Chapter Eleven Quidditch
第十一章 魁地奇比赛
As they entered November, the weather turned very cold.
进入十一月后,天气变得非常寒冷。
The mountains around the school became icy gray and the lake like chilled steel.
学校周围的大山上灰蒙蒙的,覆盖着冰雪,湖面像淬火钢一样又冷又硬。
Every morning the ground was covered in frost.
每天早晨,地面都有霜冻。
Hagrid could be seen from the upstairs windows defrosting broomsticks on the Quidditch field,
从楼上的窗口可以看见海格在魁地奇球场上给飞天扫帚除霜。
bundled up in a long moleskin overcoat, rabbit fur gloves, and enormous beaverskin boots.
他全身裹在长长的鼹鼠皮大衣里,戴着兔毛皮手套,穿着巨大的海狸毛皮靴子。
The Quidditch season had begun.
魁地奇赛季开始了。
On Saturday, Harry would be playing in his first match after weeks of training: Gryffindor versus Slytherin.
哈利经过几个星期的训练,星期六就要参加他有生以来的第一次比赛了,是格兰芬多队对斯莱特林队。
If Gryffindor won, they would move up into second place in the house championship.
如果格兰芬多队赢了,他们在学院杯赛的名次就会升到第二名。
Hardly anyone had seen Harry play because Wood had decided that, as their secret weapon, Harry should be kept, well, secret.
几乎没有人看见过哈利打魁地奇,因为伍德决定对哈利参赛的事严加保密,要把他作为他们队的一个秘密武器。
But the news that he was playing Seeker had leaked out somehow, and Harry didn't know which was worse,
但是哈利要担当找球手的消息还是泄漏了出去。哈利不知道哪种说法更糟糕。
people telling him he'd be brilliant or people telling him they'd be running around underneath him holding a mattress.
有人对他说他会打得很棒,也有人对他说他们到时候要举着床垫。在下面跟着他跑,防止他摔下来。