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CHAPTER 12
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CHAPTER 12
“No!” Graystripe yowled, launching himself afterthe drowning kit1.
Fireheart lost sight of them. The kit left on the mat squealed2 desperately3, trying to cling to the twigs4 as they were split apart by the current. With the last of his strength Fireheart drove himself forward, sank his teeth into the little creature’s scruff, and kicked out for dry ground.
Within moments he felt stones under his paws and managed to stand. Stone-limbed with weariness, he staggered out and dropped the black kit on the grass at the edge of the flood. Its eyes were closed; he was not sure if it was still alive.
Glancing downstream, he saw Graystripe splashing out of the shallows, with the gray kit gripped firmly in his teeth. He padded up to Fireheart and set it gently on the ground.
Fireheart nosed both kits5. They were lying very still, but when Fireheart looked closer he could see the faint rise and fall of their flanks as they breathed. “Thank StarClan,” he muttered. He began to lick the black kit as he had seen the queens in the nursery do to their little ones, rasping his tongue against the lie of the fur to rouse the kit and warm it. Graystripe crouched7 beside him and did the same for the gray kit.
Soon the black kit twitched8 and coughed up a mouthful of river water. It took longer for the gray kit to respond, but at last it too coughed up water and opened its eyes.
“They’re alive!” exclaimed Graystripe, his voice filled with relief.
“Yes, but they won’t live long without their mother,” Fireheart pointed9 out. He sniffed10 the black kit carefully. The river water had washed off much of the
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| n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物 | |
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| v.长声尖叫,用长而尖锐的声音说( squeal的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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desperately
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| adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地 | |
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twigs
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| 细枝,嫩枝( twig的名词复数 ) | |
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kits
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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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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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crouched
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| v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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twitched
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pointed
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sniffed
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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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| vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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scent
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| n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
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deserted
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swollen
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exhausted
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den
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flattened
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amber
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waded
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| (从水、泥等)蹚,走过,跋( wade的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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warrior
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trespassing
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warriors
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amazement
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| 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 | |
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racing
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ridge
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wrenching
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boughs
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| 大树枝( bough的名词复数 ) | |
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willow
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jaw
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exhaustion
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| adv.挖苦地,讽刺地 | |
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scraps
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indifference
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debris
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| (猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说 | |
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