CHAPTER TWENTY

“The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you fr ee.” Oprah Winfrey “Vacation?” “I’m sorry, what?” Penelope asked. “Are you going to Jackson for vacation?” “Yes. Vacation.” Looking around, Penelope found herself in a middle seat of the Jackson Hole shuttle and looking up at a smiling woman about her age. The shuttle was starting to fill as new passengers boarded and stowed their suitcases. “Do you mind?” Penelope still wasn’t tracking very well. Once again her internal system had experienced a shock that baffl ed her intellect and left her numb¹. “May I sit with you? You never know what you’re going to get, otherwise.” “Of course,” Penelope said as she slid over. “I’m Paula Simpson.” Penelope panicked. She had forgotten the name on the new identification Walker had given her. What was she going to do? Paula leaned in and whispered. “Your name is Elizabeth Hart from Akron, Ohio. I’m a friend.” Penelope Spence stared at the woman with openmouthed wonder. “He sent me to watch over you.” A guardian² angel? Penelope was finding it difficult to form words, much less sentences. 191 The Fourth Awakening³ She didn’t remember boarding the bus or how she had avoided being arrested. Paula leaned over and patted her on the arm. “Th e first couple a times you do that can really take the starch⁴ out of you. We’ve got a long ride, so why don’t you try to get some rest now? You’ve had a rough couple a days.” . “What do you mean, this isn’t Penelope Spence?” Wolfe demanded as he spun⁵ the woman in the chair around. She certainly looked like Spence to him. Smith’s shoulders sagged⁶. “According to her fingerprints,” Security Chief McGee said, “she’s…” “Sally Winters,” Smith said, cutting off McGee in mid-sentence. “Hi, Robert.” “You know her?” Wolfe demanded. “Of course I know her.” Smith wanted to add, ‘You idiot’ but swallowed the urge. “She is one of Michael Walker’s personal staff .” “Senior Vice⁷ President of Communications for Walker Industries, actually.” Walker corrected. “She used her real name and passport when she checked in,” McGee stated. Without another word, Smith turned on his heels and left the room. Caught off guard, Chief McGee and Special Agent Marcus Wolfe were left standing⁸ in the middle of the interrogation room and unsure of what to do next. Michael Walker offered some advice. “I think Robert is waiting for you in the hall.” The two men, realizing he was probably correct, left the room. In the corridor, Smith was already in the middle of a call to the Director. “No, sir. I have no idea what he’s up to. We have no reason to hold the woman. She is the head of public relations for Walker Industries and you can pretty much bet she’s not the only Walker Industries PR person here in the terminal. The airplane ticket was booked in her name and she is not on any of our no-fly or terrorist watch lists.” Smith began pacing in a tight circle as he focused all of his attention on the phone at his ear. “Sir, Walker Industries has over 85,000 employees. We couldn’t put them all on the no-fly list, and until this moment we had no idea that she would be a concern.” He listened again. “This place is crawling with media, and if we arrest her I’m sure someone on her staff will tip them off. Do you 192 Rod Pennington & Jeffery A. Martin really want to see the head of Walker’s PR department holding a press conference right now?” Smith’s head bobbed up and down slightly as he listened. “I agree.” Assistant Director Smith put his hand over the mouthpiece of the phone, looked at McGee and said. “The woman is free to go.” “What?” exclaimed Wolfe, freezing the Chief in his tracks. “Which is it?” McGee asked. “She’s free to go.” Smith turned back to his cell phone. “Yes, sir. We can try to bring him back to Washington but I doubt we can hold him…” “I’ll guarantee it,” Wolfe said. A bemused smile covered Smith’s face as he glanced up at Wolfe to see if he was serious. He obviously was. “Hold on, one second.” He turned and faced Wolfe, then held his cell phone close enough to the other agent’s face that the Director would be able to hear the words directly from his mouth. “Director. I personally guarantee the delivery of Michael Walker to Washington.” Smith shook his head and grinned. “You heard it straight from Special Agent Marcus Wolfe that he personally guarantees the delivery of Michael Walker to Washington.” Smith chuckled⁹, “I agree. Okay.” Smith closed his phone, turned to Wolfe and smiled again. “Th e Director has given you full authority and responsibility for getting Michael Walker to Washington. This is