SpIit the Wind
The sky was dark by the time they got to the rise.The wind was cool,almost cold.
"Whoa,"said SlimDusty slowed to a halt
"They're camped down there,"Slim said in a low voice."In that patch of trees."
Jack saw a campfire at the bottom of the slope.He saw the horses gathered in a dark clump.One let out aloud whinny.
"Hear that?"said Slim."The mare.She senses Sunset is nearby."
1. split
- 释义：v. 劈开；分裂；分开；（使）裂开；分担，分享；n. 裂缝；分裂；（尤指钱的）分摊
- 例句：He tried to split the wood with an axe.（他试图用斧头劈开木头。）The party is facing a split.（这个政党正面临分裂。）
2. rise
- 释义：v. 上升；升起；起身；上涨；增强；n. 上升；增加；加薪；斜坡
- 例句：The sun rises in the east.（太阳从东方升起。）There has been a rise in the number of students.（学生人数有所增加。）
3. almost
- 释义：adv. 几乎；差不多
- 例句：It's almost time to go.（差不多该走了。）
4. slowed
- 释义：v. （slow的过去式和过去分词）（使）放慢速度；减缓；变慢
- 例句：The car slowed down as it approached the crossroads.（汽车在接近十字路口时放慢了速度。）
5. halt
- 释义：v. （使）停止；（使）立定；阻止；n. 停止；立定；休息
- 例句：The soldiers halted at the commander's order.（士兵们听令停止前进。）The car came to a halt just in time.（汽车及时停了下来。）
6. camped
- 释义：v. （camp的过去式和过去分词）露营；扎营；（尤指为社交目的）聚集
- 例句：We camped by the lake last weekend.（上周末我们在湖边露营。）
7. low voice
- 释义：低声；小声
- 例句：He spoke in a low voice so as not to wake the baby.（他小声说话以免吵醒婴儿。）
8. patch
- 释义：n. 补丁；小块土地；眼罩；vt. 修补；拼凑；解决（分歧等）
- 例句：There is a patch on the elbow of his jacket.（他夹克的肘部有一块补丁。）She patched the hole in the jeans.（她缝补了牛仔裤上的洞。）
9. campfire
- 释义：n. 营火；篝火
- 例句：They sat around the campfire, singing and telling stories.（他们围坐在篝火旁，唱歌讲故事。）
10. bottom
- 释义：n. 底部；末尾；臀部；adj. 底部的；最后的；vt. 给……装上底；查明真相
- 例句：There are some pebbles at the bottom of the river.（河底有一些鹅卵石。）The bottom line is that we need more money.（关键是我们需要更多资金。）
11. slop
- 释义：v. （使）溢出；溅出；（液体）晃荡；n. 泔水；（倒掉的）剩饭菜；泥浆
- 例句：Be careful not to slop the coffee.（小心别把咖啡溅出来。）The pig ate the slop.（猪吃了泔水。）
12. horses
- 释义：n. 马（horse的复数形式）
- 例句：There are many horses in the stable.（马厩里有很多匹马。）
13. gathered
- 释义：v. （gather的过去式和过去分词）聚集；集合；收集；采集；认为
- 例句：The crowd gathered to watch the parade.（人群聚集起来观看游行。）She gathered some flowers from the garden.（她从花园里采了一些花。）
14. clump
- 释义：n. 丛；簇；群；块；v. （使）聚集；（使）结块；用沉重的脚步行走
- 例句：There is a clump of trees near the house.（房子附近有一丛树。）The children clumped down the stairs.（孩子们脚步沉重地走下楼梯。）
15. whinny
- 释义：v. （马）嘶鸣；n. 马嘶声
- 例句：The horse whinnied when it saw its owner.（马看到主人时嘶鸣起来。）
16. mare
- 释义：n. 母马；母驴
- 例句：The mare gave birth to a foal.（这匹母马生了一匹小马驹。）
17. senses
- 释义：n. 感觉；感官；意识；理智（sense的复数形式）；v. 感觉到；意识到（sense的第三人称单数形式）
- 例句：We have five senses.（我们有五种感官。）She sensed that something was wrong.（她感觉到有些不对劲。）
18. nearby
- 释义：adj. 附近的；adv. 在附近
- 例句：There is a supermarket nearby.（附近有一家超市。）We went to a nearby park.（我们去了附近的一个公园。）
The mare whinnied again.
