"Okay," he called to the room at large, and all noise ceased: Fred and George, who had been cracking jokes for the benefit of those nearest, fell silent, and all of them looked alert, excited.

他对房间里所有的人宣布，嘈杂声立刻平息下来，正在给周围人说笑话的弗雷德和乔治也不做声了，一个个都显得警觉而兴奋。