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Kaa’s Hunting
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His spots are the joy of the Leopard1: his horns are the
Buffalo’s pride.
Be clean, for the strength of the hunter is known by the
If ye find that the Bullock can toss you, or the heavy-browed
Ye need not stop work to inform us: we knew it ten seasons
before.
and Brother,
For though they are little and fubsy, it may be the Bear is
their mother.
earliest kill;
But the jungle is large and the Cub he is small. Let him
think and be still.
Maxims of Baloo
All that is told here happened some time before Mowgli was turned out of the Seeonee Wolf Pack, or revenged himself on Shere Khan the tiger. It was in the days when Baloo was teaching him the Law of the Jungle. The big, serious, old brown bear was delighted to have so quick a pupil, for the young wolves will only learn as much of the Law of the Jungle as applies to their own pack and tribe, and run away as soon as they can repeat the Hunting Verse—“Feet that make no noise; eyes that can see in the dark; ears that can hear the winds in their lairs6, and sharp white teeth, all these things are the marks of our brothers except Tabaqui the Jackal and the Hyaena whom we hate.” But Mowgli, as a man-cub, had to learn a great deal more than this. Sometimes Bagheera the Black Panther would come lounging through the jungle to see how his pet was getting on, and would purr with his head against a tree while Mowgli recited the day’s lesson to Baloo. The boy could climb almost as well as he could swim, and swim almost as well as he could run. So Baloo, the Teacher of the Law, taught him the Wood and Water Laws: how to tell a rotten branch from a sound one; how to speak politely to the wild bees when he came upon a hive of them fifty feet above ground; what to say to Mang the Bat when he disturbed him in the branches at midday; and how to warn the water-snakes in the pools before he splashed down among them. None of the Jungle People like being disturbed, and all are very ready to fly at an intruder. Then, too, Mowgli was taught the Strangers’ Hunting Call, which must be repeated aloud till it is answered, whenever one of the Jungle-People hunts outside his own grounds. It means, translated, “Give me leave to hunt here because I am hungry.” And the answer is, “Hunt then for food, but not for pleasure.”
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leopard
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n.光泽,光滑;虚饰;注释;vt.加光泽于;掩饰 | |
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n.凝血,血污;v.(动物)用角撞伤,用牙刺破;缝以补裆;顶 | |
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n.幼小的兽,不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 ) | |
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v.掌打,拳打( cuff的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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v.嘟哝;作呼噜声;n.呼噜声,嘟哝 | |
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grunted
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(猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说 | |
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bruised
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n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话 | |
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v.抢先报道( scoop的过去式和过去分词 );(敏捷地)抱起;抢先获得;用铲[勺]等挖(洞等) | |
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filth
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n.肮脏,污物,污秽;淫猥 | |
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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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细枝,嫩枝( twig的名词复数 ) | |
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boughs
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whooping
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ragged
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speck
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chuckle
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slaying
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porcupine
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n.壁架,架状突出物;岩架,岩礁 | |
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retirement
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buck
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mere
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wary
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ripple
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courteous
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adj.彬彬有礼的,客气的 | |
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courteously
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swelled
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增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情) | |
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jaws
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n.口部;嘴 | |
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humble
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adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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quills
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n.(刺猬或豪猪的)刺( quill的名词复数 );羽毛管;翮;纡管 | |
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n. (机器振动发出的)咔嗒声,(鸟等)鸣,啁啾 adj. 喋喋不休的,啾啾声的 动词chatter的现在分词形式 | |
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sweeping
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flanges
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foliage
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figures 数字,图形,外形 | |
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n.玛瑙( agate的名词复数 );玛瑙制(或装有玛瑙的)工具; (小孩玩的)玛瑙纹玩具弹子;5。5磅铅字 | |
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adj.快v.(马等)猛然弓背跃起( buck的过去式和过去分词 );抵制;猛然震荡;马等尥起后蹄跳跃 | |
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(使)窒息, (使)透不过气( smother的过去式和过去分词 ); 覆盖; 忍住; 抑制 | |
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v.沙沙作响;偷盗(牛、马等);n.沙沙声声 | |
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growling
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bristling
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a.竖立的 | |
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fascination
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n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋 | |
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tamper
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v.干预,玩弄,贿赂,窜改,削弱,损害 | |
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mumbled
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含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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mischief
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n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹 | |
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nagging
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adj.唠叨的,挑剔的;使人不得安宁的v.不断地挑剔或批评(某人)( nag的现在分词 );不断地烦扰或伤害(某人);无休止地抱怨;不断指责 | |
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