Beset by nightmares, Harry Potter is all too happy to escape his disturbing dreams by attending the Quidditch World Cup. But something sinisterignites the skies at the Quidditchcampsite--the Dark Mark, the sign of the evil Lord Voldemort. It's conjured by his followers, the Death Eaters, who haven't dared to appear in public since Voldemort was last seen thirteen years ago--the night he murdered Harry's parents.
Harry longsto get back inside the safe walls of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where ProfessorDumbledorecan protect him. But Dumbledore announces that Hogwarts will host the Triwizard Tournament, one of the most exciting and dangerous of the wizarding community's magical competitions. One champion will be selected from each of the three most prestigious wizarding schools to compete in a series of life-threatening tasks in pursuit of winning the coveted Triwizard Cup.
Ministry of Magic official Barty Crouch and Professor Dumbledore preside overa candlelit ceremony as the enchantedGoblet of Fire selects one student from each school to compete. Amidst a hail of sparks and flames, the cup names Durmstrang's Institute's Quidditch superstar Victor Krum, followed by Beauxbatons' Academy exquisite Fleur Delacour and finally, Hogwarts' popular all-around golden boy Cedric Diggory. But then, inexplicably, the Goblet spits out one final name: Harry Potter.
Suspecting that whoever entered Harry's name wants to put him in grave danger, Dumbledore asks Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, the eccentric new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, to keep his magical eye trainedon the teenage wizard. Events take an ominousturn when someone is murdered on Hogwarts grounds. As they edge closer to the Triwizard Cup, Harry soon finds himself hurtling toward an encounter with true evil.
重点词汇
beset v. 困扰 sinister a. 险恶的
long v. 热望，渴望 preside over v. 负责，主持
enchant v. 施魔法 goblet n. 高脚玻璃杯，酒杯
train v. 瞄准 ominous a. 恶兆的，不吉利的
hurtling a. 疾驰的，飞奔的 inexplicable a. 无法说明的，费解的
Voldemort n. 伏地魔（最坏的巫师）
Dumbledore n. 邓不利多（魔法学校校长）
Quidditch n. 魁地奇（一项魔法世界体育运动）
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry n. 霍格沃茨魔法学校
