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CHAPTER 8
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CHAPTER 8
Fireheart crouched2 in the nursery, watchinga litter of kits3 suckling their mother. For a moment he was filled with excitement to see the tiny creatures who were the future of the Clan5.
Then something stirred in his mind. ThunderClan had no kits as young as these. Where had they come from? He let his gaze travel from the kits to their mother, and saw nothing but a rippling6 pelt7 of silver-gray. The queen had no face.
Fireheart choked back a cry of horror. As he stared, the silvery shape of the queen began to fade, leaving nothing but darkness. The kits squirmed and let out squeals8 of terror and loss. A bitterly cold wind rose and swept away the warm scents10 of the nursery. Fireheart leaped to his paws and tried to follow the sound of the helpless kits, lost in the windblown darkness. “I can’t find you!” he wailed11. “Where are you?”
Then a light appeared, soft and golden. Fireheart could see another cat sitting in front of him with the tiny kits sheltered between her paws. It was Spottedleaf.
Fireheart opened his mouth to speak to her. She gave him a look of infinite kindness before the image vanished, and Fireheart found himself scrabbling among the mossy bedding in the warriors15’ den12.
“Do you have to make so much racket?” Dustpelt was grumbling17. “No cat can get a
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| v.蹲伏,蜷缩,低头弯腰;n.蹲伏 | |
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| 衣物和装备( kit的名词复数 ); 成套用品; 配套元件 | |
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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| n.长而尖锐的叫声( squeal的名词复数 )v.长声尖叫,用长而尖锐的声音说( squeal的第三人称单数 ) | |
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warrior
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longing
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apprentice
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prey
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obsession
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yew
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streaks
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scented
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nibbled
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| v.啃,一点一点地咬(吃)( nibble的过去式和过去分词 );啃出(洞),一点一点咬出(洞);慢慢减少;小口咬 | |
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triumphantly
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| ad.得意洋洋地;得胜地;成功地 | |
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darting
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holly
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pounce
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mighty
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shrill
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wailing
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spun
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crest
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loomed
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badger
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shuffling
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cowering
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scarlet
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growled
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cleft
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