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CHAPTER4
“I’m still really tired,” Jaypaw complained.
Leafpool was leading him down to the lake. “But sunhigh’s the best time to collect mallow, when the leaves are dry.”
Jaypaw yawned. His paws were still sore and he felt as if he’d hardly closed his eyes before Leafpool nudged him awake. At least the day was warm. There was no chance of newleaf being driven back by the long claws of leaf-bare now. The sunshine striking through the new foliage1 was hot enough to make his pelt2 itch3 as they padded through the trees. Birds called to one another, and far off he could hear the shrieks4 and splashes of Twolegs playing in the water. Jaypaw shivered, remembering his fall into the lake when Crowfeather had rescued him. He wasn’t going to get his paws wet again if he could help it.
Water babbled5 nearby. He had only been this way once before. A brook6 ran down out of the forest and into the lake. Like the stream that led up to the Moonpool, it carried the scent7 of the mountains. Leafpool led him along the edge, weaving around the trees that lined its path. The grass felt soft and cool on his pads and he was sorry when Leafpool veered8 off the grassy9 bank and down onto the pebbly10 shore.
“The lake’s higher than I’d hoped,” she meowed, stopping. “We won’t be able to collect all the herbs I wanted, but I can see a clump11 over there.” She
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foliage
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| n.叶子,树叶,簇叶 | |
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pelt
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| v.投掷,剥皮,抨击,开火 | |
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| n.痒,渴望,疥癣;vi.发痒,渴望 | |
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shrieks
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| n.尖叫声( shriek的名词复数 )v.尖叫( shriek的第三人称单数 ) | |
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babbled
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| v.喋喋不休( babble的过去式和过去分词 );作潺潺声(如流水);含糊不清地说话;泄漏秘密 | |
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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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| adj.盖满草的;长满草的 | |
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clump
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| n.树丛,草丛;vi.用沉重的脚步行走 | |
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darted
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| adj.跳进的,突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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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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pebbles
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| [复数]鹅卵石; 沙砾; 卵石,小圆石( pebble的名词复数 ) | |
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rattled
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scrambled
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embarrassment
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mentor
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distinctive
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twigs
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gathering
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touching
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| vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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sodden
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badger
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fishy
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muffled
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| adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己) | |
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| (通常指灯光)闪烁,摇曳( flicker的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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