| 科克沃斯 Cokeworth 作者：J.K.罗琳 2014年12月12日 |
| 最初发布于Pottermore |
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科克沃斯是一个位于英格兰中部地区的虚构小镇，哈利曾与姨妈、姨夫和表哥达力在这里的铁路风景旅馆过夜。科克沃斯的名字意在暗示这是一个工业城镇，同时让人产生与繁重工作和煤尘相关的联想。 |
Cokeworth is a fictional town in the English Midlands where Harry spends a night at the Railview Hotel with his aunt, uncle and cousin Dudley. Cokeworth’s name is supposed to suggest an industrial town, and to evoke associations of hard work and grime. |
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尽管书中从未明确指出，但科克沃斯就是佩妮和莉莉·伊万斯与西弗勒斯·斯内普长大的地方。当佩妮姨妈和弗农姨夫试图逃避霍格沃茨的来信时，他们就去了科克沃斯。也许弗农姨夫模糊地认为科克沃斯显然与魔法一点也不沾边，信件是不会跟到这里来的。但他应该解得更深入一点：毕竟佩妮的妹妹莉莉在科克沃斯长成了一个才华横溢的女巫。 |
Although it is never made explicit in the books, Cokeworth is the place where Petunia and Lily Evans and Severus Snape all grew up. When Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon are trying to evade the letters from Hogwarts, they travel to Cokeworth. Perhaps Uncle Vernon has a vague idea that Cokeworth is so distinctly unmagical, the letters will not follow them there. He ought to have known better; after all Petunia’s sister, Lily, turned into a talented witch in Cokeworth. |
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因此科克沃斯也正是贝拉特里克斯和纳西莎在《“混血王子”》开头拜访的地方，她们在斯内普父母的老房子里见到了他。科克沃斯有一条河流穿过，一根长长的烟囱表明这里至少有一个大型工厂，它俯瞰着斯内普的住所，和满是工人房屋的小街。 |
It is therefore Cokeworth that Bellatrix and Narcissa visit at the start of Half-Blood Prince, where they visit Snape at his parents’ old house. Cokeworth has a river running through it, evidence of at least one large factory in the long chimney overlooking Snape’s house, and many small streets full of workers’ houses. |
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- J.K.罗琳的写作：科克沃斯. J.K.罗琳. 魔法世界网. 2015年8月10日. （原始内容存档于2019年11月23日） （英语）.