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Chapter 11 The Two Things
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THE TWO THINGS AT THE VERY TOP OF MY THINGS-I-NEVER-WANT-TO-DO LIST

Sam started moving the others into formation while i was still on the ground. Embry and Quil were at mysides, waiting for me to recover and take the point.

  I could feel the drive, the need, to get on my feet and lead them. The compulsion grew, and I fought ituselessly, cringing1 on the ground where I was.

  Embry whined2 quietly in my ear. He didn't want to think the words, afraid that he would bring me toSam's attention again. I felt his wordless plea for me to get up, for me to get this over with and be donewith it.

  There was fear in the pack, not so much for self but for the whole. We couldn't imagine that we wouldall make it out alive tonight. Which brothers would we lose? Which minds would leave us forever? Whichgrieving families would we be consoling in the morning?

  My mind began to work with theirs, to think in unison4, as we dealt with these fears. Automatically, Ipushed up from the ground and shook out my coat.

  Embry and Quil huffed in relief. Quil touched his nose to my side once.

  Their minds were filled with our challenge, our assignment. We remembered together the nights we'dwatched the Cullens practicing for the fight with the newborns. Emmett Cullen was strongest, but Jasperwould be the bigger problem. He moved like a lightning strike—power and speed and death rolled intoone. How many centuries' experience did he have? Enough that all the other Cullens looked to him forguidance.

  /'// take point, if you want flank, Quil offered. There was more excitement in his mind than most of theothers. When Quil had watched Jasper's instruction those nights, he'd been dying to test his skill againstthe vampire5's. For him, this would be a contest. Even knowing it was his life on the line, he saw it thatway. Paul was like that, too, and the kids who had never been in battle, Collin and Brady. Seth probablywould've been the same—if the opponents were not his friends.

  Jake?Quil nudged me. How do you want to roll?

  I just shook my head, t couldn't concentrate—the compulsion to follow orders felt like puppet stringshooked intoall of my muscles. One foot forward, now another.

  Seth was dragging behind Collin and Brady—Leah had assumed point there. She ignored Seth whileplanning with the others, and I could see that she'd rather leave him out of the fight.There was a maternaledge to her feelings for her younger brother. She wished Sam would send him home. Seth didn't registerLeah's doubts. He was adjusting to the puppet strings6, too.

  Maybe if you stopped resisting...,Embry whispered.

  Just focus on our part. The big ones. We can take them down. We own them!Quil was working himselfup—like a pep talk before a big game.

  I could see how easy it would be—to think about nothing more than my part. It wasn't hard to imagingattacking Jasper and Emmett. We'd been close to that before. I'd thought of them as enemies for a verylong time. I could do that now again.

  I just had to forget that they were protecting the same thing I would protect. I had to forget the reasonwhy I might want them to win....

  Jake,Embry warned. Keep your head in the game.

  My feet moved sluggishly7, pulling against the drag of the strings.

  There's no point fighting it,Embry whispered again.

  He was right. I would end up doing what Sam wanted, if he was willing to push it. And he was.

  Obviously.

  There was a good reason for the Alpha's authority. Even a pack as strong as ours wasn't much of aforce without a leader. We had to move together, to think together, in order to be effective. And thatrequired the body to have a head.

  So what if Sam was wrong now? There was nothing anyone could do. No one could dispute hisdecision.

  Except.

  And there it was—a thought I'd never, never wanted to have. But now, with my legs all tied up in strings,I recognized the exception with relief—more than relief, with a fierce joy.

  No one could dispute the Alpha's decision—except for me.

  I hadn't earned anything. But there were things that had been born in me, things that I'd left unclaimed.

  I'd never wanted to lead the pack. I didn't want to do it now. I didn't want the responsibility for all ourfates resting on my shoulders. Sam was better at that than I would ever be.

  But he was wrong tonight.

  And I had not been born to kneel to him.

  The bonds fell off my body the second that I embraced my birthright.

  I could feel it gathering8 in me, both a freedomand also a strange, hollow power.Hollow because anAlpha's power came from his pack, and I had no pack. For a second, loneliness overwhelmed me.

  I had no pack now.

  But I was straight and strong as I walked to where Sam stood, planning with Paul and Jared. He turnedat the sound of my advance, and his black eyes narrowed.

  A/o, I told him again.

  He heard it right away, heard the choice that I'd made in the sound of the Alpha voice in my thoughts.

  He jumped back a half step with a shocked yelp9.

  Jacob? What have you done?

  I won't follow you, Sam. Not for something so wrong.

  He stared at me, stunned10. You would... you would choose your enemies over your family?

  They aren't—I shook my head, clearing it— they aren't our enemies. They never have been. Until Ireally thought about destroying them, thought it through, I didn't see that.

  This isn't about them,he snarled11 at me. This is about Bella. She has never been the one for you, shehas never chosen you, but you continue to destroy your life for her!

