The Remembrall glittered in the sun as he held it up.

他举起记忆球，它在阳光下闪闪发光。

And he toppled gently onto the grass with the Remembrall clutched safely in his fist.

然后他轻轻倒在草地上，手心里稳稳地攥着那只记忆球。

" Another Remembrall? " said Harry, remembering the marble-like device Neville's grandmother had sent him in an effort to improve his abysmal memory.

“又是一个记忆球？”哈利说，他想起了纳威的奶奶为了改善纳威那糟糕透顶的记忆力，曾给他捎来的那个大理石般的玩意儿。

" You've forgotten something..." Neville was trying to remember what he'd forgotten when Draco Malfoy, who was passing the Gryffindor table, snatched the Remembrall out of his hand.

“你忘了要做一件事！” 纳威拼命地想，究竟自己忘了做什么呢？这时候，德拉科·马尔福刚好从他们的桌子边经过，一下子就把记忆球抢到了手中。

Neville was trying to remember what he'd forgotten when Draco Malfoy, who was passing the Gryffindor table, snatched the Remembrall out of his hand.

纳威拼命回忆他忘记了什么，就在这时，德拉科·马尔福经过格兰芬多院的饭桌，猛地将记忆球从他手里夺了过去。

Ultimatums - like “if you don't buy this remembrall now, I'm out of here” - and other bluffs are risky, because you'll lose credibility if you don't follow through.

最后通牒的话——比如“如果你现在不买这个记忆球，我就走”——和其他虚张声势的话是有风险的，因为如果你不坚持到底，你就会失去信誉。

The Remembrall glittered in the sun as he held it up. " Give that here, Malfoy, " said Harry quietly. Everyone stopped talking to watch. Malfoy smiled nastily.

他举起记忆球，它在阳光下闪闪发光。“拿过来，马尔福。”哈利低声说。大家都停止了说话，注视着。