生命中的一年 第3期：罗琳艰难的童年

When Jo was 9 years old, the family moved to a village outside Chepstow on the edge of the Forest of Dean.

乔9岁的时候，家里搬到了切普斯托外的乡村，就在迪安森林的边缘。

Here was a location that offered a whole range of imaginative possibilities...magical creatures, mystery and intrigue¹.

这是一个给想象力提供了无穷可能性的地方，充满了魔法生物，神秘，阴谋。

I'm very drawn² to forests.

我对森林着了迷。

And it's my favorite part of the Hogwarts grounds.

这也是霍格沃茨里我最喜欢的地方。

The advantage of a forest is it can be so many things.

森林的迷人之处在于它包含了太多的东西。

It can be a place of enchantment³.

它可以成为一个充满魔力的地方。

You never imagine a crowd in a forest. It's a solitary⁴ place.

你无法想象森林里会有拥挤的人流，这是一个离群索居的地方。

Is it because it used to be a place of shelter and safety to us, I suppose.

我想这是我们寻求庇护和安全的地方。

So I think- I'm very drawn to them. Even though they can be spooky.

尽管森林里可能有可怕的东西，但我就是对它们着了迷。

Jo wrote stories from an early age.

乔很小的时候就开始写故事。

There was resonant⁵ material all around her.

她身边有那么多灵感元素。

She even lived next door to a graveyard⁶.

甚至她就住在墓地的旁边。

The family lived in this house.

一家人住在这幢房子里。

Jo and her sister, Di, earned extra pocket money as part-time cleaners of St. Luke's church.

乔和她的妹妹小戴在圣路克教堂做兼职清洁工赚零花钱。

I cannot overstate how cold it got in this church in winter when we were cleaning it. It was freezing.

毫不夸张地说，你无法想像有多冷。我们冬天在这里打扫，冷死了。

For a pound each. It's tragic⁷, really.

每人赚一磅，真的挺惨。

We must be in here loads.

在这里肯定有我们的记录。

Because we used to sign this book all the time.

因为以前我们总是在这本书上签名。

Oh, God, I know- Oh, look, it's me. There I am.

上帝，我就知道，看，这就是我，就在这里。

Me and Di together.

我和小戴签在了一起。

"Joanne Rowling, age 12. Dianne Rowling, age 10."

“乔安妮·罗琳，12岁。戴安妮·罗琳，10岁。”

There's a name I stole for Harry⁸ Potter.

我在这里偷了一个名字放在《哈利·波特》里。

For an unpleasant character as well.

还是个讨厌的人物。

Hide the book. Lock it away.

把书藏起来，锁起来。

Heh, heh. Forgotten about that.

我已经忘了这件事了。

Yes.

是的。

1 intrigue   

vt.激起兴趣，迷住；vi.耍阴谋；n.阴谋，密谋

参考例句：

• Court officials will intrigue against the royal family.法院官员将密谋反对皇室。
• The royal palace was filled with intrigue.皇宫中充满了勾心斗角。

2 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

3 enchantment   

n.迷惑，妖术，魅力

参考例句：

• The beauty of the scene filled us with enchantment.风景的秀丽令我们陶醉。
• The countryside lay as under some dread enchantment.乡村好像躺在某种可怖的魔法之下。

4 solitary   

adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士

参考例句：

• I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
• The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。

5 resonant   

adj.(声音)洪亮的，共鸣的

参考例句：

• She has a resonant voice.她的嗓子真亮。
• He responded with a resonant laugh.他报以洪亮的笑声。

6 graveyard   

n.坟场

参考例句：

• All the town was drifting toward the graveyard.全镇的人都象流水似地向那坟场涌过去。
• Living next to a graveyard would give me the creeps.居住在墓地旁边会使我毛骨悚然。

7 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

8 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。