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HarryPotterandPhilosopher’sStone哈利波特与魔法石

CHAPTERONE

TheBoyWhoLived

第一章

大难不死的男孩

MrandMrsDursley,ofnumberfour,PrivetDrive,wereproudtosaythattheywereperfectlynormal,thankyouverymuch.Theywerethelastpeopleyoudexpecttobeinvolvedinanythingstrangeormysterious,becausetheyjustdidntholdwithsuchnonsense.

家住女贞路4号的德思礼夫妇总是得意地说他们是非常规矩的人家，拜托，拜托了。他们从来跟神秘古怪的事不沾边，因为他们根本不相信那些邪门歪道。

MrDursleywasthedirectorofafirmcalledGrunnings,whichmadedrills.Hewasabig,beefymanwithhardlyanyneck,althoughhedidhaveaverylargemoustache.MrsDursleywasthinandblondeandhadnearlytwicetheusualamountofneck,whichcameinveryusefulasshespentsomuchofhertimecraningovergardenfences,spyingontheneighbours.TheDursleyshadasmallsoncalledDudleyandintheiropiniontherewasnofinerboyanywhere.

弗农·德思礼先生在一家名叫格朗宁的公司做主管，公司生产钻机。他高大魁梧，胖得几乎连脖子都没有了，却蓄着一脸大胡子。德思礼太太是一个瘦削的金发女人。她的脖子几乎比正常人长一倍。这样每当她花许多时间隔着篱墙引颈而望、窥探左邻右舍时，她的长脖子可就派上了大用场。德思礼夫妇有一个小儿子，名叫达力。在他们看来，人世间没有比达力更好的孩子了。

TheDursleyshadeverythingtheywanted,buttheyalsohadasecret,andtheirgreatestfearwasthatsomebodywoulddiscoverit.TheydidntthinktheycouldbearitifanyonefoundoutaboutthePotters.MrsPotterwasMrsDursleyssister,buttheyhadntmetforseveralyears;infact,MrsDursleypretendedshedidnthaveasister,becausehersisterandhergood-for-nothinghusbandwereasunDursleyishasitwaspossibletobe.TheDursleysshudderedtothinkwhattheneighbourswouldsayifthePottersarrivedinthestreet.TheDursleysknewthatthePottershadasmallson,too,buttheyhadneverevenseenhim.ThisboywasanothergoodreasonforkeepingthePottersaway;theydidntwantDudleymixingwithachildlikethat.

德思礼一家什么都不缺，但他们拥有一个秘密，他们最害怕的就是这秘密会被人发现。他们想，一旦有人发现波特一家的事，他们会承受不住的。波特太太是德思礼太太的妹妹，不过她们已经有好几年不见面了。实际上，德思礼太太佯装自己根本没有这么个妹妹，因为她妹妹和她那一无是处的妹夫与德思礼一家的为人处世完全不一样。一想到邻居们会说波特夫妇来了，德思礼夫妇就会吓得胆战心惊。他们知道波特也有个儿子，只是他们从来没有见过。这孩子也是他们不与波