《哈利·波特》魔法学院之缴械咒Expelliarmus
供稿 刘伟
在武侠小说中,当双方战局焦灼,不分胜负,这时主角就会亮出绝招,一招定胜负。如果说哈利·波特有什么绝招的话,“除你武器”Expelliarmus(disarming charm缴械咒)当仁不让。
在第七部《哈里·波特与死亡圣器》中,哈利·波特正是因为使用了“除你武器”才被追赶他的食死徒认出来:
“Of course not,” said Lupin, “but the Death Eaters – frankly, most people! – would have expected you to attack back! Expelliarmus is a useful spell, Harry, but the Death Eaters seem to think it is your signature move, and I urge you not to let it become so!
“当然不是,”卢平说,“但是食死徒——坦白讲,大多数人——希望你攻击回去!“除你武器”是个有用的咒语,哈利,但是食死徒似乎认为它是你的标志性动作,我强烈要求你不要让事情变成那样!”
也许你会问,为什么这个听起来平平无奇的咒语能够在众多魔咒中脱颖而出?毕竟它只能缴械,不管是武力值还是威慑力,都不足以一招胜敌。
今天我们就一起通过观摩实战,来看看它的妙用!
斯内普VS洛哈特
哈利·波特第一次学习这个咒语是在二年级的时候,在《哈利·波特与密室》中,魔药课教授西弗勒斯·斯内普和黑魔法防御课老师洛哈特对决,斯内普用此咒除掉洛哈特的魔杖。
"One – two – three –"
Both of them swung their wands above their heads and pointed them at their opponent; Snape cried: “Expelliarmus!” There was a dazzling flash of scarlet light and Lockhart was blasted off his feet: He flew backward off the stage, smashed into the wall, and slid down it to sprawl on the floor.
– Chapter 11 THE DUELING CLUB from Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets
“一……二……三……”
两人同时把魔杖猛地举过肩膀。斯内普喊道:“除你武器!”忽然闪过一道耀眼的红光,洛哈特被击得站立不稳。他猛地朝后飞出舞台,撞在墙上,然后滑落下来,蜷缩在地板上。
——第11章 决斗俱乐部 《哈利·波特与密室》
哈利·波特VS伏地魔
在第三部《哈利·波特与火焰杯》中,哈利·波特用此咒和伏地魔正面对决,发现了自己和伏地魔的魔杖是同源杖芯,并逼迫伏地魔的魔杖发出闪回咒,最终救了哈利。
Before Voldemort could stick his snakelike face around the headstone, Harry stood up ... he gripped his wand tightly in his hand, thrust it out in front of him, and threw himself around the headstone, facing Voldemort. Voldemort was ready. As Harry shouted “Expelliarmus!” Voldemort cried, “Avada Kedavra!”.
– Chapter 34 PRIORI INCANTATEM from Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire
不等伏地魔的蛇脸转过墓碑,哈利站了起来……他握紧魔杖,举在身前,闪身冲了出去,正对着伏地魔。伏地魔也有准备。在哈利喊出“除你武器!”的同时,伏地魔喊道:“阿瓦达索命!”
——第34章 闪回咒 《哈利·波特与火焰杯》
发现了吗?Expelliarmus虽然不像其他攻击类咒语那样火力十足,但它可是扭转局势、使敌人丧失进攻主动权的关键。
敲黑板,重点来了,如何才能学会这个咒语呢?我们来拆解一下。
先从里面找出你最眼熟的部分,想到了吗?
是expel和arm。
而Expelliarmus的主要构成部分:Expelli和armus其实就是它们的拉丁语形式。Expel的意思是“to force sth. out”;arm在这里可不是说胳膊,而是指weapon,合在一起则代指“to take the weapon away”。
在现代英语中,expel这个词也很常用,根据其本义“to force sth. out”引申出了很多意思,应用在不同场景中。
expel
1. v. to officially make sb. leave a school or an organization 把……开除,除名
例句:
She was expelled from school at 15.
她15岁时被学校开除了。
2. v. to force sb. to leave a country 驱逐出境
例句:
Foreign journalists are being expelled.
外国记者被驱逐出境。
3. v. (specialist) to force air or water out of a part of the body or from a container (术语)排出,喷出
例句:
to expel all the air from your lungs
用力呼出肺里的气
这个咒语其实可以只用一个词代替,而且这个词还和我们今天讲到的arm有关,你想到了吗?
没错,就是disarm!
disarm
1. v. to take a weapon or weapons away from sb. 缴(某人)的械,解除(某人)的武装
例句: Five hundred rebels were captured and disarmed.
五百名造反者被俘获并缴了械。
2. v. to make sb. feel less angry or critical 消释(某人)的怒气(或批评)
例句: He disarmed her immediately by apologizing profusely.
他一再向她道歉,很快便消解了她的怒气。
生活有时就像一个兵荒马乱的战场,和我们战斗也许不是别人,是生活当中鸡毛蒜皮的琐事和烦恼。下次,当烦恼再次出现在你脑海中捣乱的时候,不妨对着它们大喊:Expelliarmus。希望它可以帮助你除掉烦恼,获得片刻安宁。