  They were hard words, but true words. I sucked in a big gulp12 of air, breathing them in.

  Maybe you're right. But you're going to destroy the pack over her, Sam. No matter how many of themsurvive tonight, they will always have murder on their hands.

  We have to protect our families!

  I know what you've decided13, Sam. But you don't decide for me, not anymore.

  Jacob— you can't turn your back on the tribe.

  I heard the double echo of his Alpha command, but it was weightless this time. It no longer applied14 tome. He clenched15 his jaw16, trying to force me to respond to his words.

  I stared into his furious eyes. Ephraim Black's son was not born to follow Levi Uley's.

  Is this it, then, JacobBlack? His hackles rose and his muzzle17 pulled back from his teeth. Paul and Jaredsnarled and bristled18 at his sides. Even if you can defeat me, the pack will never follow you!

  Now /jerked back, a surprised whine3 escaping my throat.

  Defeat you? I'm not going to fight you, Sam.

  Then what's your plan? I'm not stepping aside so that you can protect the vampire spawn19 at the tribe'sexpense.

  I'm not telling you to step aside.

  If you order them to follow you—/'// never take anyone's will away from him.

  His tail whipped back and forth20 as he recoiled21 from the judgment22 in my words. Then he took a stepforward so that we were toe to toe, his exposed teeth inches from mine. I hadn't noticed till this momentthat I'd grown taller than him.

  There cannot be more than one Alpha. The pack has chosen me. Will you rip us apart tonight? Will youturn on yourbrothers? Or will you end this insanity23 and join us again?Every word was layered with command, but itcouldn't touch me. Alpha blood ran undiluted in my veins24.

  Icould see why there was never more than one Alpha male in a pack. My body was responding to thechallenge. I could feel the instinct to defend my claim rising in me. The primitive25 core of my wolf-selftensed for the battle of supremacy26.

  I focusedall my energy to control that reaction. I would not fall into a pointless, destructive fight withSam. He was my brother still, even though I was rejecting him.

  There is only one Alpha for this pack. I'm not contesting that I'm just choosing to go my own way.

  Do you belong to acoven now, Jacob?

  I flinched27.

  / don't know, Sam. But I do know this—He shrunk back as he felt the weight of the Alpha in my tone. It affected28 him more than his touched me.

  Because I had been born to lead him.

  / will stand between you and the Cullens. I won't just watch while the pack kills innocent—it washard to apply that word to vampires29, but it was true— people. The pack is better than that. Leadthem in the right direction, Sam.

  I turned my back on him, and a chorus of howls tore into the air around me.

  Digging my nails into the earth, I raced away from the uproar30 I'd caused. I didn't have much time. Atleast Leah was the only one with a prayer of outrunning me, and I had a head start.

  The howling faded with the distance, and I took comfort as the sound continued to rip apart the quietnight. They weren't after me yet.

  I had to warn the Cullens before the pack could get it together and stop me. If the Cullens wereprepared,it might give Sam a reason to rethink this before it was too late. I sprinted31 toward the whitehouse Istill hated, leaving my home behindme. Home didn't belong to me anymore. I'd turned my backon it.

  Today had begun like any other day. Made it home from patrol with the rainy sunrise, breakfast withBilly and Rachel, bad TV, bickering32 withPaul... How did it change so completely, turn all surreal? Howdid everything get messed up and twisted so that I was here now, all alone, an unwilling33 Alpha, cut offfrom my brothers, choosing vampires over them?

  The sound I'd been fearing interrupted my dazed thoughts—it was the soft impact of big paws againstthe ground, chasing after me. I threw myself forward, rocketing through the black forest. I just had to getclose enough so that Edward could hear the warning in my head. Leah wouldn't be able to stop mealone.

  And then I caught the mood of the thoughts behind me. Not anger, but enthusiasm. Not chasing... butfollowing.

  My stride broke. I staggered two steps before it evened out again.

  Wait up. My legs aren't as long as yours.

  SETH! What do you think you're DOING? GO HOME!

  He didn't answer, but I could feel his excitement as he kept right on after me. I could see through hiseyes as hecould see through mine. The night scene was bleak34 for me—fullof despair. For him, it was hopeful.

  I hadn't realized I was slowing down, but suddenly he was on my flank, running in position beside me.

  / am not joking, Seth! This is no place for you. Get out of here.

  The gangly tan wolf snorted. I've got your back, Jacob. I think you're right. And I'm not going tostand behind Sam when—Oh yes you are the hell going to stand behind Sam! Get your furry35 butt36 back to La Push and do whatSam tells you to do.

  No.

  Go, Seth!

  Is that anorder. Jacob?

  His question brought me up short. I skidded37 to a halt, my nails gouging38 furrows39 in the mud.

  I'm not ordering anyone to do anything. I'm just telling you what you already know.

  He plopped down on his haunches beside me. /'// tell you what I know —I know that it's awful quiet.