"Sounds like she's tied to a tree,"said Slim."I think the rest of the herd are loose."
"What's our plan?"whispered Jack
"Smiley,you stay here and guard Sunset,"said Slim."Right,"said Annie.
"Shorty,you and I ride down near their camp,"said Slim."You keep Dusty quiet while I cut the mare loose."How do you keep a horse quiet?wondered Jack.
"Once the mare's loose,she'll break for Sunset,"said Slim."Then you and Sunset take off,Smiley."
"Got it,"said Annie.
1. mare：名词，意为“母马；母驴”。例句：The mare gave birth to a beautiful foal.（这匹母马生下了一匹漂亮的小马驹。）
2. whinny：既可用作名词，意为“马嘶声”；也可用作动词，意为“（马）嘶鸣”。例句（动词）：The horse whinnied loudly when it saw its owner.（马看到主人时大声嘶鸣。）
3. tie：作动词时，有“系；绑；捆”等意思；作名词时，意为“领带；绳子；关系”等。例句（动词）：Tie the horse to the tree so it won't run away.（把马拴在树上，这样它就不会跑了。）
4. herd：作名词时，指“兽群；牧群”；作动词时，意为“使集中在一起；放牧”。例句（名词）：A herd of cows was grazing in the field.（一群奶牛在田野里吃草。）
5. loose：作形容词时，意思是“松的；宽松的；不牢固的”；作动词时，有“释放；松开”等含义。例句（形容词）：The rope was loose and the horse could easily get away.（绳子很松，马很容易就挣脱了。）
6. smiley：名词，指“笑脸；笑脸符号”，也可作形容词表示“微笑的；表示开心的”。例句（名词）：She sent me a text with a smiley at the end.（她给我发了一条短信，结尾有个笑脸符号。）
7. guard：作动词时，意为“保卫；守卫；看守”；作名词时，意思是“警卫；守卫；看守”。例句（动词）：The dog was trained to guard the house.（这条狗被训练来守卫房子。）
8. camp：作名词时，意为“营地；露营地”；作动词时，意思是“露营；扎营”。例句（名词）：We set up camp by the river.（我们在河边搭起了营地。）
9. cut：作动词时，有“切；割；砍；剪”等多种意思；作名词时，意为“伤口；切口；削减”等。例句（动词）：Please cut the apple into pieces.（请把苹果切成块。）
"Then we'll split the wind,"said Slim What's that mean?wondered Jack."Till we get to Blue Canyon,"said Slim Where 's that?wondered Jack.
"All set?Any questions?"asked Slim."Nope,"said Annie cheerfully.Yup,about a million,thought Jack.
“Okay,pardners,"said Slim.“See ya soon,Smiley.Come on,Shorty."
"Have fun,"said Annie.
Fun?thought Jack.Is she nuts?Our lives are at stake.
Slim snapped his reins.Dusty started down the rise.Their way was lit by a nearly full moon and a millionstars.
