Clifford's Pals

Clifford's Pals by Norman Bridwell

《大红狗克利福德的朋友们》 作者：诺曼·伯德韦尔

Hello, this is my dog Clifford. I ride him to school every school day.

大家好，这是我的狗狗克利福德。 每个上学日我都骑他去学校。

Clifford usually waits for me in the school yard. One day, he got tired of hanging around. So he went off to play with his pals.

克利福德通常都在校园里等我。 有一天，他待腻了不想再闲逛。 于是就跑去找小伙伴们玩了。

The other dogs were Susie, Lenny, Basker, Flip, and a big dog named Nero. Nero led them.

其他狗狗分别是苏西、莱尼、巴斯克、弗利普，还有一只叫尼禄的大狗狗。 尼禄是他们的领头。

He led them to a construction site. There were a lot of men and machines there. Clifford knew it was a dangerous place to play, but he didn't want to look like a coward. Some workers were knocking down old walls with a big steel ball. Clifford thought the ball would be fun to play with.

他把大家带到了一处建筑工地。 那里有好多工人和机器。 克利福德知道在这里玩很危险，可他不想显得自己是个胆小鬼。 几个工人正用大钢球拆除旧墙。 克利福德觉得那个钢球玩起来肯定很有意思。

The men didn't think it was fun. Clifford and his pals ran off fast. Just as Flip was running under a scaffold, a can of red paint spilled. The painter yelled, Watch out, little dog!

工人们可不觉得这有意思。 克利福德和小伙伴们赶紧飞快地跑开了。 就在弗利普跑到脚手架下方时，一桶红油漆泼了下来。 油漆工大喊：“小心啊，小狗狗！”