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The tower stood upon an island, its twin reflected on the still blue waters. When the wind blew, ripples1 moved across the surface of the lake, chasing one another like boys at play. Oak trees grew thick along the lakeshore, a dense2 stand of them with a litter of fallen acorns3 on the ground beneath. Beyond them was the village, or what remained of it. It was the first village they had seen since leaving the foothills. Meera had scouted4 ahead to make certain there was no one lurking5 amongst the ruins. Sliding in and amongst oaks and apple trees with her net and spear in hand, she startled three red deer and sent them bounding away through the brush. Summer saw the flash of motion and was after them at once. Bran watched the direwolf lope off, and for a moment wanted nothing so much as to slip his skin and run with him, but Meera was waving for them to come ahead. Reluctantly, he turned away from Summer and urged Hodor on, into the village. Jojen walked with them. The ground from here to the Wall was grasslands6, Bran knew; fallow fields and low rolling hills, high meadows and lowland bogs7. It would be much easier going than the mountains behind, but so much open space made Meera uneasy. “I feel naked,” she confessed. “There’s no place to hide.” “Who holds this land?” Jojen asked Bran. “The Night’s Watch,” he answered. “This is the Gift. The New Gift, and north of that Brandon’s Gift.” Maester Luwin had taught him the history. “Brandon the Builder gave all the land south of the Wall to the black brothers, to a distance of twenty-five leagues. For their... for their sustenance8 and support.” He was proud that he still remembered that part. “Some maesters say it was some other Brandon, not the Builder, but it’s still Brandon’s Gift. Thousands of years later, Good Queen Alysanne visited the Wall on her dragon Silverwing, and she thought the Night’s Watch was so brave that she had the Old King double the size of their lands, to fifty leagues. So that was the New Gift.” He waved a hand. “Here. All this.” No one had lived in the village for long years, Bran could see. All the houses were falling down. Even the inn. It had never been much of an inn, to look at it, but now all that remained was a stone chimney and two cracked walls, set amongst a dozen apple trees. One was growing up through the common room, where a layer of wet brown leaves and rotting apples carpeted the floor. The air was thick with the smell of them, a
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ripples
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逐渐扩散的感觉( ripple的名词复数 ) | |
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a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的 | |
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acorns
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n.橡子,栎实( acorn的名词复数 ) | |
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scouted
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寻找,侦察( scout的过去式和过去分词 ); 物色(优秀运动员、演员、音乐家等) | |
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lurking
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潜在 | |
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grasslands
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n.草原,牧场( grassland的名词复数 ) | |
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bogs
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n.沼泽,泥塘( bog的名词复数 );厕所v.(使)陷入泥沼, (使)陷入困境( bog的第三人称单数 );妨碍,阻碍 | |
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sustenance
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n.食物,粮食;生活资料;生计 | |
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cloying
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adj.甜得发腻的 | |
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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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tranquil
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adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的 | |
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behold
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v.看,注视,看到 | |
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skull
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n.头骨;颅骨 | |
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pointed
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poked
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v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 );戳出;拨弄;与(某人)性交 | |
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flaking
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刨成片,压成片; 盘网 | |
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treacherous
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adj.不可靠的,有暗藏的危险的;adj.背叛的,背信弃义的 | |
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regaining
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复得( regain的现在分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地 | |
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planks
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(厚)木板( plank的名词复数 ); 政纲条目,政策要点 | |
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adj.反常的;乖戾的;(变)弯曲的;变形的v.弄弯,变歪( warp的过去式和过去分词 );使(行为等)不合情理,使乖戾, | |
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rusted
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v.(使)生锈( rust的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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rust
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n.锈;v.生锈;(脑子)衰退 | |
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grunting
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咕哝的,呼噜的 | |
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rattled
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慌乱的,恼火的 | |
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flakes
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小薄片( flake的名词复数 ); (尤指)碎片; 雪花; 古怪的人 | |
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budge
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v.移动一点儿;改变立场 | |
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v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等) | |
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cascade
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n.小瀑布,喷流;层叠;vi.成瀑布落下 | |
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crumbling
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adj.摇摇欲坠的 | |
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gaping
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adj.口的;张口的;敞口的;多洞穴的v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的现在分词 );张开,张大 | |
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maze
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n.迷宫,八阵图,混乱,迷惑 | |
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slits
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n.狭长的口子,裂缝( slit的名词复数 )v.切开,撕开( slit的第三人称单数 );在…上开狭长口子 | |
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n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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sewer
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overcast
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adj.阴天的,阴暗的,愁闷的;v.遮盖,(使)变暗,包边缝;n.覆盖,阴天 | |
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spun
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v.纺,杜撰,急转身 | |
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standing
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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ranger
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n.国家公园管理员,护林员;骑兵巡逻队员 | |
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誓言( vow的名词复数 ); 郑重宣布,许愿 | |
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bastard
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n.坏蛋,混蛋;私生子 | |
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squint
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v. 使变斜视眼, 斜视, 眯眼看, 偏移, 窥视; n. 斜视, 斜孔小窗; adj. 斜视的, 斜的 | |
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n.鞭打;痛斥;大量;许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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gathering
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n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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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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hearth
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n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面 | |
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marsh
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n.沼泽,湿地 | |
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thigh
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n.大腿;股骨 | |
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devoured
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吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光 | |
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shipwright
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n.造船工人 | |
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n.主人外出时的小动物寄养处,养狗场;狗窝( kennel的名词复数 );养狗场 | |
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adv.温顺地,逆来顺受地 | |
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axe
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n.斧子;v.用斧头砍,削减 | |
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slashed
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v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 );鞭打;割破;削减 | |
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shrill
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adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫 | |
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wary
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adj.谨慎的,机警的,小心的 | |
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adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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cringing
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adj.谄媚,奉承 | |
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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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