1. split
- 释义：
- 动词：劈开；分裂；分开；分担；（使）裂开 。过去式和过去分词为split。
- 名词：裂缝；分裂；分歧；劈叉 。
- 例句：
- 动词：He used an axe to split the wood.（他用斧头劈开木头。）
- 名词：There is a split in the tabletop.（桌面上有一道裂缝。）
2. canyon
- 释义：名词，峡谷。
- 例句：The Grand Canyon is one of the most famous natural wonders in the world.（大峡谷是世界上最著名的自然奇观之一。）
3. cheerfully
- 释义：副词，欢快地；高高兴兴地；兴高采烈地。
- 例句：She greeted us cheerfully.（她欢快地和我们打招呼。）
4. million
- 释义：
- 名词：百万；无数 。
- 形容词：百万的；无数的 。
- 例句：
- 名词：He made millions in the stock market.（他在股票市场赚了数百万。）
- 形容词：There are millions of stars in the sky.（天空中有无数的星星。）
5. partners
- 释义：名词，意为“伙伴；合伙人；搭档；配偶” ，是partner的复数形式。
- 例句：My business partners and I are working on a new project.（我和我的商业伙伴正在做一个新项目。）
6. nuts
- 释义：
- 形容词：疯狂的；古怪的；坚果般的 。
- 名词：坚果；螺母（nut的复数形式） 。
- 例句：
- 形容词：You're nuts to go out in this weather.（这种天气你出去简直是疯了。）
- 名词：I bought some nuts for the party.（我为聚会买了一些坚果。）
7. stake
- 释义：
- 名词：桩；赌注；股份；利害关系 。
- 动词：用桩支撑；以…打赌；资助 。过去式和过去分词为staked。
- 例句：
- 名词：He put all his money at stake in the business venture.（他把所有的钱都押在这个商业冒险上。）
- 动词：They staked the young tree to keep it upright.（他们用桩支撑住小树，让它保持直立。）
8. snapped
- 释义：动词snap的过去式和过去分词形式。意为“突然折断；（使）啪地断裂；厉声说；抢购；拍照” 。
- 例句：The branch snapped under the weight of the snow.（树枝在雪的重压下突然折断了。）She snapped at me when I asked her a question.（我问她问题时，她厉声回答我。）
9. reins
- 释义：名词，缰绳；控制手段 ，是rein的复数形式。
- 例句：He pulled on the reins to stop the horse.（他拉紧缰绳让马停下来。）
10. lit
- 释义：动词light的过去式和过去分词形式，意为“点燃；照亮；使发光” 。也可作形容词，意为“燃烧着的；照亮的” 。
- 例句：
- 动词：She lit a candle when the power went out.（停电时她点燃了一支蜡烛。）
- 形容词：The lit candles made the room look cozy.（点燃的蜡烛使房间看起来很温馨。）
11. millionstars
- 这个词可能是组合错误，正确表达或许是“millions of stars”，意为“数百万颗星星” 。例如：On a clear night, you can see millions of stars in the sky.（在晴朗的夜晚，你能看到天空中有数百万颗星星。）
Maybe now I can ask Slim some questions,thought Jack.
But just then voices came from the rustlers' camp.They were mean voices,followed by mean laughter.
A chill went through Jack
Dusty halted.
"This is far enough,"whispered Slim.He slipped off of Dusty.
“Keep him here,"Slim whispered to Jack,"and keep him quiet."
"Wait—"whispered Jack.He needed more information.
But Slim was gone.
Jack gripped the reins and held his breath.He hoped Dusty wouldn't do anything.
For a moment Dusty was still.But then he snorted and began walking
Oh,no!thought Jack.He tried to think of the rules on how to treat a horse.
He remembered:a soft hand,a firm voice.He patted Dusty softly.