  Haven't you noticed?

  I blinked. My tail swished nervously40 as I realized what he was thinking underneath41 the words. It wasn'tquiet in one sense. Howls still filled the air, far away in the west.

  They haven't phased back,Seth said.

  I knew that. The pack would be on red alert now. They would be using the mind link to see all sidesclearly. But I couldn't hear what they were thinking. I could only hear Seth. No one else.

  Looks to me like separate packs aren't linked. Huh. Guess there was no reason for our fathers to knowthat before. 'Cause there was no reason for separate packs before. Never enough wolves for two. Wow.

  It'sreally quiet. Sort of eerie42. But also kinda nice, don't you think? I bet it was easier, like this, forEphraim and Quil and Levi. Not such a babble43 with just three. Or just two.

  Shut up, Seth.

  Yes, sir.

  Stop that! There are not two packs. There is THE pack, and then there is me. That's all. So you can gohome now.

  If there aren't two packs, then why can we hear each other and not the rest? I think that when youturned your back on Sam, that was a pretty significant move. A change. And when I followed you away,I think that was significant, too.

  You've got a point,I conceded. But what can change can change right back.

  He got up and started trotting44 toward the east. No time to argue about it now. We should be movingright along before Sam...

  He was right about that part. There was no time for this argument. Ifell into a run again, not pushingmyself quite as hard. Seth stayed on my heels, holding the Second's traditional place on my right flank.

  / can run somewhere else, he thought, his nose dipping a little. / didn't follow you because I was aftera promotion45.

  Run wherever you want. Makes no difference to me.

  There was no sound of pursuit, but we both stepped it up a little at the same time. I was worried now. IfI couldn't tap into the pack's mind, it was going to make this more difficult. I'd have no more advancewarning of attack than the Cullens.

  We'll run patrols,Seth suggested.

  And what do we do if the pack challenges us?My eyes tightened46. Attack our brothers? Your sister?

  No— we sound the alarm and fall back.

  Good answer. But then what? I don't think...

  I know,he agreed. Less confident now. / don't think I can fight them, either. But they won't be anyhappier with the idea of attacking us than we are with attacking them. That might be enough tostop them right there. Pius, there're only eight of them now.

  Stop being so...Took me a minute to decide on the right word. Optimistic. It's getting on my nerves.

  No problem. You want me to be all doom47 and gloom, or just shut up?

  Just shut up.

  Can do.

  Really? Doesn't seem like it.

  He was finally quiet.

  And then we were across the road and moving through the forest that ringed the Cullens' house. CouldEdward hear us yet?

  Maybe we should be thinking something like,'We come in peace."Go for itEdward?He called the name tentatively. Edward, you there? Okay, now I feel kinda stupid.

  You sound stupid, too.

  Think he can hear us?

  We were less than a mile out now. / think so. Hey, Edward. If you can hear me— circle the wagons,bloodsucker. You've got a problem.

  We've got a problem, Seth corrected.

  Then we broke through the trees into the big lawn. The house was dark, but not empty. Edward stoodon the porch between Emmett and Jasper. They were snow white in the pale light.

  "Jacob? Seth? What's going on?"I slowed and then paced back a few steps. The smell was so sharp through this nose that it felt like itwas honestly burning me. Seth whined quietly, hesitating, and then he fell back behind me.

  To answer Edward's question, I let my mind run over the confrontation48 with Sam, moving through itbackward. Seth thought with me, filling in the gaps, showing the scene from another angle. We stoppedwhen we got to the partabout the "abomination," because Edward hissed49 furiously and leaped off the porch.

  "They want to kill Bella?" he snarled flatly.

  Emmett and Jasper, not having heard the first part of the conversation, took his inflectionless question fora statement. They were right next to him in a flash, teeth exposed as they moved on us.

  Hey, now,Seth thought, backing away.

  "Em, Jazz—not theml The others. The pack is coming."Emmett and Jasper rocked back on their heels; Emmett turned to Edward while Jasper kept his eyeslocked on us.

  "What's their problem?" Emmett demanded.

  "The same one as mine," Edward hissed. "But they have their own plan to handle it. Get the others. CallCarlisle! He and Esme have to get back here now."I whined uneasily. They were separated.

  "They aren't far," Edward said in the same dead voice as before.

  I'm going to go take a look,Seth said. Run the western perimeter50.

  "Will you be in danger, Seth?" Edward asked.

  Seth and I exchanged a glance.

  Don't think so,we thought together. And then I added, But maybe I should go. Just in case...

  They'll be less likely to challenge me,Seth pointed51 out. I'm just a kid to them.

  You're just a kid to me, kid.

  I'm outta here. You need to coordinate52 with the Cullens.

  He wheeled and darted53 into the darkness. I wasn't going to order Seth around, so I let him go.

