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CHAPTER 5
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CHAPTER 5
“Hey, Firepaw, wake up!”Graypaw’s meow broke into Firepaw’s dream. He had been chasing a squirrel, up and up, into the topmost branches of a tall oak.
“Training begins at sunrise. Dustpaw and Sandpaw are already up,” Graypaw added urgently.
Firepaw stretched sleepily, then remembered: today was his first day of training. He leaped to his paws. His drowsiness1 evaporated as excitement surged through his veins2.
Graypaw was giving himself a hasty wash. Between licks, he meowed, “I’ve just spoken to Lionheart. Ravenpaw won’t be training with us till his wound is better. He’ll probably stay at Spottedleaf’s den4 for another day or two. Dustpaw and Sandpaw are on hunting duty. So Lionheart thought you and I could train with him and Tigerclaw this morning. We’d better hurry, though,” he added. “They’ll be waiting!”
Graypaw led Firepaw quickly through the gorse entrance of the camp and up the side of the rock-strewn valley. As they climbed over the crest5 of the ravine, a cool breeze ruffled6 their fur. Fat, white clouds raced across the blue sky overhead. Firepaw felt fierce joy well up inside him as he followed Graypaw down a tree-shaded slope and into a sandy hollow.
Tigerclaw and Lionheart were indeed waiting, sitting a few tail-lengths apart on the sun-warmed sand.
“Don’t be too severe, Tigerclaw; it was a busy night last night. I expect they were tired,” meowed Lionheart gently. “You have not yet been assigned a mentor8, Firepaw,” he went on. “For now, Tigerclaw and I will share your training.”
Firepaw nodded enthusiastically, his tail held high, unable to disguise his delight at having two such great
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warriors
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v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说 | |
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(尤指用手指或手快速地)轻击( flick的现在分词 ); (用…)轻挥; (快速地)按开关; 向…笑了一下(或瞥了一眼等) | |
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宗族( clan的名词复数 ); 氏族; 庞大的家族; 宗派 | |
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gathering
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gatherings
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聚集( gathering的名词复数 ); 收集; 采集; 搜集 | |
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loyalty
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ridge
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glands
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ominous
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trotting
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小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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v.(使)变模糊( blur的过去式和过去分词 );(使)难以区分;模模糊糊;迷离 | |
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bristling
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adder
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crunching
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scrambling
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