重点词汇词组：

Ron and Hermione1, meanwhile, had found2 a place3 in the stands next to Neville, who couldn't understand why they looked so grim and worried, or why they had both brought their wands to the match4.

长难句分析

解：1主语+2谓语+3宾语+4定语从句

析：“who couldn't understand why they…to the match”是定语从句，修饰先行词Neville，关系代词who在从句中作主语，不可省略；该定语从句还包含2个由连接副词why引导的宾语从句“why they looked so grim and worried”和“why they had both…match”。

1.pep talk 鼓舞士气的讲话

例：The boss gave the staff a pep talk this morning in an attempt to boost sales.

为了增加销售量，老板今天早上给职员们作了一番激励性的讲话。

相关俚语：be the talk of the town 成为街谈巷议的话题

例：The new statue in the park is the talk of the town.

公园里的新塑像成了镇上人们谈论的焦点。

2.pick up 捡起；提起

例：I picked up the kids' clothes that were lying on the floor.

我把地板上孩子们的衣服捡了起来。

常见搭配：

①pick at sth. 挑挑拣拣地吃

例：Charles picked at his food in a bored fashion.

查尔斯吃饭挑挑拣拣的，一点胃口也没有。

②pick through sth. 在……中翻找

例：I had to pick through the rubbish to find my electricity bill.

我不得不在垃圾堆里翻找我的电费缴费单。

相关俚语：pick sb.'s brains 请教（某人）

例：I was picking Simon's brains about which computer to buy.

我正请教西蒙该买哪种电脑。

3.be ready to do sth. 准备做某事

例：Are you ready to leave?

你准备好离开了吗？

相关俚语：

①be ready to roll 即将离开

例：Give me a call when you're ready to roll and I'll meet you outside.

当你准备好要走的时候给我一个电话，我会在外面和你汇合。

②ready to hand 随手可取

例：The sheriff slept with his gun ready to hand under his pillow.

治安官睡觉时把枪放在枕头底下，伸手就能拿出来。

4.slip 迅速地做；悄悄地做

例：He slipped a piece of paper into my hand with his address on it.

他偷偷把一张写有他地址的纸塞到我的手里。

常见搭配：

①slip away 秘密地离开

例：He slipped away while we were all sleeping.

当我们还在睡觉时他悄悄地离开了。

②slip into sth. 迅速穿上（衣服）

例：If you could wait two minutes, I'm just going to slip into a nicer dress.

希望你能等两分钟，我很快去换件好看点的裙子。

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