  Edward and I stood facing each other in the dark meadow, i could hear Emmett muttering into hisphone. Jasper was watching the place where Seth had vanished into the woods. Alice appeared on theporch and then, after staring at me with anxious eyes for a long moment, she flitted to Jasper's side. Iguessed that Rosalie was inside with Bella. Still guarding her—from the wrong dangers.

  "This isn't the first time I've owed you my gratitude54, Jacob," Edward whispered. "I would never haveasked for this from you."I thought of what he'd asked me for earlier today. When it came to Bella, there were no lines hewouldn't cross. Yeah, you would.

  He thought about it and then nodded. "I suppose you're right about that."I sighed heavily. Well, this isn't the first time that I didn't do it for you.

  "Right," he murmured.

  Sorry I didn't do any good today. Told you she wouldn't listen to me.

  "I know. I never really believed she would. But..."You had to try. I get it. She any better?

  His voice and eyes went hollow. "Worse," he breathed.

  I didn't want to let that word sink in. I was grateful when Alice spoke55.

  "Jacob, would you mind switching forms?" Alice asked. "I want to know what's going on."I shook my head at the same time Edward answered.

  "He needs to stay linked to Seth.""Well, then would you be so kind as to tell me what's happening?"He explained in clipped, emotionless sentences. "The pack thinks Bella's become a problem. Theyforesee potential danger from the... from what she's carrying. They feel it's their duty to remove thatdanger. Jacob and Seth disbanded from the pack to warn us. The rest are planning to attack tonight."Alice hissed, leaning away from me. Emmett and Jasper exchanged a glance, and then their eyes rangedacross the trees.

  Nobody out here,Seth reported. All's quiet on the western frontThey may go around.

  I'll make a loop.

  "Carlisle and Esme are on their way," Emmett said. "Twenty minutes, tops.""We should take up a defensive56 position," Jasper said.

  Edward nodded. "Let's get inside."/'// run perimeter with Seth. If I get too far for you to hear my head, listen for my howl.

  "Iwill."They backed into the house, eyes flickering57 everywhere. Before they were inside, I turned and rantoward the west.

  I'm still not finding much,Seth told me.

  /'// take half the circle. Move fast— we don't want them to have a chance to sneak58 past us.

  Seth lurched forward in a sudden burst of speed.

  We ran in silence, and the minutes passed. I listened to the noises around him, double-checking hisjudgment.

  Hey —something coming up fast!he warned me after fifteen minutes of silence.

  On my way!

  Hold your position—/ don't think it's the pack. It sounds different.

  Seth —But he caught the approaching scent59 on the breeze, and I read it in his mind.

  Vampire. Bet it's Carlisle.

  Seth, fall back. It might be someone else.

  No, it's them. I recognize the scent Hold up, I'm going to phase to explain it to them.

  Seth, I don't think —But he was gone.

  Anxiously, I raced along the western border. Wouldn't it be just peachy if I couldn't take care of Sethfor one freaking night? What if something happened to him on my watch? Leah would shred60 me intokibble.

  At least the kid kept it short. It wasn't two minutes later when I felt him in my head again.

  Yep, Carlisle and Esme. Boy, were they surprised to see me! They're probably inside by now. Carlislesaid thanks.

  He's a good guy.

  Yeah. That's one of the reasons why we're right about this.

  Hope so.

  Why're you so down, Jake? I'll bet Sam won't bring the pack tonight. He's not going to launch a suicidemission.

  I sighed. It didn't seem to matter, either way.

  Oh. This isn't about Sam so much, is it?

  I made the turn at the end of my patrol. I caught Seth's scent where he'd turned last. We weren't leavingany gaps.

  You think Bella's going to die anyway,Seth whispered.

  Yeah, she is.

  Poor Edward. He must be crazy.

  Literally.

  Edward's name brought other memories boiling to the surface. Seth read them in astonishment61.

  And then he was howling. Oh, man! No way! You did not/ That just plain oT sucks rocks, Jacob!

  And you know it, too! I can't believe you said you'd kill him. What is that? You have to tell him no.

  Shut up, shut up, you idiot! They're going to think the pack is coming!

  Oops!He cut off mid-howl.

  I wheeled and started loping in toward the house. Just keep out of this, Seth. Take the whole circlefor now.

  Seth seethed62 and I ignored him.

  False alarm, false alarm,I thoughtas I ran closer in. Sorry. Seth is young. He forgets things. No one'sattacking. False alarm.

  When I got to the meadow, I could see Edward staring out of a dark window. I ran in, wanting to besure he got the message.

  There's nothing out there— you got that?

  He nodded once.

  This would be a lot easier if the communication wasn't one way. Then again, I was kinda glad I wasn't inhis head.

  He looked over his shoulder, back into the house, and I saw a shudder63 run through his whole frame. Hewaved me away without looking in my direction again and then moved out of my view.

  What's going on?

  Like I was going to get an answer.

  I sat very still in the meadow and listened. With these ears, I could almost hear SetlYs soft footfalls,miles out into the forest. It was easy to hear every sound inside the dark house.