your operation now. I’m just an observer.” “Finally,” Wolfe thought to himself. The three previous escapes had occurred after they had turned Walker over to Smith. His guys would never let him escape. Wolfe pushed the button on the intercom and barked to his men. “The woman is free to go.” A few moments later Sally Winters emerged from the interrogation room and smiled at Assistant Director Smith. “Good seeing you again, Robert,” she said cheerfully, as she headed down the corridor escorted by two airport security men. Wolfe shook his head as he watched Winters walk away. “I can’t believe this,” Wolfe muttered. “You’re just letting her walk out of here like this.” “If I were running this operation instead of you, Marcus, I probably would have put at least two of my men on her,” Smith replied. Wolfe glared a hole through Smith before pushing the button to the 193 The Fourth Awakening intercom. “Parks, Taylor.” The door opened and two burly men stepped out of the holding room. “Go follow the Winters woman and don’t be afraid to let her know you’re there.” The men nodded, then sprinted¹² down the corridor aft er her. Before the door to the holding room fully¹¹ closed they heard the sounds of shouts and the scraping of chairs. The door flew open and one of Wolf ’s security crew was standing in the doorway¹³ ashen¹⁴. “Did you stop him?” “Stop who?” Wolfe demanded. “Walker,” he said, “One second he was there, the next second he was gone.” “What do you mean, gone?” Wolfe shouted, as he stared through the one-way glass at the spot where Michael Walker had just been. Th e heavy leather belt that moments earlier had been around their prisoner’s waist was folded neatly¹⁵ on the chair. The two agents Wolfe had sent to trail Sally Winters were hustling¹⁶ back down the hallway. “Sorry, sir, but we lost her.” “What do you mean you lost her?” Wolfe demanded. “It was like she just vanished.” “That didn’t take long,” Smith said as he tossed his phone to Wolfe. “Just hit redial to get the Director.” . PPenelope Spence, AKA Elizabeth Hart, had been asleep long enough that the sun was starting to set. “Hello, sleepyhead,” Paula Simpson said. The shuttle bus was pulling into an airport, and for the briefest moment Penelope was afraid they had returned to Salt Lake City. But, this airport was much smaller. Th e elevation¹⁷ seemed higher and the mountains were in the wrong place. Seeing the puzzlement on Penelope’s face, Paula said, “This is the Idaho Falls airport. The shuttle stops here before heading over the pass to Jackson.” Penelope ran her tongue across her teeth; they were covered with fi lm, and the inside of her nose felt like it was full of tiny, hard cockleburs. “Here,” Paula said as she handed Penelope a liter of bottled water. “It’s a lot less humid here than what you’re used to, and you’ll need to stay hydrated. At this elevation, and with it being so dry, you’re going to think you’re not sweating. But that’s not the case, it just evaporates instantly.” 194 Rod Pennington & Jeffery A. Martin Less humid was an understatement. Having spent nearly her entire life at sea level in the oppressive humidity of Charleston, Idaho felt like it was trying to suck every drop of liquid out and dry roast her. “You’re going to need to use more moisturizer, and you’re defi nitely going to need some of this.” Paula handed her a small tin of lip balm. “Th anks, ah…” “Paula.” The shuttle pulled to a stop and the driver opened the door and announced that they would be leaving in half an hour. “Here,” Paula said as she handed Penelope a small plastic bag. Looking inside Spence found a nearly identical set of toiletries to the ones Walker had given her earlier in the day. “Does Walker buy this stuff in bulk?” Paula bristled¹⁸ slightly and looked around to be sure no one was listening. Everyone else on the shuttle had already left the bus or was in the process of gathering¹⁹ up their things to exit and no one had heard the exchange. She leaned in and whispered, “No names when we’re out among the general populace. Understand?” Penelope Spence nodded that she did, wondering when the cloak and dagger²¹ stuff would start to become more second nature. “The things he remembers to take care of is friggin’ amazing sometimes.” The two women stood up to leave when Penelope noticed that Paula had left her purse. When Penelope reached for it, Paula stopped her and shook her head no. The two women left the shuttle and the automatic doors of the terminal opened as Paula exclaimed, “Nuts! I forgot my purse.” She turned on her heels and jogged back to the shuttle. A few moments later she rejoined her traveling companion. “What was that about?” “I was checkin’ to see if we were being followed. If you do a quick and unexpected 180 you can usually spot a tail instantly. They’re so surprised they will usually do something stupid to expose themselves.” Penelope looked around the terminal with suspicion. “Well?” “Well what?” “Were we followed?” “Naw,” Paula said with a laugh. “And since Smith and his boys are tied up in Salt Lake City…” “You know Smith?” “Sure! I worked with him for six months.” 