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Harvest Time with Beavers
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One autumn I watched a beaver1 colony and observed the customs of its primitive2 inhabitants as they gathered their harvest for winter. It was the Spruce Tree Colony, the most attractive one of the sixteen beaver municipalities on the big moraine on the slope of Long's Peak.
The first evening I concealed3 myself close to the beaver house by the edge of the pond. Just at sunset a large, aged4 beaver of striking, patriarchal appearance, rose in the water by the house and swam slowly, silently round the pond. He kept close to the shore and appeared to be scouting5 to see if an enemy lurked6 near. On completing the circuit of the pond, he climbed upon the end of a log that was thrust a few feet out into the water. Presently several other beaver appeared in the water close to the house. A few of these at once left the pond and nosed quietly about on the shore. The others swam[Pg 52] about for some minutes and then joined their comrades on land, where all rested for a time.
Meanwhile the aged beaver had lifted a small aspen limb out of the water and was squatted7 on the log, leisurely8 eating bark. Before many minutes elapsed the other beaver became restless and finally started up the slope in a runway. They traveled slowly in single file and one by one vanished amid the tall sedge. The old beaver slipped noiselessly into the water, and a series of low waves pointed10 toward the house. It was dark as I stole away in silence for the night, and Mars was gently throbbing11 in the black water.
This was an old beaver settlement, and the numerous harvests gathered by its inhabitants had long since
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beaver
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n.海狸,河狸 | |
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a.隐藏的,隐蔽的 | |
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adj.年老的,陈年的 | |
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scouting
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守候活动,童子军的活动 | |
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lurked
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vi.潜伏,埋伏(lurk的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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squatted
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v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的过去式和过去分词 );非法擅自占用(土地或房屋);为获得其所有权;而占用某片公共用地。 | |
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leisurely
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adj.悠闲的;从容的,慢慢的 | |
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fore
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adv.在前面;adj.先前的;在前部的;n.前部 | |
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pointed
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adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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throbbing
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a. 跳动的,悸动的 | |
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exhausted
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adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的 | |
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willow
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n.柳树 | |
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alder
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n.赤杨树 | |
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grove
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n.林子,小树林,园林 | |
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notches
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n.(边缘或表面上的)V型痕迹( notch的名词复数 );刻痕;水平;等级 | |
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garnered
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v.收集并(通常)贮藏(某物),取得,获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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colonists
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subterranean
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adj.地下的,地表下的 | |
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brook
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n.小河,溪;v.忍受,容让 | |
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forth
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adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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overflowing
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n. 溢出物,溢流 adj. 充沛的,充满的 动词overflow的现在分词形式 | |
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overflow
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v.(使)外溢,(使)溢出;溢出,流出,漫出 | |
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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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circumference
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n.圆周,周长,圆周线 | |
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crooked
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notching
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adj.多级的(指继电器)n.做凹口,开槽v.在(某物)上刻V形痕( notch的现在分词 );赢得;赢取;获得高分 | |
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notched
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a.有凹口的,有缺口的 | |
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gnawed
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咬( gnaw的过去式和过去分词 ); (长时间) 折磨某人; (使)苦恼; (长时间)危害某事物 | |
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stump
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n.残株,烟蒂,讲演台;v.砍断,蹒跚而走 | |
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scattered
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adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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grassy
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adj.盖满草的;长满草的 | |
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willows
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n.柳树( willow的名词复数 );柳木 | |
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shovel
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seepage
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tussle
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n.&v.扭打,搏斗,争辩 | |
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twigs
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细枝,嫩枝( twig的名词复数 ) | |
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waded
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(从水、泥等)蹚,走过,跋( wade的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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v.刺,戳( prod的过去式和过去分词 );刺激;促使;(用手指或尖物)戳 | |
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gathering
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n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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rattling
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adj. 格格作响的, 活泼的, 很好的 adv. 极其, 很, 非常 动词rattle的现在分词 | |
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cones
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n.(人眼)圆锥细胞;圆锥体( cone的名词复数 );球果;圆锥形东西;(盛冰淇淋的)锥形蛋卷筒 | |
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chipmunk
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n.花栗鼠 | |
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foraged
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v.搜寻(食物),尤指动物觅(食)( forage的过去式和过去分词 );(尤指用手)搜寻(东西) | |
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withered
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adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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sickles
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n.镰刀( sickle的名词复数 ) | |
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beavers
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海狸( beaver的名词复数 ); 海狸皮毛; 棕灰色; 拼命工作的人 | |
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tugged
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v.用力拉,使劲拉,猛扯( tug的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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wrestled
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v.(与某人)搏斗( wrestle的过去式和过去分词 );扭成一团;扭打;(与…)摔跤 | |
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starry
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adj.星光照耀的, 闪亮的 | |
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groves
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树丛,小树林( grove的名词复数 ) | |
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serene
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adj. 安详的,宁静的,平静的 | |
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twilight
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n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期 | |
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stumps
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(被砍下的树的)树桩( stump的名词复数 ); 残肢; (板球三柱门的)柱; 残余部分 | |
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lodged
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v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 );暂住;埋入;(权利、权威等)归属 | |
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afterward
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adv.后来;以后 | |
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seedlings
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n.刚出芽的幼苗( seedling的名词复数 ) | |
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entangled
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adj.卷入的;陷入的;被缠住的;缠在一起的v.使某人(某物/自己)缠绕,纠缠于(某物中),使某人(自己)陷入(困难或复杂的环境中)( entangle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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thicket
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n.灌木丛,树林 | |
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apparently
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adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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alders
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n.桤木( alder的名词复数 ) | |
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promptly
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uncommon
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adj.罕见的,非凡的,不平常的 | |
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briefly
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labor
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perilous
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isolated
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secluded
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plodding
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deliberately
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waddled
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v.(像鸭子一样)摇摇摆摆地走( waddle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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whacked
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