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Why you should fall in love with a Hufflepuff
你為什麼要愛上赫夫帕夫
From the moment Draco Malfoy snarked: ‘Imagine beingin Hufflepuff, I think I’d leave, wouldn’t you?’ it established Hufflepuff house
as somewhat of an underdog.
自跩哥馬份咆哮(是估計是”咆哮”, 也可能是”引發”) “想像在赫夫帕夫, 我想我要退學, 你會嗎?” 這句建立了赫夫帕夫學院是大概類似失敗者的形象
Hufflepuff is the most underrated house at Hogwarts.Gryffindors may have the confidence to ask people out. Ravenclaws can charm
their dates with witty banter over Butterbeer. Slytherins can impress their
paramours with their ambition. But we reckon Hufflepuffs might make the
ultimate companions. Here’s why.
赫夫帕夫是霍格華茲中是最被低估的. 葛來芬多可能有自信去叫人離開. 雷文克勞可以用更勝於奶油啤酒的幽默玩笑魅力去度過約會.史萊哲林可以用他們的野心去打動他們的情婦 (情婦? , 但我們估計赫夫帕夫會做出終極的同伴, 原因是這樣的
1.The Sorting Hat says so
1. 分類帽說的
Many of us probably have a checklist of characteristicsthat we’re looking for in a partner. Maybe we’d like to find a witch or wizard
who is charming, clever and successful.
我們中很多人可能會在找夥伴時會有一張關於他們特點的查看表. 可能我們會喜歡找一個有魅力,聰明和成功的巫師和女巫
So, does that mean you should go out with someone whoembodies Gryffindor, Ravenclaw or Slytherin qualities? Hold your Hippogriffs,
people. Those qualities alone aren’t enough, if your partner isn’t also kind
and loyal. Take it from the Sorting Hat: ‘They are just and loyal / Those
patient Hufflepuffs are true / And unafraid of toil.’ Sounds ideal, no?
所以, 這樣表示你要跟一個包含葛來芬多或雷文克勞或史萊哲林的特質的人一起嗎?穩住你的鷹馬呀!如果你的夥伴不是同樣能夠善良和忠誠, 這些特質只有其中一個是不足夠的. 引用分類帽的話: “他們是公正和忠誠/這些赫夫帕夫的耐心是真的/和不怕辛勞” 不是聽起來很理想嗎?
2.Hufflepuffs aren’t just nice
2. 赫夫帕夫的不只是不錯
Nobody would dispute that Hufflepuffs are the ‘nice’house. But isn’t nice usually another way of saying that someone has no other
personality traits? Hufflepuffs are so much more.
沒有人會想去爭議赫夫帕夫是否一個“不錯” 的學院. 但是說一個人不可親通常是另一個方式去說一個人沒有其他性格特質? 赫夫帕夫有更多
Case in point, one of the coolest characters in thewizarding world: Nymphadora Tonks. A Metamorphmagus with bubblegum-pink hair?
Who gives birth then goes to fight Voldemort? Being nice doesn’t mean boring.
論點, 魔法界其中一個最酷的角色: 小仙女東施. 一個有泡泡糖粉紅色頭髮的變形師? 一個生完小孩後去對抗佛地魔的人? 和藹可親並不指沉悶.
3.Ah, Cedric Diggory
3.啊, 西追迪哥里
Let’s just do a quick comparison between CedricDiggory and Cormac McLaggen. When Gryffindor Cormac goes on a date with
Hermione, he puts her off by talking about himself, boasting about his prowess
on the Quidditch pitch, and being rather, ahem, forward.
讓我們只做一個西追迪哥里和寇馬麥拉之間做一個快速的比較. 當葛來芬多的寇馬跟妙麗約會時, 他把妙麗困起去聽他說有關他自己的事, 吹噓自己在魁地奇球場的實力, 和寧願作為… 啊哈, 前鋒.
