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THREE Dog Ways 2
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2WHEN THE JAPANESE troops withdrew, the full moon, thin as a paper cutout, rose in the sky abovethe tips of the sorghum1 stalks, which had undergone such suffering. Grain fell sporadically2 likeglistening tears. A sweet odour grew heavy in the air; the dark soil of the southern edge of ourvillage had been thoroughly3 soaked by human blood. Lights from fires in the village curled likefoxtails, as occasional pops, like the crackling of dry wood, momentarily filled the air with acharred odour that merged4 with the stifling5 stench of blood.
The wound on Granddad’s arm had turned worse, the scabs cracking and releasing a rotting,oozing mixture of dark blood and white pus. He told Father to squeeze the area around thewound. Fearfully, Father placed his icy fingers on the discoloured skin around the suppuratingwound and squeezed, forcing out a string of air bubbles that released the putrid6 smell of pickledvegetables. Granddad picked up a piece of yellow spirit currency that had been weighted downby a clod of earth at the head of a nearby gravesite and told Father to smear7 some of the saltywhite powder from the sorghum stalks on it. Then he removed the head of a cartridge8 with histeeth and poured the greenish gunpowder9 onto the paper, mixed it with the white sorghumpowder, and took a pinch with his fingers to daub on the open wound.
‘Dad,’ Father said, ‘shall I mix some soil into it?’
Granddad thought for a moment. ‘Sure, why not?’
Father bent10 down and picked up a clod of dark earth near the roots of a sorghum stalk,crumbled it in his fingers, and spread it on the paper. After Granddad mixed the three substancestogether and covered the wound with them, paper and all, Father wrapped a
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sorghum
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n.高粱属的植物,高粱糖浆,甜得发腻的东西 | |
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sporadically
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adv.偶发地,零星地 | |
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thoroughly
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merged
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(使)混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 ); 相融; 融入; 渐渐消失在某物中 | |
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stifling
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a.令人窒息的 | |
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putrid
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adj.腐臭的;有毒的;已腐烂的;卑劣的 | |
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smear
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v.涂抹;诽谤,玷污;n.污点;诽谤,污蔑 | |
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n.弹壳,弹药筒;(装磁带等的)盒子 | |
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gunpowder
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n.火药 | |
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bent
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filthy
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forth
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elixir
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n.长生不老药,万能药 | |
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rambling
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mortar
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n.灰浆,灰泥;迫击炮;v.把…用灰浆涂接合 | |
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puffs
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n.吸( puff的名词复数 );(烟斗或香烟的)一吸;一缕(烟、蒸汽等);(呼吸或风的)呼v.使喷出( puff的第三人称单数 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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belly
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n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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massacre
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n.残杀,大屠杀;v.残杀,集体屠杀 | |
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consistency
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n.一贯性,前后一致,稳定性;(液体的)浓度 | |
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wreckage
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n.(失事飞机等的)残骸,破坏,毁坏 | |
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hideous
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adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的 | |
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phenomena
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n.现象 | |
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riveted
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铆接( rivet的过去式和过去分词 ); 把…固定住; 吸引; 引起某人的注意 | |
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philosophical
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adj.哲学家的,哲学上的,达观的 | |
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untold
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adj.数不清的,无数的 | |
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burrow
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vt.挖掘(洞穴);钻进;vi.挖洞;翻寻;n.地洞 | |
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perplexed
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spun
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v.纺,杜撰,急转身 | |
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armour
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(=armor)n.盔甲;装甲部队 | |
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hazy
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feverish
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adj.发烧的,狂热的,兴奋的 | |
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rapture
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n.狂喜;全神贯注;着迷;v.使狂喜 | |
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trickles
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n.细流( trickle的名词复数 );稀稀疏疏缓慢来往的东西v.滴( trickle的第三人称单数 );淌;使)慢慢走;缓慢移动 | |
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lashed
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cub
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n.幼兽,年轻无经验的人 | |
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jealousy
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n.妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌 | |
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exhausted
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adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的 | |
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throbbed
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抽痛( throb的过去式和过去分词 ); (心脏、脉搏等)跳动 | |
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swollen
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adj.肿大的,水涨的;v.使变大,肿胀 | |
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exquisite
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adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的 | |
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starry
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adj.星光照耀的, 闪亮的 | |
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scurried
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v.急匆匆地走( scurry的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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kindling
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n. 点火, 可燃物 动词kindle的现在分词形式 | |
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hack
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n.劈,砍,出租马车;v.劈,砍,干咳 | |
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sprouting
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v.发芽( sprout的现在分词 );抽芽;出现;(使)涌现出 | |
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livestock
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n.家畜,牲畜 | |
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canopy
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n.天篷,遮篷 | |
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densest
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密集的( dense的最高级 ); 密度大的; 愚笨的; (信息量大得)难理解的 | |
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oozed
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v.(浓液等)慢慢地冒出,渗出( ooze的过去式和过去分词 );使(液体)缓缓流出;(浓液)渗出,慢慢流出 | |
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chamber
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n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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mumbled
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含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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crooked
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adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的 | |
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growl
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v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣;n.嗥叫,轰鸣 | |
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corpses
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n.死尸,尸体( corpse的名词复数 ) | |
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indigo
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n.靛青,靛蓝 | |
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writhed
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(因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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aged
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adj.年老的,陈年的 | |
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fangs
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n.(尤指狗和狼的)长而尖的牙( fang的名词复数 );(蛇的)毒牙;罐座 | |
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tugged
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v.用力拉,使劲拉,猛扯( tug的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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cinders
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n.煤渣( cinder的名词复数 );炭渣;煤渣路;煤渣跑道 | |
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crumbling
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murky
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collapse
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haven
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intoxicating
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aroma
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deformed
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scarlet
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illuminated
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blotting
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rubble
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sanctuary
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grievances
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heinous
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warfare
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meted
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magpie
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n.喜欢收藏物品的人,喜鹊,饶舌者 | |
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waning
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touching
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repulsed
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calves
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n.(calf的复数)笨拙的男子,腓;腿肚子( calf的名词复数 );牛犊;腓;小腿肚v.生小牛( calve的第三人称单数 );(冰川)崩解;生(小牛等),产(犊);使(冰川)崩解 | |
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mule
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n.骡子,杂种,执拗的人 | |
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willow
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growled
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crumpling
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压皱,弄皱( crumple的现在分词 ); 变皱 | |
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