有怪獸！有怪獸！你知道怪獸怎麼說嗎？

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

據說，密室裏住着的東西只有斯萊特林的繼承人才能控制。有人說，裏面住着的是一種怪獸。

——哈利波特與密室

一、下面我們來看看monster有幾種含義：

adj.

【非正式】巨大的，龐大的 unusually large

The film will be a monster hit.

這部電影將會非常賣座。

n.

1.（傳說中的）怪物，怪獸 (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.

如果這個怪物不是憑空想出來的，那它只能是一隻普通的海豹。

2.龐然大物 an animal or a thing that is very large or ugly

We saw a huge monster -- a dinosaur.

我們看見了一個龐然大物——恐龍。

3.惡棍，惡魔 a person who is very cruel and evil

That man is an inhuman monster!

那人是殘暴的惡魔！

二、含有monster的常見短語，你都會用嗎？

green-eyed monster

n. 嫉妒

三、你會用monster了嗎？來試試看吧！

I am going to stop there, next week we start with the         of Malmesbury.

今天先講到這裏，下週我們從馬姆斯伯裏的怪物開始講起。