《哈利·波特与魔法石》(Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone),是英国女作家J.K.罗琳的《哈利·波特》系列小说的第一部。本系列音频分段选取《哈利·波特与魔法石》的英语原版朗读。朗读者使用的是纯正的英音,喜欢英音的大家都来练习看看吧!
As he pulled into the driveway of number four, the first thing he saw — and it didn't improve his mood — was the tabby cat he'd spotted that morning. It was now sitting on his garden wall. He was sure it was the same one; it had the same markings around its eyes. "Shoo!" said Mr. Dursley loudly. The cat didn't move. It just gave him a stern look. Was this normal cat behavior? Mr. Dursley wondered. Trying to pull himself together, he let himself into the house. He was still determined not to mention anything to his wife. Mrs. Dursley had had a nice, normal day. She told him over dinner all about Mrs. Next Door's problems with her daughter and how Dudley had learned a new word ("Won't!"). Mr. Dursley tried to act normally. When Dudley had been put to bed, he went into the living room in time to catch the last report on the evening news: "And finally, bird-watchers everywhere have reported that the nation's owls have been behaving very unusually today. Although owls normally hunt at night and are hardly ever seen in daylight, there have been hundreds of sightings of these birds flying in every direction since sunrise. Experts are unable to explain why the owls have suddenly changed their sleeping pattern." The newscaster allowed himself a grin. "Most mysterious. And now, over to Jim McGuffin with the weather. Going to be any more showers of owls tonight, Jim?"
当地驰入四号驰车道时,映入眼帘的第一件东西——这丝毫没有让他心情好转——是他早上看到的那只猫。那只猫现在正在他的花园围墙上。他可以肯定是同一只猫,因为它们的眼睛周围有着一样的花纹。 “嘘!”杜斯利先生嚷道。 那只猫没动。它又是冷冷地看了他一眼。这是一只猫的行为吗?杜斯利先生觉得很迷惑。为了试着让自己振作起来,他走进了房子。他仍然决定对妻子只字不提今天的事。 杜斯利夫人则过得十分惬意、舒适。晚饭时她与丈夫谈起邻居与她儿子的不和以及达德里怎样学会了一个新单词“不许!”。杜斯利先生试图像平常一样答话。在把达德里哄上床后,他正好有时间看到晚间新闻的最后一条新闻: “各地的鸟类学家均报道全国各地猫头鹰有异常动向。通常猫头鹰在夜间捕食而且白天从不出现,但是这次却有许多地方见到这种鸟在日出后出现。专家们暂时难以解释猫头鹰突然间改变它们睡眠习惯的原因……真是非常奇怪。现在由吉姆。麦高菲来报告天气。 吉姆,今晚会有更多猫头鹰出现吗?”