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编者按：《哈利•波特》是英国女作家J.K.罗琳创作的系列小说，共7部，描写了主人公哈利•波特在魔法学校的学习和冒险，以及最终消灭伏地魔的故事，同名系列电影的终结篇将于8月在国内上映。节选段落出自小说第一部《哈利•波特与魔法石》，罗恩和赫敏是哈利的好朋友，三人组的友谊和勇气将贯穿整个故事，而下棋这一幕正是他们的第一场战役，从此，魔法世界才真正向他们展开。
从第一部电影到最后一部，隔了十年时间，在这十年里，小演员和观众们一起成长了。
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s
Stone （Excerpt）
［1］ “Ready?” Harry asked the other two, his hand on the door handle. They nodded. He pulled the door open.
The next chamber was so dark they couldn’t see anything at all. But as they stepped into it, light suddenly flooded the room to reveal an astonishing sight.
哈利•波特与魔法石（节选）
［1］“准备好了？”哈利把手放在门把上，问其他两人，见他们点了点头，就把门拉开。
这间房子一开始十分黑暗，他们根本就看不见里面有什么，可是他们一踏进去，房里立即洒满了光线，于是他们看到了令人目瞪口呆的一幕。
They were standing on the edge of a huge chessboard, behind the black chessmen, which were all taller than they were and carved from what looked like black stone. Facing them, way across the chamber, were the white pieces. Harry, Ron and Hermione shivered slightly — the towering white chessmen had no faces.
［2］ “Now what do we do?” Harry whispered.
“It’s obvious, isn’t it?” said Ron. “We’ve got to play our way across the room.”
Behind the white pieces they could see another door.
“How?” said Hermione nervously.
“I think,” said Ron, “we’re going to have to be chessmen.”
［3］ He walked up to a black knight and put his hand out to touch the knight’s horse. At once, the stone sprang to life. The horse pawed the ground and the knight turned his helmeted head to look down at Ron.
“Do we — er — have to join you to get across?” The black knight nodded. Ron turned to the other two.
“This needs thinking about… ” he said. “I suppose we’ve got to take the place of three of the black pieces…”
Harry and Hermione stayed quiet, watching Ron think. Finally he said, “Now, don’t be offended or anything, but neither of you are that good at chess —”
“We’re not offended,” said Harry quickly. “Just tell us what to do.”
“Well, Harry, you take the place of that bishop, and Hermione, you next to him instead of that castle.”
他们正站在一个巨型棋盘的边上，前面是黑棋子。这些棋子都比他们要高，像是用黑色石头雕刻成的。接着发现，通过房间的路上站着一排白子。哈利、罗恩和赫敏不禁轻轻地发抖——原来那些屹立的白子全都是没有面孔的。
［2］“现在我们怎么办？”哈利低声问。
“很明显，不是吗？”罗恩说。“我们要下棋来通过这个房间。”因为在白棋子背后，他们已望见了另外一扇门。
“怎么下？”赫敏紧张地问。
“我想，”罗恩说，“我们要自己做棋子。”
［3］他走近了一只黑方的马面前，伸出手碰了一下那匹马。那块石头马上活了过来，那匹马用前蹄在地上乱抓，而马上的骑士则转过他那戴着头盔的头来俯视着罗恩。
“我们——嗯——是不是要加入你们这边来，要赢了才能通过？”黑骑士点了点头，于是罗恩回到两个同伴旁边。“这真有点费神了，”他喃喃地说，“我想我们要代替三只黑子来下……”哈利和赫敏只是一动不动地望着罗恩思考，最后，他终于说，“现在不能够反抗或其他了，但，你们俩又不会下棋——”“我们不会反抗的，”哈利很快地说。“你只要告诉我们怎么做就可以了。”“好，哈利，你代替那只黑方的象，赫敏，你跟着他去，代替那只黑方的车。”“那么你呢？”
“我要做那只黑方的马。”罗恩答。
“What about you?”
“I’m going to be a knight,” said Ron.
［4］ The chessmen seemed to have been listening, because at these words a knight, a bishop, and a castle turned their backs on the white pieces and walked off the board, leaving three empty squares that Harry, Ron, and Hermione took.
“White always plays first in chess,” said Ron, peering across the board. “Yes… look…”
A white pawn had moved forward two squares.
