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CHAPTER 1
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CHAPTER 1
Stormfur opened his eyes, blinking awaysleep, and struggled to remember where he was. Instead of his nest of reeds in the RiverClan camp, he was lying curled in dry, crunchy bracken. Above his head was the earth roof of a cave, crisscrossed with tangled2 roots. He could hear a rhythmic3 roaring sound faintly in the distance. At first it puzzled him; then he remembered how close they were to the sun-drown water, washing endlessly onto the edge of the land. He flinched4 as a vision burst into his mind, of how he and Brambleclaw had struggled in the water for their lives; he spat5, still tasting the salty tang at the back of his throat. At home in RiverClan he was used to water—his was the only Clan1 that could swim comfortably in the river that ran through the forest—but not this surging, salty, pushing-and-pulling water, too strong even for a RiverClan cat to swim in safely.
Other memories came rushing back. StarClan had sent cats from each of the four Clans6 on a long, dangerous journey, to hear what Midnight had to tell them. They had fought their way across unknown country, through Twoleg nests, facing attacks from dogs and rats, to make the last incredible discovery: that Midnight was a badger7.
Stormfur felt ice creeping along his limbs as he recalled Midnight’s dreadful message. Twolegs were destroying the forest to make a new Thunderpath. All the Clans would have to leave, and it was the task of StarClan’s chosen cats to warn them and lead them to a new home.
Stormfur sat up and looked around the cave. Faint light filtered down the tunnel that led out onto the clifftop, along with a gentle current of fresh air that carried the scent8 of salt water. Midnight the badger was nowhere to be seen. Close beside Stormfur, his sister, Feathertail, was sleeping, her tail curled over her nose. Just beyond her was Tawnypelt, the fierce ShadowClan
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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| adj. 纠缠的,紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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rhythmic
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| adj.有节奏的,有韵律的 | |
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flinched
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| v.(因危险和痛苦)退缩,畏惧( flinch的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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| n.口角,掌击;v.发出呼噜呼噜声 | |
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clans
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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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badger
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scent
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tawny
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| adj.茶色的,黄褐色的;n.黄褐色 | |
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pelt
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warrior
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soothe
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apprentice
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fronds
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jealousy
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scraps
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jaws
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prey
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moor
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badgers
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foretell
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ginger
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siblings
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belly
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exasperation
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murmur
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loyalty
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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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grunted
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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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| 小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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fluffy
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spotted
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crest
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irritably
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soothed
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curt
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admiration
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gulping
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| v.狼吞虎咽地吃,吞咽( gulp的现在分词 );大口地吸(气);哽住 | |
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catching
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beetles
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underneath
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inviting
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twitched
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twitching
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astonishment
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scents
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| n.香水( scent的名词复数 );气味;(动物的)臭迹;(尤指狗的)嗅觉 | |
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