The Cats of Roxville Station (Excerpt XII)《罗克斯维尔火车站的猫》(节选十二).docx
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1、TheCatsofRoxvi HeStation (ExcerptX)罗克斯维尔火车站的猫(节选十二)琼克雷格黑德乔治吴文安Junefilledthefieldandairwithyoungmice , rats , birds ,andvoles.ThecatsofRoxvilleStationlivedwell. Elizabeth,however,wasnotagoodhunter. ShewasteachingherthreekittenstodependuponthekindnessoftheBentLadyforfood. Mikewaslearningthatcatsareind
2、ividualssomegoodhunters,somepoor,andothers,likeRachet,arebold.OnemorningwhenMikewaswaitingatthestationforRachet,hesawIceBucketfightingforahigherrank. Thedirtywhitecatwasoldenoughtotestherrank. ShewalkeduptoandhissedatFleaMarket,thethird-rankingcat. IceBucketraisedherfurtomakeherselflookbiggerthanshe
3、was. FleaMarkethissedandtiltedherhead. IceBucketarchedherbackandspit.Theybattedpaws,clawsunsheathed. FleaMarketranunderthestationplatform. Withthoseinnocent-lookinggestures,IceBucketwasnowthird-rankingcatandsaidsobyholdinghertailalmostashighasQueenella, s.Rachet , whowassecond-rankingcat ,sawIceBuck
4、et, snewrankbytheheightofhertai1. Rankswerechanging, astheydoamonghousecatsandpeople.Bythetimeschoolwasalmostout,RachethaddaredtocomewithintwofeetofMikebeforesheran. Thenonesunnymorningshealmosttouchedhim,herearsandtailuptosayshefeltcomfortableinhispresence.“Meow, “ shesuddenlysaid.Itwasthe “Meow ca
5、tsgiveonlytohumans. Surprisedatherself ,shearchedherbackandspedoff. ButMikehadheardfriendlinessinher“Meow andsmiled.Iamherperson, “ hesaid.Rachetranallthewaybacktoherbriarbushandwassettlingdown,withmixedfeelingsaboutMike,whenthegroundmovedbeneathher. Sheliftedherpawasallaroundher1argeinsectsdugoutof
6、thesoil. Shesniffedthem. Big-eyedbutblind ,theyclimbedupastemofthebriarbushandstopped. Slowlytheysplittheirnymphalcoats. Whentheysteppedoutoftheseshells,theywerenotdrabnymphsanymorebutcolorfuladultcicadas.Theyhadbeeninthegroundforseventeenyearseatingroots -seventeenyears!Rachetwasnotinterestedineati
7、ngthem, butLysol,thestripedskunk,was. Shegobbledasmanyasshecouldandcarriedothersbacktoheryoung,whoweredennedintheoldgroundhogburrow. Shewouldbegintheirhuntinglessonswithcicadas.Forweekshundredofthousandsofcicadasemerged. Rachetsteppedaroundthem,battedthem,andplayedwiththem;Lysolatefuriously. Lysol,
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