195 The Fourth Awakening “You were part of the, ah…” “Yup, the ah. I’m one of the ‘Dirty Dozen’”. “Dirty Dozen?” “That’s what they call us at the ‘resort’. We’re the ones who have been with him for years. You’ll be meeting everyone soon enough.” “I can’t wait.” “You’ve already seen many of us but didn’t know it.” “What do you mean?” “Timmy, you met. Four others were on the plane with you. Another four were in the terminal, and three others from my team are on the shuttle with us.” “What?” “The four who were on the plane are in a car that has been following the shuttle. We had six different contingencies²² ready to go. Th e money one was everyone’s favorite. We all liked it so much that’s probably why you guys got spotted²³.” “The power of thought?” “Absolutely. With that many people at our stage of consciousness thinking good thoughts about something, it’s bound to happen.” Paula pointed²⁴ to a TV screen where CNN had an update on the condition of Senator Horn. They were too far away to hear what was being reported but across the bottom of the screen was ‘Miracle Recovery.’ “He has had all of us praying for the senator.” “I thought he was the one who shut down the, ah…” “He was. But every one of us who came in contact with him simply adored him. Besides, we all were hoping he would cut the funding.” “So you could take it private?” “That allowed us to get this out of the hands of the military types.” Paula pointed to the screen again and laughed loud enough that heads turned. When they followed her finger to the mounted television, they joined in with the laugther. CNN was showing footage of the riot in the Salt Lake City airport. “The man has a wicked sense of humor,” Paula said. Penelope pulled back a bit. Around her Walker had shown fl ashes of having a sense of humor but nothing she would hardly describe as wicked. “I guess I haven’t seen that side yet.” “He was probably on his best behavior.” “I hear he’s a good dancer too,” Penelope said sarcastically²⁵. 196 Rod Pennington & Jeffery A. Martin Her attempt at humor bounced right off of Paula. “Oh, my God. He makes Gene²⁰ Kelly look like he’s got two left feet. He won an International Tango competition in Buenos Aires a few years ago.” “Really? That wasn’t in his bio.” “He went in under the name of Inigo Montoya to avoid any publicity²⁶.” Penelope chuckled. “Inigo Montoya, seriously?” “Isn’t that hilarious²⁷?” Penelope nodded her agreement. Maybe he did have a sense of humor. “I did some dancing in college.” “Believe me,” Paula rolled her eyes. “We all know that.” “What do you mean?” “That was all he talked about for the past two months. He couldn’t wait to meet you in person.” “You’re kidding.” “Nope. He tried to get a ballroom²⁸ dancing night going at the compound, but no one was really interested. Out of pity, a few of us showed up as a take one for the team kind of thing, but he ran us out after about half hour. Said we had no passion.” “Interesting.” Penelope’s eyes flew open. “What do you mean he’s been talking about me for two months? I only met him two days ago.” “Time is very different for him than for most people.” Paula grinned, hugely. “When you’re around him and he has a plan working, a day can feel like a month and a week can feel like a year.” “I imagine it can be exhausting.” “Actually it’s exhilarating.” Having reached the ladies room, the two women headed in to get freshened up. Penelope Spence was astounded²⁹. “My hair has never been this straight in my life,. “It’ll get even straighter once we get east of the Tetons,” Paula answered. “I used to have to wash my hair every day, now two or three times a week is enough. You won’t need to shower as often either; body odor doesn’t seem to exist out here in the high plains. Come on let’s grab something to eat.” They found a small restaurant with decent looking salads and claimed one of the tables. “You seem to know a lot about this part of the country,” Penelope said. “We’ve been livin’ here for a while now.” 197 The Fourth Awakening “We?” “The Project members. He moved us here about