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。