  "It was a false alarm," Edward was explaining in that dead voice, just repeating what I'd told him. "Sethwas upset about something else, and he forgot we were listening for a signal. He's very young.""Nice to have toddlers guarding the fort," a deeper voice grumbled64. Emmett, I thought.

  "They've done us a great service tonight, Emmett," Carlisle said. "At great personal sacrifice.""Yeah, I know. I'm just jealous. Wish I was out there.""Seth doesn't think Sam will attack now," Edward said mechanically. "Not with us forewarned, andlacking two members of the pack.""What does Jacob think?" Carlisle asked.

  "He'snot as optimistic."No one spoke. There was a quiet dripping sound that I couldn't place. I heard their low breathing—andI could separateBella's from the rest. It was harsher, labored65. It hitched66 and broke in strange rhythms. Icould hear her heart. It seemed... too fast. I paced it against my own heartbeat, but I wasn't sure if thatwas any measure. It wasn't like I was normal.

  "Don't touch her! You'll wake her up," Rosalie whispered.

  Someone sighed.

  "Rosalie," Carlisle murmured.

  "Don't start with me, Carlisle. We let you have your way earlier, but that's all we're allowing."It seemed like Rosalie and Bella were both talking in plurals67 now. Like they'd formed a pack of theirown.

  I paced quietly in front of the house. Each pass brought me a little closer. The dark windows were like aTV set running in some dull waiting room—it was impossible to keep my eyes off them for long.

  A few more minutes, a few more passes, and my fur was brushing the side of the porch as I paced.

  I couldsee up through the windows—see the top of the walls and the ceiling, the unlit chandelier thathung there. I was tall enough thatall I would have to do was stretch my neck a little... and maybe onepaw up on the edge of the porch....

  I peeked68 into the big, open front room, expecting to see something very similar to the scene thisafternoon. But it had changed so much that I was confused at first. For a second I thought I'd gotten thewrong room.

  The glass wall was gone—it looked like metal now. And the furniture was all dragged out of the way,withBella curled up awkwardly on a narrow bed in the center of the open space. Not a normalbed—one with rails like in a hospital. Also like a hospital were the monitors strapped69 to her body, thetubes stuck into her skin. The lights on the monitors flashed, but there was no sound. The dripping noisewas from the IV plugged into her arm—some fluid that was thick and white, not clear.

  She choked a little in her uneasy sleep, and both Edward and Rosalie moved in to hover70 over her. Herbodyjerked, and she whimpered. Rosalie smoothed her hand across Bella's forehead. Edward's bodystiffened—his back was to me, but his expression must have been something to see, because Emmettwrenched himself between them before there was time to blink. He held his hands up to Edward.

  "Not tonight, Edward. We've got other things to worry about."Edward turned away from them, and he was the burning man again. His eyes met mine for one moment,and then I dropped back to all fours.

  I ran back into the dark forest, running to join Seth, running away from what was behind me.

  Worse. Yes, she was worse.

