2011年4月3日

It keeps cropping up.

本來預計等Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part2 今年七月上演一口氣看完Part 1和Part2。結果破功先看了Part1,又得等上3個月。但學了一個非常實用的字crop up

crop up  to appear or happen, especially when it is not expected (尤指意外地)出現,發生
crop up phrasal verb (LDOCE) 1 if a problem crops up, it happens or appears suddenly and in an unexpected way [= arise] 2 if something such as a name or a subject crops up, it appears in something you read or hear [= come up]: Your name kept cropping up in conversation.


當朋友問我,最近在看什麼書?我說普魯斯特《追憶似水年華》
他可能會繼續問:為什麼?我就可以說:It keeps cropping up不斷地在不同的地方提及到,從《1Q84》到《The Uncommon Reader》


Xenophilius Lovegood
HERMIONE: I want to go see Xenophilius Lovegood.

HARRY: Sorry?

HERMIONE: See this ? It is a letter Dumbledore wrote to Grindelwald.

Look at the signature. It's the mark again.

It keeps cropping up.

In Beedle the Bard, in the graveyard in Godric's Hollow  ...

HARRY: It was there too.

HERMIONE: Where?

HARRY: Outside Gregorvitch's Wand Shop.



Chapter Twenty-one: The Tale of the Three Brothers
In which Xenophilius Lovegood explains that the symbol is the symbol of the Deathly Hallows, and that the origin of the story is "The Tale of the Three Brothers", which Hermione then reads aloud. Xenophilius then explains the symbolism of the symbol and discusses the Hallows. Harry, wandering around the house, notices that there is no sign of Luna having been present for weeks, then confronts Xenophilius. Xenophilius then reveals that the Death Eaters took her, and he plans to hold HRH until they arrive so that he can trade them for her. HRH manage to escape while making it clear that Xenophilius wasn't making up what he told the Death Eaters.

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  1. 那我又是否可以用stumble on 來替代cropping up呢?

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