Clifford's Spring Clean Up

Clifford's Spring Cleanup by Norman Bridwell

《克利福德的春季大扫除》 作者：诺曼·伯德韦尔

Happy Spring! I'm Emily Elizabeth. At our house, it's time for spring cleaning again. Last year, the whole family worked hard. Even my big red dog Clifford.

春天快乐呀！我是艾米丽·伊丽莎白。 我们家又到了春季大扫除的时间啦。 去年全家都卖力大扫除来着。 就连我的大红狗克利福德也帮忙了哦。

My first job was to hang some rugs out to air. Clifford wanted to help.

我的第一个任务是把地毯挂出去通风。 克利福德也想来帮忙。

He took a rug outside and gave it a good shaking. I guess he shook it a little too hard. Mom said we might as well wax the living room floor as long as the rug was up.

他叼了一块地毯到外面，使劲抖了起来。 我猜他抖得稍微有点太用力啦。 妈妈说既然地毯都掀起来了，我们干脆给客厅地板打个蜡吧。

Mommy and Daddy started to move the furniture outside. When Clifford saw the couch, his eyes lit up. He used to curl up on it when he was a small puppy.

爸爸妈妈开始把家具搬到外面去。 克利福德看到沙发的时候，眼睛一下子亮了。 他还是小小狗的时候，总蜷在这张沙发上睡觉。

Crunch! He didn't fit on it anymore. Good thing the couch was so old. Daddy was going to get a new one anyway.

咔嚓！ 他现在再也塞不下这张沙发啦。 还好这张沙发已经很旧了。 反正爸爸本来就打算买个新沙发的。