小学四年级英语阅读材料—狗狗Clifford之求职记

　　大家都喜欢聪明可爱的Clifford，可他的饭量太大，每周光给他买狗粮就是一笔不小的开销，Emily 的爸爸妈妈要把他送人。大红狗不想离开，他决心找份工作挣钱养活自己。他能办到么？本文适合小学四年级学生阅读。

　　1. Hi, I'm Emily. I love my dog Clifford a lot. But he eats a lot of food. And a lot of food costs a lot of money.

　　嗨!我是 Emily。我很爱我的狗狗 Clifford。但是他要吃很多狗粮，所以就要花很多钱。

　　2. Mum and Dad are very worried. "We will have to send Clifford away," they say. Clifford doesn't want to go away. He decides to get a job and pay for his own food.

　　妈妈和爸爸很发愁。“我们将不得不把 Clifford 送出去，”他们说。Clifford 不想离开，他决定要找份工作，自己挣钱买吃的。

　　3. We go to a farm. The farmer says Clifford can work for him. Clifford brings a wagon full of hay. He is doing well.

　　我们去了一个农场，农场主说 Clifford 可以为他工作。Clifford 拉了满满一车干草，他干得不错。

　　4. Then he sees a rat running to the barn. Clifford chases the rat.

　　然后，他看见一只老鼠朝谷仓跑去，他就去追赶老鼠。

　　5. Oh, Clifford is too big, he destroys the barn. The farmer is angry and asks Clifford to leave.

　　哦！Clifford 太大了，把谷仓都撑坏了。农场主一怒之下把 Clifford 赶走了。

　　6. We feel sad. Suddenly a car goes past us fast. And right behind it comes a police car. They are chasing robbers! Clifford runs fast and catches the robbers.

　　我们感到难过。突然一辆汽车从我们身边飞驰而过，后面紧跟着一辆警车，警察在追强盗！Clifford飞快地跑起来，抓住了强盗。

　　7. "Good job! You can work as a police dog," says the policeman. Clifford is happy.

　　警察说：“干得漂亮！你可以做我们的警犬。”Clifford好开心。

　　8. Now Clifford goes to work every day. They don't pay him money. But every week, they send Clifford a lot of dog food. So we can keep him.

　　现在 Clifford 每天去上班。警察并不付给他钱，但是每周他们会给 Clifford 送来很多狗粮。这样，我们可以养得起他了。

　　HelloKid专业学习导师：同学们，看完这则小故事后HelloKid专业学习导师想给大家留个问题：

　　Question: Why does Clifford want a job?