Ron started to direct the black pieces. They moved silently wherever he sent them. Harry’s knees were trembling. What if they lost?
“Harry — move diagonally four squares to the right.”
［5］ Their first real shock came when their other knight was taken. The white queen smashed him to the floor and dragged him off the board, where he lay quite still, facedown.
“Had to let that happen,” said Ron, looking shaken. “Leaves you free to take that bishop, Hermione, go on.”
Every time one of their men was lost, the white pieces showed no mercy. Soon there was a huddle of limp black players slumped along the wall. Twice, Ron only just noticed in time that Harry and Hermione were in danger. He himself darted around the board, taking almost as many white pieces as they had lost black ones.
“We’re nearly there,” he muttered suddenly. “Let me think — let me think…”
The white queen turned her blank face toward him.
［4］那些棋好像在听着，因为他们一商量完，就有一只象，一只车和一只马转过身，背对着白棋从棋盘上走开了，留下三个方格由他们站上去。
“下棋时，通常是白棋先走的，”罗恩眼盯着棋盘，说。“瞧！”一只白方的卒已向前移了两格。
罗恩开始指挥那些黑子了，它们都静静地听着他的指挥移动。
哈利双腿在抖。如果他们输了，怎么办？
“哈利，向右边斜行四格。”
［5］当他们的一只马被吃了时，他们开始真正地吃惊了。只见白方王后猛地把它扫倒在地，然后拖着它离开棋盘。现在它面孔朝下，一动不动了。
“牺牲是避免不了的。”罗恩说，但已经在颤抖了。“赫敏，你现在可以吃掉那只象了。”每次他们那边的棋要失去时，白子都毫不留情地击倒它们。很快，墙角就堆了一大堆躺下的黑手了。有两次，罗恩都是很险地发现哈利和赫敏快被吃掉了，而他自己就在棋盘上横冲直撞，吃了差不多跟失去的黑子一样多的白子了。
“我们快要到达那儿了，”他忽然咕哝了一声。“让我想想，让我想想看……”白方皇后那张平板板的面孔这时正对着他。
［6］ “Yes… ” said Ron softly, “It’s the only way… I’ve got to be taken.”
“NO!” Harry and Hermione shouted.
“That’s chess!” snapped Ron. “You’ve got to make some sacrifices! I take one step forward and she’ll take me — that leaves you free to checkmate the king, Harry!”
“But —”
“Do you want to stop Snape or not?”
“Ron —”
“Look, if you don’t hurry up, he’ll already have the Stone!”
There was no alternative.
［7］ “Ready?” Ron called, his face pale but determined. “Here I go — now, don’t hang around once you’ve won.”
He stepped forward, and the white queen pounced. She struck Ron hard across the head with her stone arm, and he crashed to the floor — Hermione screamed but stayed on her square — the white queen dragged Ron to one side. He looked as if he’d been knocked out.
Shaking, Harry moved three spaces to the left.
［8］ The white king took off his crown and threw it at Harry’s feet. They had won. The chessmen parted and bowed, leaving the door ahead clear. With one last desperate look back at Ron, Harry and Hermione charged through the door and up the next passageway.
“What if he’s — ?”
“He’ll be all right,” said Harry, trying to convince himself.
［6］“应该是这样了！”罗恩冷静地说。“我要被吃掉，这是唯一的法子了。”“不！”哈利和赫敏同时大叫。
“下棋就是这样。”罗恩决断地说。“你必须作一些牺牲！我向前一步，让它吃了我。哈利，你就可以将死那只国王了！”“但——”
“你不想快点去阻止斯内普吗？”
“罗恩——”
“看，如果你还不快点，他会拿走石头了。”
而事实上再没有第二条路可走了。
［7］“准备好了？”罗恩叫。他面色十分苍白，但是非常坚毅。“现在我要走了，记住，一赢了马上就走！”他走上一步，白方王后马上向他扑去。它用石臂大力击了罗恩脑袋一下，他就倒了下去。赫敏尖叫了一声，却不敢移动，眼睁睁看着白方王后把他拖到一边。
看来他被打晕了。
哈利颤抖着向左移了三步。白方国王把头上的皇冠摘下来，一把摔在哈利脚下。
他们赢了！
［8］所有棋子都让开一边屈膝跪下，空出了到达入口的路。
恋恋不舍地最后看了罗恩一眼，哈利和赫敏走入那房门，进入第二条走廊。
“如果他被——”
“他会没事的，”哈利努力地安慰她和自己。
从第一部电影到最后一部，隔了十年时间，在这十年里，小演员和观众们一起成长了。
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s
Stone （Excerpt）
［1］ “Ready?” Harry asked the other two, his hand on the door handle. They nodded. He pulled the door open.