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1 cringing Pvbz1O     
adj.谄媚,奉承
参考例句:
  • He had a cringing manner but a very harsh voice.他有卑屈谄媚的神情,但是声音却十分粗沙。
  • She stepped towards him with a movement that was horribly cringing.她冲他走了一步,做出一个低三下四,令人作呕的动作。
2 whined cb507de8567f4d63145f632630148984     
v.哀号( whine的过去式和过去分词 );哀诉,诉怨
参考例句:
  • The dog whined at the door, asking to be let out. 狗在门前嚎叫着要出去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • He whined and pouted when he did not get what he wanted. 他要是没得到想要的东西就会发牢骚、撅嘴。 来自辞典例句
3 whine VMNzc     
v.哀号,号哭;n.哀鸣
参考例句:
  • You are getting paid to think,not to whine.支付给你工资是让你思考而不是哀怨的。
  • The bullet hit a rock and rocketed with a sharp whine.子弹打在一块岩石上,一声尖厉的呼啸,跳飞开去。
4 unison gKCzB     
n.步调一致,行动一致
参考例句:
  • The governments acted in unison to combat terrorism.这些国家的政府一致行动对付恐怖主义。
  • My feelings are in unison with yours.我的感情与你的感情是一致的。
5 vampire 8KMzR     
n.吸血鬼
参考例句:
  • It wasn't a wife waiting there for him but a blood sucking vampire!家里的不是个老婆,而是个吸人血的妖精!
  • Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of vampire.由于听过许多有关吸血鬼的传说,孩子们晚上不敢去睡觉。
6 strings nh0zBe     
n.弦
参考例句:
  • He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上,随意地拨着吉他的弦。
  • She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
7 sluggishly d76f4d1262958898317036fd722b1d29     
adv.懒惰地;缓慢地
参考例句:
  • The river is silted up and the water flows sluggishly. 河道淤塞,水流迟滞。
  • Loaded with 870 gallons of gasoline and 40 gallons of oil, the ship moved sluggishly. 飞机载着八百七十加仑汽油和四十加仑机油,缓慢地前进了。 来自英汉非文学 - 百科语料821
8 gathering ChmxZ     
n.集会,聚会,聚集
参考例句:
  • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
9 yelp zosym     
vi.狗吠
参考例句:
  • The dog gave a yelp of pain.狗疼得叫了一声。
  • The puppy a yelp when John stepped on her tail.当约翰踩到小狗的尾巴,小狗发出尖叫。
10 stunned 735ec6d53723be15b1737edd89183ec2     
adj. 震惊的,惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
  • The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。
11 snarled ti3zMA     
v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的过去式和过去分词 );咆哮着说,厉声地说
参考例句:
  • The dog snarled at us. 狗朝我们低声吼叫。
  • As I advanced towards the dog, It'snarled and struck at me. 我朝那条狗走去时,它狂吠着向我扑来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 gulp yQ0z6     
vt.吞咽,大口地吸(气);vi.哽住;n.吞咽
参考例句:
  • She took down the tablets in one gulp.她把那些药片一口吞了下去。
  • Don't gulp your food,chew it before you swallow it.吃东西不要狼吞虎咽,要嚼碎了再咽下去。
13 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
14 applied Tz2zXA     
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
参考例句:
  • She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
  • This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
15 clenched clenched     
v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He clenched his fists in anger. 他愤怒地攥紧了拳头。
  • She clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling. 她攥紧双手放在腿上,以掩饰其颤抖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
16 jaw 5xgy9     
n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训
参考例句:
  • He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
  • A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。
17 muzzle i11yN     
n.鼻口部;口套;枪(炮)口;vt.使缄默
参考例句:
  • He placed the muzzle of the pistol between his teeth.他把手枪的枪口放在牙齿中间。
  • The President wanted to muzzle the press.总统企图遏制新闻自由。
18 bristled bristled     
adj. 直立的,多刺毛的 动词bristle的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • They bristled at his denigrating description of their activities. 听到他在污蔑他们的活动,他们都怒发冲冠。
  • All of us bristled at the lawyer's speech insulting our forefathers. 听到那个律师在讲演中污蔑我们的祖先,大家都气得怒发冲冠。
19 spawn qFUzL     
n.卵,产物,后代,结果;vt.产卵,种菌丝于,产生,造成;vi.产卵,大量生产
参考例句:
  • The fish were madly pushing their way upstream to spawn.鱼群为产卵而疯狂地向上游挤进。
  • These fish will lay spawn in about one month from now.这些鱼大约一个月内会产卵。
20 forth Hzdz2     
adv.向前;向外,往外
参考例句:
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
21 recoiled 8282f6b353b1fa6f91b917c46152c025     
v.畏缩( recoil的过去式和过去分词 );退缩;报应;返回
参考例句:
  • She recoiled from his touch. 她躲开他的触摸。
  • Howard recoiled a little at the sharpness in my voice. 听到我的尖声,霍华德往后缩了一下。 来自《简明英汉词典》
22 judgment e3xxC     
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
参考例句:
  • The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
  • He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。
23 insanity H6xxf     
n.疯狂,精神错乱;极端的愚蠢,荒唐
参考例句:
  • In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.他伪称一时精神错乱,为自己辩解。
  • He remained in his cell,and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity.他依旧还是住在他的地牢里,这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。
24 veins 65827206226d9e2d78ea2bfe697c6329     
n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理
参考例句:
  • The blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的,感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》
