有怪兽!有怪兽!你知道怪兽怎么说吗?
The Chamber is said to be home to something that only the Heir of Slytherin can control. It is said to be the home of a monster.
——Harry poter and the Chamber of Secrets
据说,密室里住着的东西只有斯莱特林的继承人才能控制。有人说,里面住着的是一种怪兽。
——哈利波特与密室
一、下面我们来看看monster有几种含义:
adj.
【非正式】巨大的,庞大的 unusually large
The film will be a monster hit.
这部电影将会非常卖座。
n.
1.(传说中的)怪物,怪兽 (in stories) an imaginary creature that is very large, ugly and frightening
If this monster isn't entirely imaginary, it is nothing more extraordinary than a common or garden seal.
如果这个怪物不是凭空想出来的,那它只能是一只普通的海豹。
2.庞然大物 an animal or a thing that is very large or ugly
We saw a huge monster -- a dinosaur.
我们看见了一个庞然大物——恐龙。
3.恶棍,恶魔 a person who is very cruel and evil
That man is an inhuman monster!
那人是残暴的恶魔!
二、含有monster的常见短语,你都会用吗?
green-eyed monster
n. 嫉妒
三、你会用monster了吗?来试试看吧!
I am going to stop there, next week we start with the of Malmesbury.
今天先讲到这里,下周我们从马姆斯伯里的怪物开始讲起。