six months ago.” “So Jackson Hole is where the compound is located?” “Just Jackson. Calling it Jackson Hole tags you as a tourist. Th e compound is a few miles out of town.” “I can’t wait to see it.” “It’s friggin’ awesome³⁰. I mean, everybody loves it out here, but I do miss my nieces, and I’m sure my mom is going mental by now.” “What do you mean?” “We all had to drop completely off the grid³¹ for a few months.” “That has to be hard.” “Yes and no. Wait until you see the compound. He didn’t cut any corners, believe you me. The food is kickin’, and there are all kinds of outdoors things to do, like hiking and horses. I mean, I’m like in the best shape of my life.” “That would explain why you all look so fit and tanned.” Penelope drew in a breath as she contemplated³² her next question. “So, Paula, do you consider yourself awakened³³ and enlightened?” “Awakened, yes. Enlightened is still a work in progress.” “What does that mean?” “You’re talking apples and oranges.” Paula could tell by Penelope’s expression that she wasn’t following. “Knowing something exists, that would be the Awakening part, doesn’t necessarily mean the universe is just going to hand it over to you on a silver platter. It’s diff erent for everybody.” Paula patted Penelope’s arm. “We all went through what you’re going through; this must be scarin’ the bejesus out of you.” “A little.” “It’ll be over soon enough.” “How soon?” “No telling. But I guarantee it’ll jump up and bite you when you least expect it.” “When did it happen to you?” “I was up at Goodwin Lake. Sorry. There’s this alpine³⁴ lake near the top of one of the mountains just outside Jackson. I was camping alone, and decided³⁵ to go for a hike to the top when I found myself in the worst possible situation you can be in if you’re alone and unarmed and miles from the next nearest person.” 198 Rod Pennington & Jeffery A. Martin “What happened?” “This little Jersey³⁶ girl had managed to walk between a mother bear and her two friggin’ cubs³⁷. Those little bundles of joy took one look at me and started crying for their mommy, who just happened to be a 600 plus pounder that was not overly pleased to see me.” “My God! You must have been terrifi ed.” “Ya think?” Paula leaned back and laughed. “I was so far beyond terrified… It was a three-day walk to get back. I couldn’t run. I couldn’t fight. I was convinced that little Paula Jean was toast. That’s when it happened.” “What happened?” “A calmness settled over me. I looked at the bear and the bear looked at me. The bear, I swear, shrugged³⁸, rounded up her kids, and they just went on their way like I wasn’t even there.” “Th at’s amazing.” “I know. But I’ll tell you what, it’s no fun when there isn’t any doubt at all about who is at the top of the food chain and it ain’t you.” “What was it like?” “What was it like?” Paula scratched her chin, drew in a large draught³⁹ of air and allowed it to exit slowly through her lips. “It was like dying and being born again as a different person. It completely changed my life.” “Do you think something like that will happen to me?” Paula shrugged. “Who knows? A lot of different things can trigger it and not all of them require a change of underwear like mine did. Near-death experience is one way. Some get there through meditation⁴⁰, others prayer or ritual.” The two women sat in silence for a few moments while Penelope absorbed this new information. Finally, her reporter instincts kicked back in. “So, Paula, why is all of this happening now? What has changed from six months ago?” Paula pulled back and looked at Penelope with a confused expression. “The breakthrough, of course.” “What breakthrough?” Paula looked at Penelope like she had suddenly grown a second head. “You mean he didn’t tell you yet?” “No. What was the breakthrough?” “Ha!” Paula said while shaking her head. “If you think I’m going to go 199 The Fourth Awakening there if he didn’t tell you, you’re nuts. No. No. No, girl.” Penelope wadded up her napkin and threw it down in disgust. “I would love to get a straight answer just once from you people.” “Hang in there, the tough part is already over.” “What do you mean?” “Have you gotten the lecture on the other Awakenings?” “Yes.” “And he explained what’s going on inside you.” “Sort of.” “Super, then get ready to get knocked on your butt¹⁰.” “A hint maybe?” “Naw, I don’t want to ruin the surprise.” “I can hardly wait.” “Neither can we. I mean the compound has been in total chaos⁴¹ for a couple of weeks. People have been running around like crazy tryin’ to get ready.” ”Ready for what?” “Ready for you. Of course!”