Hufflepuff Cedric Diggory has just as much reason tobrag: he’s a Prefect, Captain of the Hufflepuff Quidditch team, and is selected
as the Hogwarts Champion in the Triwizard Tournament. He is humble and kind but
plenty of others notice his good qualities. Angelina Johnson calls him ‘that
tall, good-looking one’ and Katie Bell quips that he is ‘strong and silent.’ So
there might’ve been a queue for Cedric, but there are plenty more desirable Hufflepuffs.
赫夫帕夫的西追迪哥里四有更多的原因去吹噓: 他是一個級長, 赫夫帕夫魁地奇球隊的隊長,被選為三巫鬥法大賽中霍格華茲的鬥士. 但是其他很多人都知道他是謙遜和善良. 莉娜叫他 “那個高, 帥氣的” 和凱梯打趣道他是 “強壯又文靜” 所以西追有一個隊列般長的特點,但是赫夫帕夫有更多是可取的.
4.Hufflepuffs won’t turn into a Dark wizard after a bad break-up
4.赫夫帕夫不會在一個壞的分裂後成為黑巫師
Hufflepuff has the fewest Dark wizards of any house atHogwarts – which we take to mean that they act decently when confronted with
difficult circumstances. Ever been through a break-up where the other person
turned into a total Dementor? Not a problem when you’re going out with a
Hufflepuff.
赫夫帕夫在霍格華茲中是擁有最少黑巫師的學院 – 意味他們在困難的情況來臨時能體面地表現. 即使去到一個把其他人都變成催狂魔的分裂? 當你和一個赫夫帕夫的一起時便不會成為一個問題.
5.They’re accepting of everyone
5.他們接納所有人
When the founders of the other Hogwarts houses wereexplaining what types of students they most wanted to teach, they picked very
specific qualities. Said Helga Hufflepuff: ‘I’ll teach the lot, and treat them
just the same.’
當霍格華茲學院的建立者在描述他們想去教的學生種類, 他們選了非常特別的特質, 海加赫夫帕夫卻說: “我教最多, 並且會對待他們一視同仁”
Hufflepuffs accept everybody. They’ll probably inviteyou round for a home-cooked dinner. The Hufflepuff Common Room is right next to
the Hogwarts kitchens, after all.
赫夫帕夫接納所有人, 他們可以會邀請你圈子中的所有人去吃自家的晚餐, 畢竟, 他們的交誼其實就在霍格華茲廚房的隔壁
6.Even J.K. Rowling thinks Hufflepuffs are brilliant
6.連J.K. 羅琳也認為赫夫帕夫的都是很棒的
In the past, J.K. Rowling has said, ‘In many, manyways, Hufflepuff is my favourite house.’
之前, 羅琳曾說: “赫夫帕夫在很多,很多方面都是我喜愛的學院.”
Why? J.K. Rowling says to look at how they act duringthe Battle of Hogwarts. ‘The Hufflepuffs, virtually to a person, stay – as do
the Gryffindors. Now, the Gryffindors comprise a lot of foolhardy and show-off y
people… You know, there’s bravery and there’s also showboating, and sometimes
the two go together. The Hufflepuffs stayed for a different reason. They
weren’t trying to show off, they weren’t being reckless. That’s the essence of
Hufflepuff House.’
為什麼? 羅琳說看他們在霍格華茲大戰中的表現, “赫夫帕夫, 無形中只有一個人般, 留下來 – 葛來芬多也是, 現在, 葛來芬多構成了一堆有勇無謀,賣弄的人… 你要知道, 勇敢和賣弄有時是會連在一起的,赫夫帕夫留下來是為另一個原因, 他們並非想去炫耀, 魯莽, 這就是赫夫帕夫學院的精神”
If you can’t be a Hufflepuff, be with a Hufflepuff.
如果你不能成為赫夫帕夫, 那就去跟一個赫夫帕夫的吧
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