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CHAPTER 9
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CHAPTER 9
“Hey, Squirrelflight!”
Squirrelflight looked up from the mouse she was eating beside the fresh-kill pile. Her fur was ruffled1 uncomfortably by a cold wind. The weather had been gray and blustery for several days and the promise of early newleaf had vanished.
“Want to go for a hunt?” Cloudtail asked, strolling up to her. “Brackenfur and Spiderleg are coming.”
“Great!” Squirrelflight replied.
Brackenfur was talking to Ashfur and the two apprentices3 near the thorn tunnel. He seemed to be giving them an order, waving his tail for emphasis. Then Ashfur led the two apprentices toward the elders’ den4, while Brackenfur strode over to join Squirrelflight and Cloudtail.
“Ashfur is going to supervise Whitepaw and Birchpaw while they do their duties for the elders,” he explained. “They keep asking to work together.”
Squirrelflight could understand why. Whitepaw had been the only apprentice2 since Spiderleg had been made a warrior5 more than a moon ago, while Birchpaw had been alone in the nursery since the Clan6 came to their new territory. Squirrelflight remembered how much fun it had been to train with others when she had been an apprentice. Her best friend then had been Shrewpaw, who had died on their journey to the lake; she would have liked to train with Leafpool, but right from a tiny kit7 her sister had seemed to know that her path led to the medicine cat’s den.
Swallowing the last gulp8 of mouse, Squirrelflight sprang to her paws. “Where are we going?” she asked, licking a paw and swiping it over her jaws9 to remove the traces of fresh-kill.
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apprentice
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| n.学徒,徒弟 | |
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apprentices
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| 学徒,徒弟( apprentice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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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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clan
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| n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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kit
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| n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物 | |
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| vt.吞咽,大口地吸(气);vi.哽住;n.吞咽 | |
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jaws
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| n.口部;嘴 | |
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prey
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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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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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flattened
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tugged
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| v.用力拉,使劲拉,猛扯( tug的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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racing
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pelt
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twitched
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spotted
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crouch
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pounce
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concealed
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| a.隐藏的,隐蔽的 | |
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drooping
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distress
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prick
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invaders
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| 入侵者,侵略者,侵入物( invader的名词复数 ) | |
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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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pungent
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dealing
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astonishment
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cowered
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crouching
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exhaustion
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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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desperately
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| adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地 | |
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dodging
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| n.避开,闪过,音调改变v.闪躲( dodge的现在分词 );回避 | |
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| 挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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wail
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| vt./vi.大声哀号,恸哭;呼啸,尖啸 | |
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reassured
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| adj.使消除疑虑的;使放心的v.再保证,恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词) | |
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bent
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| n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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hiss
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| v.发出嘶嘶声;发嘘声表示不满 | |
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defiantly
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| adv.挑战地,大胆对抗地 | |
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decided
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sniff
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| vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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scraps
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| 油渣 | |
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shrill
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pointed
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wriggling
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| v.扭动,蠕动,蜿蜒行进( wriggle的现在分词 );(使身体某一部位)扭动;耍滑不做,逃避(应做的事等);蠕蠕 | |
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helping
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deserted
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moss
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curiously
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dangling
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| 悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口 | |
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| v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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belly
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gathering
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chattering
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growl
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flaring
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antagonists
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catching
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sheathed
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| adj.雕塑像下半身包在鞘中的;覆盖的;铠装的;装鞘了的v.将(刀、剑等)插入鞘( sheathe的过去式和过去分词 );包,覆盖 | |
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hovering
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| 鸟( hover的现在分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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ginger
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exhausted
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squeak
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socket
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scathing
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