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As I refill my pack I have an awful thought. The lake. The one
I saw while I was waiting for the gong to sound. What if that's
drawing us in to fight. The lake is a full day's journey from
where I sit now, a much harder journey with nothing to drink.
And then, even if I reach it, it's sure to be heavily guarded by
some of the Career Tributes. I'm about to panic when I remember
the rabbit I startled earlier today. It has to drink, too.
I just have to find out where.
thin to offer much concealment3. The layer of pine needles that
when I need their trails to find water. And I'm still heading
downhill, deeper and deeper into a valley that seems endless.
I’m hungry, too, but I don’t dare break into my precious
to work on a pine tree, cutting away the outer bark and scraping
off a large handful of the softer inner bark. I slowly chew
the stuff as I walk along. After a week of the finest food in the
world, it’s a little hard to choke down. But I’ve eaten plenty of
pine in my life. I’ll adjust quickly.
In another hour, it’s clear I’ve got to find a place to camp.
or howl, my first clue that I’ll be competing with natural
source of food, it’s too soon to tell. There could be any number
of animals stalking me at this moment.
But right now, I decide to make my fellow tributes a priority.
I’m sure many will continue hunting through the night.
Those who fought it out at the Cornucopia8 will have food, an
abundance of water from the lake, torches or flashlights, and
far and fast enough to be out of range.
Before settling down, I take my wire and set two twitch-up
food will go so fast out here. And I can’t set snares on the run.
Still, I walk another five minutes before making camp.
flowing tresses. I climb up, sticking to the stronger branches
close to the trunk, and find a sturdy fork for my bed. It takes
some doing, but I arrange the sleeping bag in a relatively
comfortable manner. I place my backpack in the foot of the bag,
then slide in after it. As a precaution, I remove my belt, loop it
all the way around the branch and my sleeping bag, and refasten
it at my waist. Now if I roll over in my sleep, I won’t go
crashing to the ground. I’m small enough to tuck the top of the
the air is cooling quickly. Despite the risk I took in getting the
backpack, I know now it was the right choice. This sleeping bag,
radiating back and preserving my body heat, will be invaluable16.
I’m sure there are several other tributes whose biggest concern
right now is how to stay warm whereas I may actually be able to
get a few hours of sleep. If only I wasn’t so thirsty
. . .
the death recap. Through the branches I can see the seal of the
Capitol, which appears to be floating in the sky. I’m actually
viewing another screen, an enormous one that’s transported
by of one of their disappearing hovercraft. The anthem fades
out and the sky goes dark for a moment. At home, we would
thought to give an unfair advantage to the living tributes. For
instance, if I got my hands on the bow and shot someone, my
secret would be revealed to all. No, here in the arena, all we
see are the same photographs they showed when they televised
our training scores. Simple head shots. But now instead
of scores they post only district numbers. I take a deep breath
as the face of the eleven dead tributes begin and tick them off
one by one on my fingers.
The first to appear is the girl from District 3. That means
that the Career Tributes from 1 and 2 have all survived. No
surprise there. Then the boy from 4. I didn’t expect that one,
usually all the Careers make it through the first day. The boy
from District 5 . . . I guess the fox-faced girl made it. Both
tributes from 6 and 7. The boy from 8. Both from 9. Yes,
there’s the boy who I fought for the backpack. I’ve run
through my fingers, only one more dead tribute to go. Is it
Peeta? No, there’s the girl from District 10. That’s it. The
Capitol seal is back with a final musical flourish. Then
darkness and the sounds of the forest resume.
I’m relieved Peeta’s alive. I tell myself again that if I get
This is what I tell myself to explain the conflicting emotions
an edge by professing22 his love for me in the interview. The
come face-to-face at any moment in this arena.
recap vt. 扼要重述
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1 arena | |
n.竞技场,运动场所;竞争场所,舞台 | |
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2 twilight | |
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期 | |
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3 concealment | |
n.隐藏, 掩盖,隐瞒 | |
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4 muffles | |
v.压抑,捂住( muffle的第三人称单数 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己) | |
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5 crackers | |
adj.精神错乱的,癫狂的n.爆竹( cracker的名词复数 );薄脆饼干;(认为)十分愉快的事;迷人的姑娘 | |
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6 hoot | |
n.鸟叫声,汽车的喇叭声; v.使汽车鸣喇叭 | |
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7 predators | |
n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 );奴役他人者(尤指在财务或性关系方面) | |
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8 cornucopia | |
n.象征丰收的羊角 | |
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9 itching | |
adj.贪得的,痒的,渴望的v.发痒( itch的现在分词 ) | |
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10 snares | |
n.陷阱( snare的名词复数 );圈套;诱人遭受失败(丢脸、损失等)的东西;诱惑物v.用罗网捕捉,诱陷,陷害( snare的第三人称单数 ) | |
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11 risky | |
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12 willow | |
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n.树丛,草丛;vi.用沉重的脚步行走 | |
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14 willows | |
n.柳树( willow的名词复数 );柳木 | |
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15 hood | |
n.头巾,兜帽,覆盖;v.罩上,以头巾覆盖 | |
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16 invaluable | |
adj.无价的,非常宝贵的,极为贵重的 | |
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17 anthem | |
n.圣歌,赞美诗,颂歌 | |
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18 coverage | |
n.报导,保险范围,保险额,范围,覆盖 | |
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19 killing | |
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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adj.拘泥形式的,一本正经的;n.循规蹈矩,整洁;adv.循规蹈矩地,整洁地 | |
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21 gratitude | |
adj.感激,感谢 | |
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22 professing | |
声称( profess的现在分词 ); 宣称; 公开表明; 信奉 | |
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23 dread | |
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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