空闲时间。 “这四所学院分别叫格兰芬多、赫奇帕奇、拉文克劳和斯莱特林。 每个学院都有自己高贵的历史，每个学院都培养出杰出的巫师和女巫。 在霍格沃茨学习期间，你的成绩会为学院加分，而任何违规行为都会被扣分。 在学年结束时，得分最高的学院将被授予学院杯，这是一项伟大的荣誉。 我希望你们每一个人都能为你们的议院增光添彩。 “分院仪式几分钟后就要在全校师生面前举行了。 我建议

you all smarten yourselves up as much as you can while you are waiting." Her eyes lingered for a moment on Neville's cloak, which was fastened under his left ear, and on Ron's smudged nose. Harry nervously tried to flatten his hair. "I shall return when we are ready for you," said Professor McGonagall. "Please wait quietly." She left the chamber. Harry swallowed. "How exactly do they sort us into Houses?" he asked Ron. "Some sort of test, I think. Fred said it hurts a lot, but I think he was joking." Harry's heart gave a horrible jolt. A test? In front of the whole school? But he didn't know any magic yet what on earth would he have to do? He hadn't expected something like this the moment they arrived. He looked around anxiously and saw that everyone else looked terrified, too. ikcjeo. No one was talking much except Hermione

你们在等待的时候都尽量把自己打扮得漂漂亮亮。” 她的目光在纳威的斗篷上停留了一会儿，斗篷系在他左耳下面，她的目光落在罗恩那脏兮兮的鼻子上。 哈利紧张地想把头发弄平。 “等我们准备好了，我就回来。”麦格教授说。 “请安静等待。”她离开了房间。 哈里吞下。“他们是怎样把我们分门别类的？”他问罗恩。 “我想是某种测试吧。 弗雷德说很疼，但我想他是在开玩笑。” 哈利的心猛地一抖。 一个测试吗?在全校师生面前？ 但他还不会魔法，他到底该怎么办呢？ 他们一到，他就没想到会发生这样的事。 他焦急地环顾四周，发现其他人也都显得很害怕。 除了赫敏，谁也不怎么说话

Granger, who was whispering very fast about all the spells she'd learned and wondering which one she'd need. Harry tried hard not to listen to her. He'd never been more nervous, never, not even when he'd had to take a school report home to the Dursleys saying that he'd somehow turned his teacher's wig blue. He kept his eyes fixed on the door. Any second now, Professor McGonagall would come back and lead him to his doom. Then something happened that made him jump about a foot in the air several people behind him screamed. "What the He gasped. So did the people around him. About twenty ghosts had just streamed through the back wall. Pearly-white and slightly transparent, they glided across the room talking to one another and hardly glancing at the first years. They seemed to be arguing. What looked like a fat

格兰杰飞快地低声说着她学过的所有咒语，不知道她需要哪一个。 哈利努力不去听她的话。 他从来没有像现在这样紧张过，从来没有，甚至有一次他不得不带着成绩单回家，告诉德思礼一家，说他不知道怎么把老师的假发变成了蓝色。 他目不转睛地盯着门。 现在，麦格教授随时都可能回来，把他带向毁灭。 然后发生了一件事，使他跳了大约一英尺高，他身后的几个人尖叫起来。 他喘着气说。他周围的人也是如此。 大约有二十个鬼魂从后墙里涌了进来。 他们像珍珠一样白，微微透亮，在房间里溜达着，彼此交谈着，连看都不看那些一年级新生一眼。 他们似乎在争吵。 什么东西看起来像个胖子

little monk was saying: "Forgive and forget, I say, we ought to give him a second chance "My dear Friar, haven't we given Peeves all the chances he deserves? He gives us all a bad name and you know, he's not really even a ghost I say, what are you all doing here?" A ghost wearing a ruff and tights had suddenly noticed the first years. Nobody answered. "New students!" said the Fat Friar, smiling around at them. "About to be Sorted, I suppose?" A few people nodded mutely. "Hope to see you in Hufflepuff!" said the Friar. "My old House, you know." "Move along now," said a sharp voice. "The Sorting Ceremony's about to start." Professor McGonagall had returned. One by one, the ghosts floated away through the opposite wall.

小和尚说：“我说，原谅他，忘掉他吧，我们应该再给他一次机会。”亲爱的修士，我们给皮皮鬼的机会还不够多吗？ 他给我们大家带来了坏名声，你知道，他甚至不是一个真正的鬼魂。我说，你们都在这里做什么？”一个戴着皱领、穿着紧身衣的鬼魂突然注意到了一年级新生。 没有人回答。“新学生！”胖修士说，朝他们微笑着。 “我想是要分院了吧？”有几个人默默地点了点头。 “希望在赫奇帕奇见到你！”修士说。 “我的老房子，你知道的。”“走吧。”一个尖利的声音说。 “分院仪式就要开始了。” 麦格教授回来了。 鬼魂一个接一个地从对面的墙里飘走了。