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CHAPTER 11
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CHAPTER 11
The sun was rising over thetrees as Fireheart emerged from the warriors2’ den3. Shaking a scrap4 of dead leaf from his fur, he took a deep breath of the crisp air and extended his forelegs in a long stretch.
After the previous night’s Gathering5, he was almost surprised to see life in the camp going on as usual: Ashpaw and Cloudpaw were busily patching the outer wall with twigs6; Goldenflower and Willowpelt were watching their kits8 just outside the nursery, where Brightpaw had stopped to play with them; and Whitestorm was padding into the clearing with his jaws9 full of fresh-kill. Fireheart could sense tension in the air, but so far none of his fears of attack seemed to have come to anything.
He looked around for Sandstorm, who had led the dawn patrol, but she didn’t seem to be back yet. She had not been among the cats who had gone to the Gathering, and Fireheart desperately10 wanted to talk to her about what had happened.
“Fireheart!”
The voice was Bluestar’s. Fireheart swung around to see his leader trotting11 across the clearing from her den.
“Yes, Bluestar, what is it?”
Bluestar jerked her head. “Come to my den. We need to talk.”
As Fireheart followed her he noticed her jerky steps and twitching12 tail. She looked like a cat about to launch herself into battle, yet there was no enemy in sight.
Reaching her den, the blue-gray she-cat padded across to her bedding and sat there facing Fireheart. “You heard that hypocrite Tallstar last night,” she
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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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warriors
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| 武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 ) | |
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den
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| n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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scrap
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| n.碎片;废料;v.废弃,报废 | |
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gathering
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| n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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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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jaws
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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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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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twitching
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hissed
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| 发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 ); 发嘘声表示反对 | |
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prey
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clan
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gaping
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stammered
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apprentices
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apprentice
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hostility
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scent
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cringing
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muzzle
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fiery
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ragged
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softened
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moor
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eerie
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rigid
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rusty
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spoke
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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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paralysis
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wailed
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flicked
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| (尤指用手指或手快速地)轻击( flick的过去式和过去分词 ); (用…)轻挥; (快速地)按开关; 向…笑了一下(或瞥了一眼等) | |
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