Her aunt's figure threw an enormous shadow. It was an illusion廉嚼，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)
舅母的身影很高大诬辈，雪羽兒知道是自己睡倒的緣由挟憔。要是她站起來舅母也不過是平常的身坯竣况。她想搭儒，舅母為啥這樣做呢占键？但答案明擺著蹲姐。舅母的臉上寫著猶豫磨取，她定然也在斗爭著自己。她知道舅母不喜歡她柴墩，但舅母畢竟是舅母忙厌，何況她是給她家送狼肉來的。聽得舅舅翻了個身江咳，她知道舅舅醒著逢净。聽得舅舅悄聲問，你真胡來歼指？舅母沒答話爹土。舅舅就啥話也不說了。雪羽兒想东臀，要是舅舅沒醒來多好着饥，他沒醒，自己還有舅舅惰赋；他一醒宰掉，這一生她就再也沒舅舅了。聽得舅舅又說赁濒，不要叫丫頭受疼轨奄。雪羽兒想，他總算還記得自己是外甥女兒拒炎。又想挪拟，他們?yōu)樯恫幌胂胱约核瘺]睡著？忽然击你，她發(fā)現(xiàn)不知何時(shí)玉组，自家脖子里已多了道繩子谎柄，一端在舅舅手里，另一端在三個娃兒手里惯雳。他們屏了息朝巫，他們時(shí)刻準(zhǔn)備著。要是一見她醒來石景，他們定然會用力的劈猿。(西夏咒160頁）
~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.
雪羽兒想，要是舅舅沒醒來多好潮孽，他沒醒揪荣，自己還有舅舅；他一醒往史，這一生她就再也沒舅舅了仗颈。
Words:
wake /we?k/? 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. 醒來; 喚醒
例：
It was cold and dark when I woke at 6:30.
我6點(diǎn)30分醒來時(shí)，天又冷又黑怠堪。
woke /w??k/
1.
Woke is the past tense of . (wake)的過去式
woken /?w??k?n/
1.
Woken is the past participle of . (wake)的過去分詞
awake /??we?k/?
1.
ADJ Someone who is awake is not sleeping. 醒著的
例：
I don't stay awake at night worrying about that.
我才不會徹夜不眠為那事兒擔(dān)心呢揽乱。
threw /θru?/
1.
Threw is the past tense of . (throw)的過去式
Throw a shadow: 投下陰影
enormous /??n??m?s/
1.
ADJ Something that is enormous is extremely large in size or amount. 巨大的
例：
The main bedroom is enormous.
主臥室大極了。