The next chamber was so dark they couldn’t see anything at all. But as they stepped into it, light suddenly flooded the room to reveal an astonishing sight.
哈利•波特与魔法石（节选）
［1］“准备好了？”哈利把手放在门把上，问其他两人，见他们点了点头，就把门拉开。
这间房子一开始十分黑暗，他们根本就看不见里面有什么，可是他们一踏进去，房里立即洒满了光线，于是他们看到了令人目瞪口呆的一幕。
They were standing on the edge of a huge chessboard, behind the black chessmen, which were all taller than they were and carved from what looked like black stone. Facing them, way across the chamber, were the white pieces. Harry, Ron and Hermione shivered slightly — the towering white chessmen had no faces.
［2］ “Now what do we do?” Harry whispered.
“It’s obvious, isn’t it?” said Ron. “We’ve got to play our way across the room.”
Behind the white pieces they could see another door.
“How?” said Hermione nervously.
“I think,” said Ron, “we’re going to have to be chessmen.”
［3］ He walked up to a black knight and put his hand out to touch the knight’s horse. At once, the stone sprang to life. The horse pawed the ground and the knight turned his helmeted head to look down at Ron.
“Do we — er — have to join you to get across?” The black knight nodded. Ron turned to the other two.
“This needs thinking about… ” he said. “I suppose we’ve got to take the place of three of the black pieces…”
Harry and Hermione stayed quiet, watching Ron think. Finally he said, “Now, don’t be offended or anything, but neither of you are that good at chess —”
“We’re not offended,” said Harry quickly. “Just tell us what to do.”
“Well, Harry, you take the place of that bishop, and Hermione, you next to him instead of that castle.”
他们正站在一个巨型棋盘的边上，前面是黑棋子。这些棋子都比他们要高，像是用黑色石头雕刻成的。接着发现，通过房间的路上站着一排白子。哈利、罗恩和赫敏不禁轻轻地发抖——原来那些屹立的白子全都是没有面孔的。
［2］“现在我们怎么办？”哈利低声问。
“很明显，不是吗？”罗恩说。“我们要下棋来通过这个房间。”因为在白棋子背后，他们已望见了另外一扇门。
“怎么下？”赫敏紧张地问。
“我想，”罗恩说，“我们要自己做棋子。”
［3］他走近了一只黑方的马面前，伸出手碰了一下那匹马。那块石头马上活了过来，那匹马用前蹄在地上乱抓，而马上的骑士则转过他那戴着头盔的头来俯视着罗恩。
“我们——嗯——是不是要加入你们这边来，要赢了才能通过？”黑骑士点了点头，于是罗恩回到两个同伴旁边。“这真有点费神了，”他喃喃地说，“我想我们要代替三只黑子来下……”哈利和赫敏只是一动不动地望着罗恩思考，最后，他终于说，“现在不能够反抗或其他了，但，你们俩又不会下棋——”“我们不会反抗的，”哈利很快地说。“你只要告诉我们怎么做就可以了。”“好，哈利，你代替那只黑方的象，赫敏，你跟着他去，代替那只黑方的车。”“那么你呢？”
“我要做那只黑方的马。”罗恩答。
“What about you?”
“I’m going to be a knight,” said Ron.
［4］ The chessmen seemed to have been listening, because at these words a knight, a bishop, and a castle turned their backs on the white pieces and walked off the board, leaving three empty squares that Harry, Ron, and Hermione took.
“White always plays first in chess,” said Ron, peering across the board. “Yes… look…”
A white pawn had moved forward two squares.
Ron started to direct the black pieces. They moved silently wherever he sent them. Harry’s knees were trembling. What if they lost?
“Harry — move diagonally four squares to the right.”
