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CHAPTER12
Jaypaw snatched up a couple of the coltsfoot stalks and dashed after her, scrambling2 up the rocks leading to Firestar’s den3 without stopping to think about where to put his paws.
When he reached Highledge the smell of sickness struck him like a blow. Inside his den, Firestar was coughing, and as Jaypaw padded up to him he could feel the heat of fever pulsing from his body. Every hair on Jaypaw’s pelt4 stood on end. What would happen to ThunderClan now that their leader was ill?
“Thanks, Jaypaw,” Leafpool mewed, taking the coltsfoot from him. “Here, Firestar, eat these.”
“I’m not that sick,” Firestar protested, his voice already roughened from coughing. “You should keep the herbs for cats who need them.”
“Don’t be ridiculous!” Leafpool snapped. “Youneed them. I’m your medicine cat now, and don’t you forget it.”
“You were so quiet when you were a kit6.” Weary amusement crept into Firestar’s voice. “I never thought you would turn out this bossy7.”
“Well, I did, so do as you’re told.” Leafpool sounded full of affection for her father. “Come on—you know the Clan5 needs you to be strong and fit.”
As Firestar chewed up the herbs, Jaypaw slipped out of the den and down into the clearing. Halting at the foot of the rocks, he tasted the air, hoping to find an apprentice8 to fetch fresh bedding for Firestar. At least the Clan leader could be kept apart in his den, so that he wouldn’t pass on the sickness to healthy cats.
But instead of an apprentice’s, the first
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| vi.狗吠 | |
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scrambling
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| v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞 | |
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| n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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pelt
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clan
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bossy
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apprentice
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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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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.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言 | |
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devouring
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warriors
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grunting
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ribs
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| n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼 | |
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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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wheezing
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| v.喘息,发出呼哧呼哧的喘息声( wheeze的现在分词 );哮鸣 | |
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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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flattened
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| [医](水)平扁的,弄平的 | |
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moor
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| adj.[医]曲折的,屈曲v.屈曲( flex的过去式和过去分词 );弯曲;(为准备大干而)显示实力;摩拳擦掌 | |
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boulder
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touching
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buffeting
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| 振动 | |
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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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