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CHAPTER11
Jaypaw let out a sneeze asdust from the dried herbs got up his nose. Squeezing himself even farther into the storage cleft1 in the medicine cats’ den2, he stretched out a paw and scrabbled at a few brittle3 stems that lay right at the back. The faint scent4 that lingered told him they were coltsfoot, collected the previous newleaf.
“Jaypaw!”
The apprentice5 started at the sound of Leafpool’s voice and bumped his head on the roof of the cleft. “Mouse dung!” he muttered, wriggling6 out backward with the dried coltsfoot leaves in his claws.
“What have you managed to find?” Leafpool asked.
“Coltsfoot, and a few juniper berries,” Jaypaw reported, dropping the stems at Leafpool’s paws.
“So little…” Leafpool murmured.
Jaypaw could hear her sorting through the pitiful collection. “Better than nothing,” he mewed, trying to sound optimistic.
“But it’s not enough. Jaypaw, we’re losing the battle.”
Every hair on Jaypaw’s pelt7 prickled and he dug his claws into the packed earthen floor. “We can’t be!”
“We are.” Leafpool let out a despairing sigh. “There isn’t enough room to separate the sick cats from the rest of the Clan8, and we can’t treat greencough without catmint.”
“I’ve been looking after the catmint plants at the old Twoleg nest,” Jaypaw meowed. “Shall I go and see if there are any new shoots?”
“No, there can’t possibly be enough.” Jaypaw felt his mentor’s hopelessness as if it were his own. “Besides, we need to let that supply grow for next season.”
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| n.裂缝;adj.裂开的 | |
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| n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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brittle
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| adj.易碎的;脆弱的;冷淡的;(声音)尖利的 | |
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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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apprentice
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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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clan
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prey
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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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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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spoke
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| n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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resentment
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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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moss
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| v.喘息,发出呼哧呼哧的喘息声( wheeze的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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ebbing
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| (指潮水)退( ebb的现在分词 ); 落; 减少; 衰落 | |
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belly
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| n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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frustration
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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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glimmered
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twitching
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| ad.大大方方地;优美地 | |
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wailed
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clumps
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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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| n. 皮毛,投掷, 疾行 vt. 剥去皮毛,(连续)投掷 vi. 猛击,大步走 | |
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distress
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| 弄皱( ruffle的现在分词 ); 弄乱; 激怒; 扰乱 | |
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crouched
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muzzle
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hiss
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longing
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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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