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CHAPTER 1
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CHAPTER 1
Dovepaw slid out through the thorntunnel and stood waiting in the forest for her sister, Ivypaw, and their mentors2 to join her. A hard frost had turned every blade of grass into a sharp spike4 under her paws, and from the bare branches of the trees, icicles glimmered5 in the gray dawn light. Dovepaw shivered as claws of cold probed deeply into her fur. Newleaf was still a long way off.
This is your warrior8 assessment9, she told herself. It’s the best thing that can happen to an apprentice10. So why don’t you feel excited?
She knew the answer to her question. Too much had happened during the moons of her apprenticeship12: important events beside which even the thrill of becoming a warrior paled into insignificance13. Taking a deep breath, Dovepaw lifted her tail as she heard the paw steps of cats coming through the tunnel. She couldn’t let the cats who were assessing her see how uneasy she was. She needed to do her best to show them that she was ready to be a warrior.
Dovepaw’s mentor3, Lionblaze, was the first cat to emerge, fluffing his golden tabby pelt15 against the early morning chill. Spiderleg followed him closely; Dovepaw gave the skinny black warrior a
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| n.(无经验之人的)有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的名词复数 )v.(无经验之人的)有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的第三人称单数 ) | |
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| n.指导者,良师益友;v.指导 | |
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spike
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glimmered
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belly
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| 弯曲或下垂,发蔫( droop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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assessment
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| n.评价;评估;对财产的估价,被估定的金额 | |
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apprentices
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apprenticeship
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insignificance
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pelt
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dubious
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exhaustion
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prey
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debris
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jaws
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crouch
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shriek
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rustled
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kit
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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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| 怪诞的( weird的比较级 ); 神秘而可怕的; 超然的; 古怪的 | |
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