1. rustlers' camp
- 释义：盗马贼（偷牲畜者）的营地。“rustler”指偷牲畜（尤指牛、马）的人，“camp”表示营地。
- 例句：The sheriff was on his way to raid the rustlers' camp.（警长正要去突袭盗马贼的营地。）
2. mean
- 释义：
- 动词：表示……的意思；意味着；打算；导致。过去式和过去分词为meant。
- 形容词：吝啬的；刻薄的；平均的。
- 例句：
- 动词：What does this word mean?（这个词是什么意思？） I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.（我不是故意要伤害你的感情。）
- 形容词：Don't be so mean to your little brother.（别对你弟弟这么刻薄。）
3. chill
- 释义：
- 名词：寒冷；寒意；着凉。
- 动词：使变冷；使感到寒冷；放松。过去式和过去分词为chilled。
- 形容词：寒冷的；冷漠的。
- 例句：
- 名词：There's a chill in the air this morning.（今天早上空气中有一丝寒意。）
- 动词：The cold wind chilled me to the bone.（寒风刺骨。） Let's just chill at home tonight.（今晚咱们就在家放松放松吧。）
- 形容词：His chill response made me feel unwelcome.（他冷漠的回应让我觉得不受欢迎。）
4. halted
- 释义：动词halt的过去式和过去分词，意为（使）停止；（使）立定。
- 例句：The driver halted the car just in time to avoid hitting the dog.（司机及时停住车，避免撞到那只狗。） The project was halted due to lack of funds.（由于缺乏资金，这个项目被叫停了。）
5. slipped
- 释义：动词slip的过去式和过去分词，意为滑倒；滑落；溜走；悄悄塞。
- 例句：She slipped on the wet floor and hurt her ankle.（她在湿地板上滑倒，伤到了脚踝。） He slipped out of the room without anyone noticing.（他趁没人注意，悄悄溜出了房间。）
6. information
- 释义：名词，信息；资料；情报。
- 例句：I need some information about this new product.（我需要一些关于这个新产品的信息。） The police are collecting information about the crime.（警方正在收集有关这起犯罪的情报。）
7. gripped
- 释义：动词grip的过去式和过去分词，意为紧握；夹紧；吸引；使感兴趣。
- 例句：She gripped the railing tightly when she walked down the steep stairs.（她下陡峭的楼梯时紧紧抓住栏杆。） The story gripped the audience from the beginning.（这个故事从一开始就吸引了观众。）
8. reins
- 释义：名词，缰绳；控制手段（rein的复数形式）。
- 例句：The rider pulled on the reins to slow down the horse.（骑手拉紧缰绳让马慢下来。） The government needs to tighten the reins on inflation.（政府需要加强对通货膨胀的控制。）
9. held
- 释义：动词hold的过去式和过去分词，意为拿着；握住；持有；举行；保持。
- 例句：He held the book in his hand.（他手里拿着那本书。） The company held a meeting yesterday.（公司昨天举行了一场会议。）
10. snorted
- 释义：动词snort的过去式和过去分词，意为（马等）喷鼻息；哼着鼻子说；轻蔑地哼。
- 例句：The horse snorted when it saw the strange object.（马看到那个奇怪的东西时喷了喷鼻息。） “I don't believe it,” he snorted.（“我才不信呢，”他哼着鼻子说。）
11. firm
- 释义：
- 形容词：坚定的；牢固的；结实的。
- 名词：公司；商行。
- 动词：使坚定；使牢固。过去式和过去分词为firmed。
- 例句：
- 形容词：He has a firm belief in his ability.（他对自己的能力有坚定的信念。） Make sure the table legs are firm.（确保桌腿牢固。）
- 名词：He works for a big law firm.（他在一家大型律师事务所工作。）
- 动词：Exercise can help firm your muscles.（锻炼可以帮助你紧实肌肉。）
12. patted
- 释义：动词pat的过去式和过去分词，意为轻拍；抚摸。
- 例句：She patted the dog gently on the head.（她轻轻拍了拍狗的头。） He patted me on the back to encourage me.（他拍了拍我的背鼓励我。）
"Whoa!"he said firmly.To his surprise,Dusty froze and was quiet.
Jack remembered another rule:a sunny attitude.He patted Dusty again."Don't worry,"he whispered"Everything's going to be fine."
Just then a loud whinny came from the herd of mustangs.They began moving up the moonlit slope.
"Hey!The horses!"a rustler shouted.
A gun went off.Jack ducked.
“Come on,Shorty!"came Slim's voice.Jack looked up.Slim was riding the mare!
Jack was shocked.He had thought that Slim was coming back to ride Dusty.
