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Her aunt's figure threw an enormous shadow. It was an illusion，of course. If Snow stood up, she knew her aunt would appear a normal size. She wondered what the woman was doing. Now the answer was becoming clear. She saw hesitation on her aunt's face and an inner struggle. She knew her aunt did not like her, but she had brought wolf meat for them, after all. Her uncle turned over and she knew he was awake. She heard him whisper: 'What the hell are you doing? There was no reply. Snow wished he had not woken up. Because he had woken up, she had lost her uncle forever. She heard him say he didn,t want her to suffer. Well, at least he remembered she was his niece, Snow thought. She wondered why it had not occurred to them that she might be awake. She suddenly felt a rope around her neck. The children held one end, her uncle the other.They were holding their breath, ready to pull hard if she woke up.（Page 92)

舅母的身影很高大，雪羽儿知道是自己睡倒的缘由。要是她站起来舅母也不过是平常的身坯。她想，舅母为啥这样做呢？但答案明摆着。舅母的脸上写着犹豫，她定然也在斗争着自己。她知道舅母不喜欢她，但舅母毕竟是舅母，何况她是给她家送狼肉来的。听得舅舅翻了个身，她知道舅舅醒着。听得舅舅悄声问，你真胡来？舅母没答话。舅舅就啥话也不说了。雪羽儿想，要是舅舅没醒来多好，他没醒，自己还有舅舅；他一醒，这一生她就再也没舅舅了。听得舅舅又说，不要叫丫头受疼。雪羽儿想，他总算还记得自己是外甥女儿。又想，他们为啥不想想自己睡没睡着？忽然，她发现不知何时，自家脖子里已多了道绳子，一端在舅舅手里，另一端在三个娃儿手里。他们屏了息，他们时刻准备着。要是一见她醒来，他们定然会用力的。(西夏咒160页）

~Xuemo, translated by Nicky Harman.

Golden Sentences:

Snow wished he had not woken up. Because he had woken up, she had lost her uncle forever.

雪羽儿想，要是舅舅没醒来多好，他没醒，自己还有舅舅；他一醒，这一生她就再也没舅舅了。

Words:

wake /weɪk/  waking,waked,woken,wakes

1.

V-T/V-I When you wake or when someone or something wakes you, you become conscious again after being asleep. 醒来; 唤醒

例：

It was cold and dark when I woke at 6:30.

我6点30分醒来时，天又冷又黑。

woke /wəʊk/

1.

Woke is the past tense of . (wake)的过去式

woken /ˈwəʊkən/

1.

Woken is the past participle of . (wake)的过去分词

awake /əˈweɪk/ 

1.

ADJ Someone who is awake is not sleeping. 醒着的

例：

I don't stay awake at night worrying about that.

我才不会彻夜不眠为那事儿担心呢。

threw /θruː/

1.

Threw is the past tense of . (throw)的过去式

Throw a shadow: 投下阴影

enormous /ɪˈnɔːməs/

1.

ADJ Something that is enormous is extremely large in size or amount. 巨大的

例：

The main bedroom is enormous.

主卧室大极了。