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Clifford's hiccups
大红狗打嗝
故事简介：有一天，大红狗一直不停地打嗝，而且声音特别大。兽医说很快就会好的。可是，Clifford 还是打个不停。Mac 说他有办法止住 Clifford 打嗝，他到底有什么办法呢?
1. Emily gets up in the morning for breakfast. Hic-hic-HICCUP! What's that sound? Hic-hic-HICCUP! Clifford is having hiccups. Up pop the plates and cups. Up pops the orange juice -right onto Mr. Howard's head. "Maybe the vet can help Clifford," says Mrs Howard.
Emily 早上起来去吃早饭。嗝……嗝喽!什么声音?嗝……嗝喽!Clifford 接连打嗝。盘子、杯子弹了起来，橘子汁溅了出来，正好洒在 Howard 先生的头上。“也许兽医能治好Clifford，” Howard 太太说。
2. Dr. Dihn checks Clifford's breathing. Hic-hic-HICCUP! "Clifford just has the hiccups," Dr Dihn says. "Sooner or later, they will go away."
Dihn 医生查了查Clifford 的呼吸。嗝……嗝喽!“Clifford 就是打嗝，没别的毛病，” Dihn 医生说。“打嗝迟早会停止的。”
3. Outside the doctor's office, Clifford sees his friends T-Bone and Mac. Hic-hic-HICCUP! "I know how to make your hiccups go away," Mac says to Clifford. "Follow me."
在医生办公室外面，Clifford 看到了他的朋友 T-Bone 和 Mac。 嗝……嗝喽!“我知道怎么让你不再打嗝，” Mac 对 Clifford 说。“跟我来。”
4. They come to a kid's pool. "Close your eyes, hold your ears, then turn upside down, and drink!" says Mac.
他们来到一个幼儿泳池前。“闭上眼睛，攥住耳朵，躺在地上，把水喝掉!”Mac 说。
5. Clifford begins to drink. "Boo!" T-Bone jumps out of the pool! And Clifford's hiccups stop!
Clifford 开始喝了。“嘭!” T-Bone 从泳池里跳了出来，Clifford 的打嗝就停了!
6. "We did it!" says T-Bone and Mac. Hic-hic-HICCUP! "My hiccups didn't go away, but I feel good because you helped me so much," says Clifford.
“我们成功了!” T-Bone 和 Mac 说。嗝……嗝喽!“我的打嗝没停住，但是我感到高兴，因为你们如此努力地帮助了我，” Clifford 说。
7. Just then, Emily comes over and asks Clifford: "How are your hiccups?" Everyone listens. Then they listen some more. Clifford's hiccups are finally gone.
这时，Emily 走过来，问 Cliffod：“你的打嗝怎样了?”大家在听，接着再听。Clifford 终于不打嗝了。
生词大本营
hiccup 嗝，打嗝pop 弹(起)vet
兽医check 检查
breathing 呼吸follow 跟随gone 过去，离去
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