1. firmly：adv. 坚定地；稳固地。例句：He held the rope firmly to keep from falling.（他紧紧地抓住绳子以免摔倒。）
2. surprise：n. 惊喜；惊讶；v. 使惊讶。例句：The gift was a big surprise for her.（这个礼物让她大为惊喜。）；His sudden appearance surprised us all.（他的突然出现让我们都很惊讶。）
3. froze：v. （freeze的过去式）冻结；结冰；冻僵。例句：The water froze in the cold night.（水在寒冷的夜晚结冰了。）
4. rule：n. 规则；规章；v. 统治；管理。例句：We must follow the rules of the game.（我们必须遵守游戏规则。）；The king ruled the country for many years.（国王统治这个国家很多年。）
5. sunny：adj. 阳光充足的；晴朗的。例句：It's a sunny day today. Let's go for a picnic.（今天天气晴朗，我们去野餐吧。）
6. attitude：n. 态度；看法。例句：His positive attitude towards life inspires everyone around him.（他对生活的积极态度鼓舞着他周围的每个人。）
7. whinny：n. 马嘶声；v. （马）嘶鸣。例句：The horse gave a loud whinny.（马大声嘶鸣。）；The mare whinnied when it saw its owner.（母马看到主人时嘶鸣起来。）
8. herd：n. 兽群；牧群；v. 使集中在一起；放牧。例句：A herd of cows was grazing in the field.（一群奶牛在田野里吃草。）；The shepherd herded the sheep into the pen.（牧羊人把羊群赶进羊圈。）
9. mustangs：n. （mustang的复数形式）野马。例句：Mustangs run freely on the prairie.（野马在草原上自由奔跑。）
10. moonlit：adj. 月光照耀的。例句：They took a walk in the moonlit forest.（他们在月光照耀的森林里散步。）
11. slope：n. 斜坡；斜面；v. 倾斜。例句：The house is built on a slope.（房子建在一个斜坡上。）；The roof slopes sharply.（屋顶倾斜得很厉害。）
12. rustler：n. 偷牛（马）贼；活跃的人。例句：The rustler was caught by the police.（偷马贼被警察抓住了。）
13. ducked：v. （duck的过去式）低下头；躲避；潜入水中。例句：He ducked his head to avoid hitting it on the low ceiling.（他低下头以免撞到低矮的天花板。）
14. riding：n. 骑马；骑行；v. （ride的现在分词）骑；乘坐。例句：She loves riding.（她喜欢骑马。）；He is riding a bike on the road.（他正在路上骑自行车。）
15. mare：n. 母马；母驴。例句：The mare gave birth to a foal.（这匹母马生了一匹小马驹。）
16. shocked：adj. 震惊的；震撼的。例句：We were shocked by the news of his death.（我们对他去世的消息感到震惊。）
Instead,Slim rode right past him!As he got close to Annie,she took off on Sunset.
The mare galloped after Sunset.And the band of mustangs galloped after the mare.
Bang!Bang!
Jack snapped the reins."Go,Dusty!"he said.
Dusty leaped after the mustangs.Jack nearly fell off.He clutched the reins in one hand and the saddle horn in the other.
Bang!Bang!
1. instead：adv. 代替；反而；却
- 例句：I didn't have tea, instead, I had coffee.（我没喝茶，而是喝了咖啡。）
2. rode：v. （ride的过去式）骑（马、自行车等）；乘坐（交通工具）
- 例句：He rode his bike to school yesterday.（他昨天骑自行车去上学。）
3. galloped：v. （gallop的过去式）（马等）飞奔，疾驰；匆匆赶往
- 例句：The horse galloped across the field.（那匹马飞奔着穿过田野。）
4. band：n. 乐队；一伙；带；条纹；v. 用带绑扎；结合
- 例句：The band played a wonderful song.（乐队演奏了一首很棒的歌曲。）
- 例句：A band of robbers attacked the village.（一伙强盗袭击了这个村庄。）
5. mustangs：n. （mustang的复数）野马
- 例句：Mustangs are known for their wild and free - spirited nature.（野马以其狂野和自由奔放的天性而闻名。）
6. snapped：v. （snap的过去式）突然折断；啪地关上；厉声说；抓拍
- 例句：He snapped the stick in two.（他把棍子折成了两段。）
- 例句：“Leave me alone!” she snapped.（“别烦我！”她厉声说道。）
7. reins：n. 缰绳；v. 控制，驾驭（reins是rein的复数形式，作动词时常用单数）
- 例句：He pulled on the reins to stop the horse.（他拉紧缰绳让马停下来。）
8. leaped：v. （leap的过去式）跳；跳跃；突然做（某事）
- 例句：The dog leaped over the fence.（狗跳过了围栏。）
9. nearly：adv. 几乎；差不多
- 例句：It's nearly time to go.（差不多该走了。）
10. clutched：v. （clutch的过去式）抓紧；紧握；（因害怕等）突然抓住
- 例句：She clutched her bag tightly when she walked through the dark alley.（她走过黑暗的小巷时紧紧抓住她的包。）
11. saddle：n. 马鞍；（自行车等的）车座；v. 给（马）装鞍；使承担（责任等）
- 例句：He put the saddle on the horse.（他把马鞍放在马背上。）
- 例句：Don't saddle me with this problem.（别把这个问题推给我。）
12. horn：n. （牛、羊等的）角；号角；喇叭
- 例句：The bull lowered its horns and charged.（公牛低下头，用角冲撞过来。）
- 例句：The driver honked the horn.（司机按响了喇叭。）
The rustlers were on their horses now.They were getting closer.
