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MythreegirlsandIalllovetoread.ImeanLOVEit!Wealsoliketodiscussbookswereadtogether.Itisalwaysajoytocomeacrossabookorseriesthatengages①allofusandendswithlongconversationswealllearnfrom.WhileIdonotfeelthesebooksareageappropriate②formy8yearsold,evenwithanadvanced③readinglevel,itisformy13and17yearsold.AfterTheGoldenCompass,theybothfoughtoverwhowouldgettoreadTheSubtleKnifefirst.Basedon④someofthereviews,muchofthisseriesseemstopersonallyoffend⑤anyonewhoisChristian.Itseemslikeanythingthatisthreatening⑥theirbeliefsisdangerousandnegative.However,Ithinkitisagoodthingtohaveyourbeliefschallenged;itmakesyouuseyourminds,questionthings,andcreatethoughts!Iwouldmuchratherhavemygirlsreadsomethingtheydidn'tagreewithandfounddistasteful⑦thanhavetheirrighttoreadwhattheywantedtodeny⑧.Iamgratefulforthefreedomtheyexperienceinourcountryandtheopportunitiestheyareaffordedbecauseofit—opportunitiestoreadsomethinglikethesebooksthatwillmakethemusetheirminds,forexample!Itcomesdowntothis:Ifyouaresomeonewholikestoread,likestobeentertained,likestouseyourimagination,andlikestothinkforyourselfratherthanallowingsomeoneelsetothinkforyou,youwillfindvalueinthisseries![多积词汇]①engagevt.吸引住；雇用；与(某人)交战②appropriateadj.恰当的，合适的③advancedadj.先进的；高级的④basedon以……为基础⑤offendvt.冒犯，得罪；违反⑥threateningadj.威胁的；恐吓的⑦distastefuladj.使人不愉快的，令人反感的，讨厌的⑧denyv.否认；拒绝SectionⅠIntroduction&Reading—PrereadingTheCatThatVanished①Willwasstupefied②withexhaustion③，andhemighthavegone④ontothenorth,orhemighthavelaid⑤hisheadonthegrassunderoneofthosetreesandslept;butashestoodtryingtoclear⑥hishead⑦，hesawacat.①vanish/'vænIʃ/v.消失②stupefied/'stjuːpIˌfaId/adj.神志不清的，昏昏沉沉的③exhaustion/Iɡ'zɔːstʃn/n.疲惫，精疲力竭④mighthavedone表示对发生在过去的动作或过去存在的状态的推测，意为“本来可以做……”。⑤layv．(laid,laid,laying)放置，搁⑥clearv．使……清晰/明了⑦tryingtoclearhishead作伴随状语。[原文呈现][读文清障]⑧tabby/'tæbi/n.斑猫⑨pad/pæd/v.(有规律地)悄悄行走⑩whereWillwasstanding是非限制性定语从句。⑪putdown放下⑫holdout伸出⑬comeupto朝……走过来⑭rub/rʌb/v.蹭，摩擦⑮against是介词，表示“靠着……”或“贴在……上”。⑯knuckle/'nʌkl/n.指节，掌指关节⑰behave/bI'heIv/v.表现，举动⑱longing/'lɒŋIŋ/n.渴望⑲such...that“如此……以至于”，引导结果状语从句。⑳scald/skɔːld/v.热泪盈眶Shewasatabby⑧，likeMoxie.Shepadded⑨outofagardenontheOxfordsideoftheroad,whereWillwasstanding⑩.Willputdown⑪hisshoppingbagandheldout⑫hishand,andthecatcameupto⑬rub⑭herheadagainst⑮hisknuckles⑯，justasMoxiedid.Ofcourse,everycatbehaved⑰likethat,butallthesameWillfeltsuchalonging⑱toturnforhomethat⑲tearsscalded⑳hiseyes.[原文呈现][读文清障]消失的猫[第1～2段译文]威尔累得脑子都木了，他本可以继续向北走，也有可能在某棵树下头枕草地昏昏睡去；但是，正当他站在那儿，尽力让头脑清醒些的时候，他看见了一只猫。那是一只母斑猫，就像(威尔家的)莫克西一样。