［5］ Their first real shock came when their other knight was taken. The white queen smashed him to the floor and dragged him off the board, where he lay quite still, facedown.
“Had to let that happen,” said Ron, looking shaken. “Leaves you free to take that bishop, Hermione, go on.”
Every time one of their men was lost, the white pieces showed no mercy. Soon there was a huddle of limp black players slumped along the wall. Twice, Ron only just noticed in time that Harry and Hermione were in danger. He himself darted around the board, taking almost as many white pieces as they had lost black ones.
“We’re nearly there,” he muttered suddenly. “Let me think — let me think…”
The white queen turned her blank face toward him.
［4］那些棋好像在听着，因为他们一商量完，就有一只象，一只车和一只马转过身，背对着白棋从棋盘上走开了，留下三个方格由他们站上去。
“下棋时，通常是白棋先走的，”罗恩眼盯着棋盘，说。“瞧！”一只白方的卒已向前移了两格。
罗恩开始指挥那些黑子了，它们都静静地听着他的指挥移动。
哈利双腿在抖。如果他们输了，怎么办？
“哈利，向右边斜行四格。”
［5］当他们的一只马被吃了时，他们开始真正地吃惊了。只见白方王后猛地把它扫倒在地，然后拖着它离开棋盘。现在它面孔朝下，一动不动了。
“牺牲是避免不了的。”罗恩说，但已经在颤抖了。“赫敏，你现在可以吃掉那只象了。”每次他们那边的棋要失去时，白子都毫不留情地击倒它们。很快，墙角就堆了一大堆躺下的黑手了。有两次，罗恩都是很险地发现哈利和赫敏快被吃掉了，而他自己就在棋盘上横冲直撞，吃了差不多跟失去的黑子一样多的白子了。
“我们快要到达那儿了，”他忽然咕哝了一声。“让我想想，让我想想看……”白方皇后那张平板板的面孔这时正对着他。
［6］ “Yes… ” said Ron softly, “It’s the only way… I’ve got to be taken.”
“NO!” Harry and Hermione shouted.
“That’s chess!” snapped Ron. “You’ve got to make some sacrifices! I take one step forward and she’ll take me — that leaves you free to checkmate the king, Harry!”
“But —”
“Do you want to stop Snape or not?”
“Ron —”
“Look, if you don’t hurry up, he’ll already have the Stone!”
There was no alternative.
［7］ “Ready?” Ron called, his face pale but determined. “Here I go — now, don’t hang around once you’ve won.”
He stepped forward, and the white queen pounced. She struck Ron hard across the head with her stone arm, and he crashed to the floor — Hermione screamed but stayed on her square — the white queen dragged Ron to one side. He looked as if he’d been knocked out.
Shaking, Harry moved three spaces to the left.
［8］ The white king took off his crown and threw it at Harry’s feet. They had won. The chessmen parted and bowed, leaving the door ahead clear. With one last desperate look back at Ron, Harry and Hermione charged through the door and up the next passageway.
“What if he’s — ?”
“He’ll be all right,” said Harry, trying to convince himself.
［6］“应该是这样了！”罗恩冷静地说。“我要被吃掉，这是唯一的法子了。”“不！”哈利和赫敏同时大叫。
“下棋就是这样。”罗恩决断地说。“你必须作一些牺牲！我向前一步，让它吃了我。哈利，你就可以将死那只国王了！”“但——”
“你不想快点去阻止斯内普吗？”
“罗恩——”
“看，如果你还不快点，他会拿走石头了。”
而事实上再没有第二条路可走了。
［7］“准备好了？”罗恩叫。他面色十分苍白，但是非常坚毅。“现在我要走了，记住，一赢了马上就走！”他走上一步，白方王后马上向他扑去。它用石臂大力击了罗恩脑袋一下，他就倒了下去。赫敏尖叫了一声，却不敢移动，眼睁睁看着白方王后把他拖到一边。
看来他被打晕了。
哈利颤抖着向左移了三步。白方国王把头上的皇冠摘下来，一把摔在哈利脚下。
他们赢了！
［8］所有棋子都让开一边屈膝跪下，空出了到达入口的路。
恋恋不舍地最后看了罗恩一眼，哈利和赫敏走入那房门，进入第二条走廊。
“如果他被——”
“他会没事的，”哈利努力地安慰她和自己。