"Hurry!"Jack cried.
Dusty cleared the rise in an awkward leap.Jackstarted to slip out of the saddle.He let go of the reins and tried to hold on to the saddle horn,but his weight pulledhim down.He closed his eyes as he fell to the ground.
Bang!Bang!
Oh,man,thought Jack,this is the end.
1. rustlers
- 释义：n. 偷牛（马）贼（rustler的复数形式）
- 例句：The sheriff was determined to catch the rustlers who had been stealing cattle from the ranch.（警长决心抓住那些一直在牧场偷牛的偷牛贼。）
2. cleared
- 释义：v. （clear的过去式和过去分词）越过；清除；使干净；批准等
- 例句：The horse cleared the fence easily.（这匹马轻松地越过了围栏。）
- 例句：They cleared the leaves from the yard.（他们把院子里的树叶清扫干净。）
3. rise
- 释义：n. 斜坡；上升；上涨；v. 上升；升起；起身；提高等
- 例句（作名词）：They climbed to the top of the rise and saw the valley below.（他们爬到斜坡顶上，看到了下面的山谷。）
- 例句（作动词）：The sun rises in the east.（太阳从东方升起。）
4. awkward
- 释义：adj. 笨拙的；令人尴尬的；难处理的
- 例句：He made an awkward attempt to dance.（他笨手笨脚地试着跳舞。）
- 例句：There was an awkward silence in the room.（房间里出现了一阵令人尴尬的沉默。）
5. leap
- 释义：n. 跳跃；飞跃；v. 跳跃；迅速移动；突然做（某事）
- 例句（作名词）：With a great leap, he reached the other side of the stream.（他猛地一跳，跳到了小溪的另一边。）
- 例句（作动词）：She leaped out of bed when she heard the alarm.（她听到闹钟声就从床上跳了起来。）
6. slip
- 释义：v. 滑倒；滑落；溜走；n. 滑倒；差错
- 例句（作动词）：Be careful not to slip on the wet floor.（小心别在湿地板上滑倒。）
- 例句（作动词）：He slipped out of the room without anyone noticing.（他趁没人注意，悄悄溜出了房间。）
- 例句（作名词）：One slip and you could fall.（滑一下你就可能摔倒。）
7. saddle
- 释义：n. 马鞍；（自行车等的）车座；v. 给（马）装鞍；使承担（责任等）
- 例句（作名词）：The rider adjusted his saddle before starting the race.（骑手在比赛开始前调整了他的马鞍。）
- 例句（作动词）：It's time to saddle the horse.（是时候给马装鞍了。）
8. reins
- 释义：n. 缰绳（rein的复数形式）；v. 控制，驾驭（作动词时常用单数形式rein）
- 例句（作名词）：The cowboy held the reins tightly to guide the horse.（牛仔紧紧握住缰绳来驾驭马。）
- 例句（作动词）：You need to rein in your temper.（你需要控制一下你的脾气。）
He opened his eyes.Dusty was looking at him.Jack scrambled up and tried to climb back into the saddle.It was hard without Slim's help.
