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CHAPTER 7
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CHAPTER 7
Stormfur opened his eyes and blinkedin light that was sharp as a claw. His breath rasped in his throat and every muscle in his body ached. He felt too exhausted1 even to move.
As his vision cleared he saw that he was lying on rain-wet rock, beside a pool of churning black water. His ears were ringing; when he raised his head feebly he saw a waterfall thundering down into the pool in a whirl of foam2 and spray, and realized that what he could hear was the roar and crash of falling water.
At once he remembered the flood that had swept him down from the rocks and plunged3 him into the pool. How had he survived? He remembered the roar, the foam, the darkness. . . . Fear for his friends stabbed through him.
“Feathertail? Squirrelpaw?” he mewed hoarsely4.
“Over here.”
The reply was so faint, it was nearly lost in the endless pounding of the waterfall. Stormfur turned his head to see Squirrelpaw splayed out on the rock beside him, her dark ginger5 fur sodden6.
“Got to sleep . . .” she muttered, closing her eyes.
Just beyond her, Stormfur could see Brambleclaw, stretched limply on his side. The ThunderClan warrior8 was staring up at the sky, his breathing fast and shallow. Crowpaw was on Stormfur’s other side; with a feeling of horror, he thought the WindClan apprentice9 was dead until he saw the faint rise and fall of his flank.
What about Feathertail and Tawnypelt? Beginning to panic, Stormfur struggled to sit up. At first he could not see either his sister or the tortoiseshell she-cat. Then a movement farther around the pool caught his eye. Near the waterfall, Feathertail was helping11 Tawnypelt out onto the rock. The ShadowClan warrior was
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exhausted
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| adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的 | |
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foam
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plunged
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| v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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ginger
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sodden
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apprentice
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helping
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collapsed
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predators
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flicker
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| vi./n.闪烁,摇曳,闪现 | |
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hissed
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streaks
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pelts
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shrieking
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prodded
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trespassing
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lithe
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brook
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warriors
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abrasive
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amber
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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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destined
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fascination
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disapproval
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penetrating
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foaming
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astonishment
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| 群集,纠结( herd的过去式和过去分词 ); 放牧; (使)向…移动 | |
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