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CHAPTER 25
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CHAPTER 25
After they said good-bye to Princess, Cloudtail went off to hunt, leaving Firestar to return to the camp alone. Twilight1 was gathering2 by the time he reached the ravine, and he scented4 Whitestorm before he spotted5 the pale warrior6 ahead of him. Firestar caught up to him just before he reached the gorse tunnel; he had a vole clamped in his jaws7, and set it down when he saw Firestar.
“I was hoping for a word with you,” he began, without even waiting for a greeting. “And it’s best out here, where no cat will overhear us.”
Firestar’s heart lurched. “What’s the matter? Has something gone wrong?”
“You mean apart from Scourge8?” the older warrior meowed wry9 l y. He settled himself on a flat rock and beckoned10 with his tail for Firestar to join him. “No, nothing’s wrong. The patrols and the training are going well…but I keep asking myself, have we really thought about what we’re doing?”
Firestar stared at him. “What do you mean?”
The ThunderClan deputy took a deep, painful breath. “Scourge and his Clan11 outnumber us by many, even with WindClan fighting on our side. I know our warriors12 will fight to the last drop of blood to save the forest, but perhaps the price will be too high.”
“Are you saying we should give in?” Firestar’s voice sharpened; he had never expected to hear advice like this from his deputy. If Whitestorm’s courage hadn’t been beyond question, he would have said it was the speech of a coward. “Leave the forest?”
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twilight
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| n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期 | |
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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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scented
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spotted
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warrior
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| v.(用头或手的动作)示意,召唤( beckon的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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warriors
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crouching
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| v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 ) | |
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prey
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| vt.使镇静,使安静(lull的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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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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interfere
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| v.(in)干涉,干预;(with)妨碍,打扰 | |
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spoke
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