As Jack struggled,he heard shouts from the rustlers.Their horses gave high-pitched neighs.
Jack looked back
A shimmering white figure was moving across the top of the rise!The rustlers' horses were panicking and backing away.
Jack didn't have time to think about what he was seeing.He knew it might be his only chance to escape.Using all his strength,he pulled himself into the saddle.
"Go,Dusty,go!"he shouted.
Dusty took off at full gallop over the prairie.Jack held on for dear life as they split the wind.
1. scrambled
- 释义：v. （scramble的过去式和过去分词）爬；攀登；仓促行动；匆忙完成
- 例句：The children scrambled up the hill to get a better view.（孩子们爬上小山以便看得更清楚。）
2. struggled
- 释义：v. （struggle的过去式和过去分词）奋斗；努力；挣扎；搏斗
- 例句：He struggled to lift the heavy box.（他费力地试图搬起那个沉重的箱子。）
3. high - pitched
- 释义：adj. 声调高的；尖厉的
- 例句：The little girl let out a high - pitched scream.（小女孩发出一声尖锐的尖叫。）
4. shimmering
- 释义：adj. 闪烁的；微微发亮的
- 例句：The lake was covered with shimmering ripples in the sunlight.（在阳光下，湖面泛起粼粼波光。）
5. figure
- 释义：n. 人物；数字；图形；v. 认为；估计；计算
- 例句（作名词）：A strange figure appeared in the distance.（远处出现了一个奇怪的身影。）
6. panicking
- 释义：v. （panic的现在分词）恐慌；惊慌失措
- 例句：People were panicking when the earthquake started.（地震发生时人们惊慌失措。）
7. escape
- 释义：v. 逃脱；逃离；避开；被遗忘；n. 逃脱；解脱
- 例句（作动词）：The prisoner tried to escape from the jail.（囚犯试图从监狱逃脱。）
- 例句（作名词）：His escape from danger made everyone relieved.（他脱离危险让大家松了一口气。 ）
8. strength
- 释义：n. 力量；力气；强度；长处
- 例句：He has the strength to lift that heavy box.（他有力量搬起那个沉重的箱子。）；One of his strengths is his ability to work under pressure.（他的长处之一是能在压力下工作。）
9. pulled
- 释义：v. （pull的过去式和过去分词）拉；拖；扯；拔
- 例句：He pulled the door open.（他拉开了门。）；She pulled a coin out of her pocket.（她从口袋里掏出一枚硬币。）
10. gallop
- 释义：v. （马等）飞奔，疾驰；匆匆赶往；n. （马的）飞奔，疾驰
- 例句（作动词）：The horse galloped across the field.（马在田野上飞奔。）；We galloped through our work to meet the deadline.（我们匆匆忙忙地赶工作以赶上截止日期。）
- 例句（作名词）：The horse went into a gallop.（马开始飞奔起来。）
11. prairie
- 释义：n. 大草原；牧场
- 例句：Vast prairies stretch as far as the eye can see.（广袤的大草原一望无际。）；Many wild animals live on the prairie.（许多野生动物生活在大草原上。）
12. dear
- 释义：adj. 亲爱的；昂贵的；珍贵的；int. 哎呀；n. 可爱的人；亲爱的人
- 例句（作形容词）：Dear Tom, I hope this letter finds you well.（亲爱的汤姆，希望你收到这封信时一切都好。）；This dress is too dear for me.（这条裙子对我来说太贵了。）
- 例句（作int.）：Dear! What a mess!（哎呀！真是一团糟！）
- 例句（作n.）：Come here, my dear.（过来，亲爱的。）
13. split
- 释义：v. 分开；分裂；劈开；分担；n. 分裂；裂缝；分担；adj. 分裂的
- 例句（作动词）：He split the wood with an axe.（他用斧头劈开木头。）；They split the cost of the meal.（他们分摊了饭钱。）
- 例句（作名词）：There is a split in the rock.（岩石上有一条裂缝。）
- 例句（作形容词）：The country was in a split state.（这个国家处于分裂状态。 ）