25 primitive vSwz0     
adj.原始的;简单的;n.原(始)人,原始事物
参考例句:
  • It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
  • His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。
26 supremacy 3Hzzd     
n.至上;至高权力
参考例句:
  • No one could challenge her supremacy in gymnastics.她是最优秀的体操运动员,无人能胜过她。
  • Theoretically,she holds supremacy as the head of the state.从理论上说,她作为国家的最高元首拥有至高无上的权力。
27 flinched 2fdac3253dda450d8c0462cb1e8d7102     
v.(因危险和痛苦)退缩,畏惧( flinch的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He flinched at the sight of the blood. 他一见到血就往后退。
  • This tough Corsican never flinched or failed. 这个刚毅的科西嘉人从来没有任何畏缩或沮丧。 来自辞典例句
28 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的,假装的
参考例句:
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
29 vampires 156828660ac146a537e281c7af443361     
n.吸血鬼( vampire的名词复数 );吸血蝠;高利贷者;(舞台上的)活板门
参考例句:
  • The most effective weapon against the vampires is avampire itself. 对付吸血鬼最有效的武器就是吸血鬼自己。 来自电影对白
  • If vampires existed, don`t you think we would`ve found them by now? 如果真有吸血鬼,那我们怎么还没有找到他们呢? 来自电影对白
30 uproar LHfyc     
n.骚动,喧嚣,鼎沸
参考例句:
  • She could hear the uproar in the room.她能听见房间里的吵闹声。
  • His remarks threw the audience into an uproar.他的讲话使听众沸腾起来。
31 sprinted cbad7fd28d99bfe76a3766a4dd081936     
v.短距离疾跑( sprint的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He sprinted for the line. 他向终点线冲去。
  • Sergeant Horne sprinted to the car. 霍恩中士全力冲向那辆汽车。 来自辞典例句
32 bickering TyizSV     
v.争吵( bicker的现在分词 );口角;(水等)作潺潺声;闪烁
参考例句:
  • The children are always bickering about something or other. 孩子们有事没事总是在争吵。
  • The two children were always bickering with each other over small matters. 这两个孩子总是为些小事斗嘴。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
33 unwilling CjpwB     
adj.不情愿的
参考例句:
  • The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
  • His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。
34 bleak gtWz5     
adj.(天气)阴冷的;凄凉的;暗淡的
参考例句:
  • They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
  • The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。
35 furry Rssz2D     
adj.毛皮的;似毛皮的;毛皮制的
参考例句:
  • This furry material will make a warm coat for the winter.这件毛皮料在冬天会是一件保暖的大衣。
  • Mugsy is a big furry brown dog,who wiggles when she is happy.马格斯是一只棕色大长毛狗,当她高兴得时候她会摇尾巴。
36 butt uSjyM     
n.笑柄;烟蒂;枪托;臀部;v.用头撞或顶
参考例句:
  • The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
  • He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。
37 skidded 35afc105bfaf20eaf5c5245a2e8d22d8     
v.(通常指车辆) 侧滑( skid的过去式和过去分词 );打滑;滑行;(住在)贫民区
参考例句:
  • The car skidded and hit a lamp post. 那辆汽车打滑撞上了路灯杆。
  • The car skidded and overturned. 汽车打滑翻倒了。
38 gouging 040ded02b3a58081f7b774c4c20b755f     
n.刨削[槽]v.凿( gouge的现在分词 );乱要价;(在…中)抠出…;挖出…
参考例句:
  • Banks and credit-card companies have been accused of gouging their customers. 银行和信用卡公司被指控欺诈顾客。 来自辞典例句
  • If back-gouging is applied, grinding to bright metal is required. 如果采用火焰气刨,则应将其打磨至可见光亮的金属表面。 来自互联网
39 furrows 4df659ff2160099810bd673d8f892c4f     
n.犁沟( furrow的名词复数 );(脸上的)皱纹v.犁田,开沟( furrow的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • I could tell from the deep furrows in her forehead that she was very disturbed by the news. 从她额头深深的皱纹上,我可以看出她听了这个消息非常不安。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Dirt bike trails crisscrossed the grassy furrows. 越野摩托车的轮迹纵横交错地布满条条草沟。 来自辞典例句
40 nervously tn6zFp     
adv.神情激动地,不安地
参考例句:
  • He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇,努力忍着不哭出来。
  • He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。
41 underneath VKRz2     
adj.在...下面,在...底下;adv.在下面
参考例句:
  • Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
  • She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣,里面套着一条连衣裙。
42 eerie N8gy0     
adj.怪诞的;奇异的;可怕的;胆怯的
参考例句:
  • It's eerie to walk through a dark wood at night.夜晚在漆黑的森林中行走很是恐怖。
  • I walked down the eerie dark path.我走在那条漆黑恐怖的小路上。
43 babble 9osyJ     
v.含糊不清地说,胡言乱语地说,儿语
参考例句:
  • No one could understand the little baby's babble. 没人能听懂这个小婴孩的话。
  • The babble of voices in the next compartment annoyed all of us.隔壁的车厢隔间里不间歇的嘈杂谈话声让我们都很气恼。
44 trotting cbfe4f2086fbf0d567ffdf135320f26a     
小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走
参考例句:
  • The riders came trotting down the lane. 这骑手骑着马在小路上慢跑。
  • Alan took the reins and the small horse started trotting. 艾伦抓住缰绳,小马开始慢跑起来。
45 promotion eRLxn     
n.提升,晋级;促销,宣传
参考例句:
  • The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
  • The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级,加了薪。
46 tightened bd3d8363419d9ff838bae0ba51722ee9     
收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)变紧; (使)绷紧; 加紧
参考例句:
  • The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
  • His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机,然后又松开了。