1 numb   

adj.麻木的，失去感觉的；v.使麻木

参考例句：

• His fingers were numb with cold.他的手冻得发麻。
• Numb with cold,we urged the weary horses forward.我们冻得发僵，催着疲惫的马继续往前走。

2 guardian   

n.监护人；守卫者，保护者

参考例句：

• The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
• The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。

3 awakening   

n.觉醒，醒悟 adj.觉醒中的；唤醒的

参考例句：

• the awakening of interest in the environment 对环境产生的兴趣
• People are gradually awakening to their rights. 人们正逐渐意识到自己的权利。

4 starch   

n.淀粉；vt.给...上浆

参考例句：

• Corn starch is used as a thickener in stews.玉米淀粉在炖煮菜肴中被用作增稠剂。
• I think there's too much starch in their diet.我看是他们的饮食里淀粉太多了。

5 spun   

v.纺，杜撰，急转身

参考例句：

• His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。
• Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。

6 sagged   

下垂的

参考例句：

• The black reticule sagged under the weight of shapeless objects. 黑色的拎包由于装了各种形状的东西而中间下陷。
• He sagged wearily back in his chair. 他疲倦地瘫坐到椅子上。

7 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

8 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

9 chuckled   

轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
• She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情，她就轻轻地暗自发笑。

10 butt   

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。

11 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

12 sprinted   

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

13 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

• They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
• Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。

14 ashen   

adj.灰的

参考例句：

• His face was ashen and wet with sweat.他面如土色，汗如雨下。
• Her ashen face showed how much the news had shocked her.她灰白的脸显示出那消息使她多么震惊。

15 neatly   

adv.整洁地，干净地，灵巧地，熟练地

参考例句：

• Sailors know how to wind up a long rope neatly.水手们知道怎样把一条大绳利落地缠好。
• The child's dress is neatly gathered at the neck.那孩子的衣服在领口处打着整齐的皱褶。

16 hustling   

催促（hustle的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Our quartet was out hustling and we knew we stood good to take in a lot of change before the night was over. 我们的四重奏是明显地卖座的， 而且我们知道在天亮以前，我们有把握收入一大笔钱。
• Men in motors were hustling to pass one another in the hustling traffic. 开汽车的人在繁忙的交通中急急忙忙地互相超车。

17 elevation   

n.高度；海拔；高地；上升；提高

参考例句：

• The house is at an elevation of 2,000 metres.那幢房子位于海拔两千米的高处。
• His elevation to the position of General Manager was announced yesterday.昨天宣布他晋升总经理职位。

18 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 gathering   

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。

20 gene   

n.遗传因子，基因

参考例句：

• A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
• The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。

21 dagger   

n.匕首，短剑，剑号

参考例句：

• The bad news is a dagger to his heart.这条坏消息刺痛了他的心。
• The murderer thrust a dagger into her heart.凶手将匕首刺进她的心脏。

22 contingencies   

n.偶然发生的事故，意外事故( contingency的名词复数 )；以备万一

参考例句：

• We must consider all possible contingencies. 我们必须考虑一切可能发生的事。
• We must be prepared for all contingencies. 我们要作好各种准备，以防意外。 来自辞典例句

23 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

24 pointed   

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。

25 sarcastically   

adv.挖苦地，讽刺地

参考例句：

• 'What a surprise!' Caroline murmured sarcastically.“太神奇了!”卡罗琳轻声挖苦道。
• Pierce mocked her and bowed sarcastically. 皮尔斯嘲笑她，讽刺地鞠了一躬。

26 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。

27 hilarious   

adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed

参考例句：

• The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
• We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。

28 ballroom   

n.舞厅

参考例句：

• The boss of the ballroom excused them the fee.舞厅老板给他们免费。
• I go ballroom dancing twice a week.我一个星期跳两次交际舞。

29 astounded   

v.使震惊(astound的过去式和过去分词)；愕然；愕；惊讶

参考例句：

• His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。
• How can you say that? I'm absolutely astounded. 你怎么能说出那种话？我感到大为震惊。

30 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

31 grid   

n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅

参考例句：

• In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下，要用载体把格栅密封起来。
• Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid.现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。

32 contemplated   

adj. 预期的 动词contemplate的过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform. 医生仔细地考虑他所要做的棘手的手术。
• The government has contemplated reforming the entire tax system. 政府打算改革整个税收体制。

33 awakened   

v.（使）醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）觉醒；弄醒；（使）意识到

参考例句：

• She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》

34 alpine   

adj.高山的；n.高山植物

参考例句：

• Alpine flowers are abundant there.那里有很多高山地带的花。
• Its main attractions are alpine lakes and waterfalls .它以高山湖泊和瀑布群为主要特色。

35 decided   

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。

36 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

37 cubs   

n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
• Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》

38 shrugged   

vt.耸肩（shrug的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
• She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

39 draught   

n.拉，牵引，拖；一网（饮，吸，阵)；顿服药量，通风；v.起草，设计

参考例句：

• He emptied his glass at one draught.他将杯中物一饮而尽。
• It's a pity the room has no north window and you don't get a draught.可惜这房间没北窗，没有过堂风。

40 meditation   

n.熟虑，（尤指宗教的）默想，沉思，（pl.）冥想录

参考例句：

• This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation.这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
• I'm sorry to interrupt your meditation.很抱歉，我打断了你的沉思。

41 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。