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CHAPTER 9
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CHAPTER 9
Stormfur stared in amazement1. The cavewas at least as broad as the waterfall that screened it from the outside world, and stretched far back into the mountainside, until the farthest recesses2 were lost in shadow. He could just make out a narrow passage leading off on either side of the wall opposite the sheet of water. The roof, far above his head, was shadowed too; here and there, stones like fangs3 emerged to point straight down at the cave floor.
The only light came through the rushing water, pale and wavering, so that it was like standing4 in the depths of a pool. As the cats ushered5 them farther into the cave, Stormfur heard more running water beneath the roar of the falls, and saw a stream trickling6 over a mossy rock to fall into a shallow pool on the floor of the cave. Two or three cats—a skinny elder and a couple who looked young enough to be apprentices8—were crouched10 beside it to drink. All of them looked up warily11 at the arrival of the newcomers, as if they were expecting danger.
Just beyond the pool was a pile of fresh-kill and, as Stormfur watched, a couple more of the mountain cats came in and deposited prey12. It was the first thing he had seen that looked at all familiar, and his belly13 growled14 with hunger at the sight of the rabbits.
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amazement
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| n.惊奇,惊讶 | |
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| n.壁凹( recess的名词复数 );(工作或业务活动的)中止或暂停期间;学校的课间休息;某物内部的凹形空间v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的第三人称单数 );将(墙)做成凹形,在(墙)上做壁龛;休息,休会,休庭 | |
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fangs
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| n.(尤指狗和狼的)长而尖的牙( fang的名词复数 );(蛇的)毒牙;罐座 | |
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| v.引,领,陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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trickling
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| n.油画底色含油太多而成泡沫状突起v.滴( trickle的现在分词 );淌;使)慢慢走;缓慢移动 | |
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apprentices
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| 学徒,徒弟( apprentice的名词复数 ) | |
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| n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨 | |
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| v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说 | |
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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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pointed
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brook
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darting
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scoops
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| n.小铲( scoop的名词复数 );小勺;一勺[铲]之量;(抢先刊载、播出的)独家新闻v.抢先报道( scoop的第三人称单数 );(敏捷地)抱起;抢先获得;用铲[勺]等挖(洞等) | |
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warrior
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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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| 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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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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teller
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flicked
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coaxing
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| v.哄,用好话劝说( coax的现在分词 );巧言骗取;哄劝,劝诱;“锻炼”效应 | |
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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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jaws
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friendliness
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shimmers
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| n. 注意,小心 | |
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outlaws
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| 歹徒,亡命之徒( outlaw的名词复数 ); 逃犯 | |
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exclamation
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touching
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eerie
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| adj.怪诞的;奇异的;可怕的;胆怯的 | |
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gathering
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| vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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