它轻轻地走出靠着牛津一侧街道上的一个花园，威尔正站在街边。威尔放下购物袋，伸出手，那只猫跑过来用头在他的指关节上磨蹭，正如莫克西所做的那样。当然，所有的猫都是那样的。尽管如此，威尔还是渴望回家，以至于他热泪盈眶。○21turnaway走开○22patrol/pə'trəʊl/v.巡逻，巡查○23bush/bʊʃ/n.灌木，矮树○24hornbeam/'hɔːnbiːm/n.角树，[植]鹅耳枥○25现在分词watching作伴随状语。Eventuallythiscatturnedaway○21.Thiswasnight,andtherewasaterritorytopatrol○22，thereweremicetohunt.Shepaddedacrosstheroadandtowardsthebushes○23justbeyondthehornbeam○24trees,andthereshestopped.Will,stillwatching○25，sawthecatbehavecuriously.[原文呈现][读文清障]Shereachedoutapaw○26topat○27somethingintheairinfrontofher,somethingquiteinvisible○28toWill.Thensheleapt○29backwards○30，backarched○31andfuronend○32，tail○33heldoutstiffly○34.○26paw/pɔː/n.爪子○27pat/pæt/v.轻拍，轻打○28invisible/In'vIzəbl/adj.看不见的○29leapv．跳，跳跃(leapt/leaped，leapt/leaped)○30backwardsadv.向后○31arch/ɑːtʃ/v.拱起，成弓形○32onend直立地；竖着○33tail/teIl/n.尾巴○34stiffly/'stIfli/adv.僵硬地，不灵活地[原文呈现][读文清障]Willknewcatbehaviour.Hewatchedmorealertly○35asthecatapproached○36thespotagain,justanemptypatch○37ofgrassbetweenthehornbeamsandthebushesofagardenhedge○38，andpattedtheaironcemore.○35alertly/ə'lɜːtli/adv.警觉地，警惕地○36approachvt.接近，靠近○37patch/pætʃ/n.(与周围部分不同的)小块，斑○38hedge/hedʒ/n.灌木(或小树)树篱[原文呈现][读文清障][第3～5段译文]最终，这只猫转身跑开了。正值夜晚，它还要巡视自己的领地，捕捉老鼠。它轻轻地穿过马路，朝着角树林另一边的灌木丛走去，然后在那儿停了下来。威尔继续盯着它，看到猫行为怪异。它伸出爪子去拍打它面前空气中的某种东西，某种威尔完全看不见的东西。然后它向后一跃，脊背拱起，毛发竖立，尾巴僵直地伸着。威尔了解猫的习性。他更加警觉地看着，只见那只猫再次靠近那个地方——角树与花园树篱的灌木丛之间的一块空草地，又拍打了一下那里的空气。Againsheleaptback,butlessfarandwithlessalarm○39thistime.Afteranotherfewsecondsofsniffing○40，touching,whiskertwitching○41，curiosity○42overcame○43wariness○44.Thecatsteppedforward,andvanished.○39alarm/ə'lɑːm/n.惊慌，恐慌○40sniff/snIf/v.(以鼻)吸气，嗅，闻○41whisker/'wIskə/n.(猫的)胡须，触须twitch/twItʃ/v.抽动，颤动○42curiosityn．好奇心○43overcome/ˌəʊvə'kʌm/v.克服，战胜○44wariness/'weərInəs/n.谨慎，小心[原文呈现][读文清障]Willblinked○45.Thenhestoodstill○46，closetothetrunkofthenearesttree,asatruckcameroundthecircleandsweptitslightsover○47him○48.Whenithadgonepasthecrossedtheroad,keepinghiseyeson○49thespot○50wherethecathadbeeninvestigating○51.Itwasn’teasy,becausetherewasnothingtofixon○52，butwhenhecametotheplaceandcastabout○53tolookclosely,hesawit.○45blink/blInk/v.眨眼睛○46stilladj.静止的○47sweepover向……扩展○48asatruck...是时间状语从句。○49keepone’seyeson注视，盯着看○50wherethecat...是定语从句，修饰thespot。○51investigatev．审查，调查，打量○52fixon注视，凝视○53castabout寻找，搜索，想办法[原文呈现][读文清障][第6～8段译文]它再次向后一跃，但这次跳得没有那么远，也没有那么害怕了。又是几秒钟的嗅来嗅去、爪子触碰、胡须抽动，终于好奇心战胜了警惕性。那只猫向前一迈，然后就消失了。威尔眨了眨眼睛。然后他站着不动，紧靠离他最近的一棵树的树干，这时一辆卡车转弯驶过来，车灯照到他的身上。卡车开过去后，他穿过马路，眼睛盯着那只猫一直在打量的地方。这并不容易，因为他无法把目光集中在某件东西上。但是当他靠近那个地方并仔细观察时，他看到了它。○54atleast至少atmost至多○55Itlookedasif...看上去似乎……○56edge/edʒ/