哈利·波特系列作者J.K.羅琳在哈佛大學的演講
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本片段劇情：羅恩和迪安熱吻引起了赫敏的不快，于是她讓考邁克陪自己一同出席斯拉格霍恩教授的圣誕晚宴，但又時時想把他甩開。斯拉格霍恩教授托人告訴哈利他要去假期旅行，而這時，德拉科·馬爾福搞鬼被抓了個現行……
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Ron: I can't help it if she's got her knickers in a twist. What Lav and I have, well, let's just say, there's no stopping it. It's chemical.
Harry: Will it last?
Ron: Who knows? Point is I'm a free agent.
Hermione: He's at perfect liberty to kiss whomever he likes. I really couldn't care less. Was I under the impression he and I would be attending Slughorn's Christmas party together? Yes. Now, given the circumstances, I had to make other arrangements.
Harry: Have you?
Hermione: Yes. Why?
Harry: Well, I just thought seeing is not the risk at going with who we'd really like to, We should go together, as friends.
Hermione: Why didn't I think of that?
Harry: Who are you going with?
Hermione：Um, it's a surprise. Anyways, you have got to worry about. You can't take anyone. You see that girl over there? That's Romilda Vane. Harry, she's been been trying to smuggle you a love potion.
Harry: Really?
Hermione: Hey! She's only interested in you because she thinks you're the Chosen One.
Harry: But I am the Chosen One. Okay, sorry, um...Kidding. I'll ask someone I like. Someone cool.
Luna: I've never been to this part of the castle. At least, not while awake. I sleep-walk, you see. That's why I wear shoes to bed.
Draco Malfoy: Harmonia nictere passus.(Repeat)
Neville: Drink?
Harry: Neville. I didn't get into the Slug Club.
Neville: It's okay, though. He's got Melvin hanging up towels in the looroom.
Harry: I'm... I'm fine, mate. Thanks. Okay. Hermione, what are you doing? What happened to you?
Hermione: No, I've just escaped. I mean, I left Cormac under the mistletoe.
Harry: Cormac? That's who you invited?
Hermione: I thought it would annoy Ron the most. Thank you very much. We will catch up with you. He's got more tentacles than a Snargaluff plant.
Waiter: Dragon tails?
Hermione: No, I'm fine, thank you.
Waiter: Just this one. They give one horribly bad breath.
Hermione: On second thoughts, it might keep Cormac away. God, here he comes.
Harry: I think she just went to paddle her nose.
Cormac: She's a little minx, your friend. Nice to work. How nasty isn't she? What is this I'm eating, by the way?
Harry: Dragon balls.
Severus: You've just brought yourself a month's detention, McLaggen. Not so quick, Potter.
Harry: Sir, I really think I should rejoin the party. My date...
Severus: Can surely survive your absence for another minute or two. Besides, I only wish to convey a message.
Harry: Message?
Severus: From Professor Dumbledore. He asked me to give you his best and he hopes you enjoy your holidays. He... He's travelling. And he won't return until term resumes.
Harry: Travelling where?
Draco Malfoy: Get your hands off me, you filthy Squibb.
Man: Professor Slughorn, sir. I just discovered this boy lurking in an upstairs corridor. He claims to have been invited to your party.
Draco Malfoy: Okay, okay, I was gate-crashing. Happy?
Severus: I'll escort him out.
Draco Malfoy: Certainly, Professor.
Slughorn: Alright, everyone carry on, carry on.
妙語佳句 活學活用
1. get knickers in a twist：驚慌，惱火。非正式用語。羅恩覺得赫敏因為他和別人親熱而發火是自己和自己賭氣。
Twist在此處表示面對困境時的煩悶，慌亂。例如： I promise I won't spend more than a hundred pounds in the sales so don't get your knickers in a twist. 我答應去逛賤賣場時花費不會超出100英鎊，因此你不必神經兮兮地嘮叨個不停。
2. free agent: 自由人，自由球員。
3. at liberty: 自由，不受限制或支配。
此處at perfect liberty是指“完全有自由”。例如：You are at liberty to use my bicycle.（我的自行車你可以隨便用。）
4. cannot care less: 完全不在乎。
類似的用法還有：I couldn't agree more.=I totally agree.（我完全同意） I couldn't please you more.=I did my best to please you.（我盡量使你高興） I couldn't be more right.=I am totally right.
5. given the circumstances：鑒于這種情況。
例如：Given the circumstances, you've done well.（鑒于這種情況，你已經做的不錯了。）
6. love potion: 春藥，媚藥。
7. Chosen One: 救世之星，救世者。
8. sleep-walk: 夢游。例如：Some children who sleepwalk are also affected by night terrors.（一些夢游癥兒童同時患有夜驚。）
9. bad breath: 難聞的氣味，口臭。
例如：He is fairly good looking but his bad breath turns me off him.（他長得相當帥，可是他嘴里的口臭使我對他失去了興趣。）
10.on second thoughts: 進一步考慮后。
例如：On second thoughts , I will accept the offer.（經再三考慮，我將接受這個報價。）
11.minx：輕佻女子。
例如：She can be a proper little minx when she wants to get her own way!（她有時為所欲為, 要發起壞來可真是個十足的小壞蛋?。?/p>
12.gate-crash: 擅自入場，闖入。
例如：They couldn’t get any tickets for the volleyball game, so they tried to crash the gate.（他們沒有弄到一張排球賽的票，因此試圖闖入場內。）
哈利·波特系列作者J.K.羅琳在哈佛大學的演講
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