Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's stone

Chapter 01 The boy who lived

 

1.Viewers as far apart as Kent, Yorkshire, and Dundee have been phoning in to tell me that instead of rain I promised yesterday, they've had a downpour of shooting stars!

翻译：远在Kent,Yorkshire,和Dundee的观众打电话来告诉我，并没有出现昨天我预报的阵雨，而是下的流星雨。

说明：as far apart as : apart有相隔、距离的意思，表示Kent, Yorkshire, and Dundee相隔很远；far有远的意思。远在...

 

2. The nearest street lamp went out with a little pop.

翻译：最近的街灯扑的一下灭了。

说明：go out 指（灯）熄灭。   with a little pop ：扑得一下。

 

3. All day? When you could have been celebrating? I must have passed a dozen feasts and parties on my way here.

翻译：整天？你应该去庆祝才对。在我来的路上，肯定遇到了很多宴会和派对。

说明：

“could+have+done”是虚拟语气,表示对过去事情的假设,意思是本来能够做某事而没有做.

“must+have+done”表示对过去事情的肯定推测,译成“一定做过某事”,该结构只用于肯定句.

 

Chapter 02 The vanishing glass

 4. Harry didn't look it, but he was very fast.

翻译：哈利看上去并不是（跑得很快的样子），但是他的确跑得很快。

look it 中的it 代指之前语境中提到的跑的快。