47 doom gsexJ     
n.厄运,劫数;v.注定,命定
参考例句:
  • The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
  • The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。
48 confrontation xYHy7     
n.对抗,对峙,冲突
参考例句:
  • We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
  • After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后,他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。
49 hissed 2299e1729bbc7f56fc2559e409d6e8a7     
发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 ); 发嘘声表示反对
参考例句:
  • Have you ever been hissed at in the middle of a speech? 你在演讲中有没有被嘘过?
  • The iron hissed as it pressed the wet cloth. 熨斗压在湿布上时发出了嘶嘶声。
50 perimeter vSxzj     
n.周边,周长,周界
参考例句:
  • The river marks the eastern perimeter of our land.这条河标示我们的土地东面的边界。
  • Drinks in hands,they wandered around the perimeter of the ball field.他们手里拿着饮料在球场周围漫不经心地遛跶。
51 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的,直截了当的
参考例句:
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
52 coordinate oohzt     
adj.同等的,协调的;n.同等者;vt.协作,协调
参考例句:
  • You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
  • Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。
53 darted d83f9716cd75da6af48046d29f4dd248     
v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔
参考例句:
  • The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了,瞪了我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
54 gratitude p6wyS     
adj.感激,感谢
参考例句:
  • I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
  • She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。
55 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
56 defensive buszxy     
adj.防御的;防卫的;防守的
参考例句:
  • Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题,使她警觉起来。
  • The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。
57 flickering wjLxa     
adj.闪烁的,摇曳的,一闪一闪的
参考例句:
  • The crisp autumn wind is flickering away. 清爽的秋风正在吹拂。
  • The lights keep flickering. 灯光忽明忽暗。
58 sneak vr2yk     
vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝);偷偷摸摸做;n.潜行;adj.暗中进行
参考例句:
  • He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
  • I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。
59 scent WThzs     
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉
参考例句:
  • The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
  • The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。
60 shred ETYz6     
v.撕成碎片,变成碎片;n.碎布条,细片,些少
参考例句:
  • There is not a shred of truth in what he says.他说的全是骗人的鬼话。
  • The food processor can shred all kinds of vegetables.这架食品加工机可将各种蔬菜切丝切条。
61 astonishment VvjzR     
n.惊奇,惊异
参考例句:
  • They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
  • I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。
62 seethed 9421e7f0215c1a9ead7d20695b8a9883     
(液体)沸腾( seethe的过去式和过去分词 ); 激动,大怒; 强压怒火; 生闷气(~with sth|~ at sth)
参考例句:
  • She seethed silently in the corner. 她在角落里默默地生闷气。
  • He seethed with rage as the train left without him. 他误了火车,怒火中烧。
63 shudder JEqy8     
v.战粟,震动,剧烈地摇晃;n.战粟,抖动
参考例句:
  • The sight of the coffin sent a shudder through him.看到那副棺材,他浑身一阵战栗。
  • We all shudder at the thought of the dreadful dirty place.我们一想到那可怕的肮脏地方就浑身战惊。
64 grumbled ed735a7f7af37489d7db1a9ef3b64f91     
抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声
参考例句:
  • He grumbled at the low pay offered to him. 他抱怨给他的工资低。
  • The heat was sweltering, and the men grumbled fiercely over their work. 天热得让人发昏,水手们边干活边发着牢骚。
65 labored zpGz8M     
adj.吃力的,谨慎的v.努力争取(for)( labor的过去式和过去分词 );苦干;详细分析;(指引擎)缓慢而困难地运转
参考例句:
  • I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing. 我离那头麋鹿非常近,能听见它吃力的呼吸声。 来自辞典例句
  • They have labored to complete the job. 他们努力完成这一工作。 来自辞典例句
66 hitched fc65ed4d8ef2e272cfe190bf8919d2d2     
(免费)搭乘他人之车( hitch的过去式和过去分词 ); 搭便车; 攀上; 跃上
参考例句:
  • They hitched a ride in a truck. 他们搭乘了一辆路过的货车。
  • We hitched a ride in a truck yesterday. 我们昨天顺便搭乘了一辆卡车。
67 plurals 89f574fdc2c9d977e10f9c70331b1eb6     
n.复数,复数形式( plural的名词复数 )
参考例句:
68 peeked c7b2fdc08abef3a4f4992d9023ed9bb8     
v.很快地看( peek的过去式和过去分词 );偷看;窥视;微露出
参考例句:
  • She peeked over the top of her menu. 她从菜单上往外偷看。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • On two occasions she had peeked at him through a crack in the wall. 她曾两次透过墙缝窥视他。 来自辞典例句
69 strapped ec484d13545e19c0939d46e2d1eb24bc     
adj.用皮带捆住的,用皮带装饰的;身无分文的;缺钱;手头紧v.用皮带捆扎(strap的过去式和过去分词);用皮带抽打;包扎;给…打绷带
参考例句:
  • Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the buggy. 一定要把孩子牢牢地拴在婴儿车上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The soldiers' great coats were strapped on their packs. 战士们的厚大衣扎捆在背包上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
70 hover FQSzM     
vi.翱翔,盘旋;徘徊;彷徨,犹豫
参考例句:
  • You don't hover round the table.你不要围着桌子走来走去。
  • A plane is hover on our house.有一架飞机在我们的房子上盘旋。


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