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0Luna’s Red Balloon
00:00 One sunny day, a little fox Luna bought a shiny red balloon. She held it tight as she walked through the market.
这一天阳光明媚，小狐狸露娜买了一个闪亮的红气球。她紧紧地抓着气球，走在市场里。
00:08 Suddenly, the balloon slipped from her paw and floated into the sky. Luna ran to a tall bear selling honey.
突然，气球从她的小爪子（paw）里滑了出去，飘（float）向了天空。露娜赶紧跑去找卖蜂蜜的大熊。
00:16 “Excuse me,” she whispered softly, “can you help me? My balloon...”
“对不起，”她轻轻地低语（whisper），“你能帮我吗？我的气球...”
00:23 The bear didn’t look up and kept working. Luna’s ears drooped. “Maybe he doesn’t want to help me,” she thought, feeling small and unsure.
大熊头都没抬，继续忙着自己的事。露娜的耳朵垂（droop)了下来，心想：“也许他不想帮我。”她感到渺小和失落（unsure）。
00:33 She looked at the balloon drifting higher and higher. Luna’s heart raced. She clenched her paws and took a deep breath.
她看着气球越飘越高，露娜的心跳在加速（race）。她紧握（clench）住双爪，深吸了一口气。
00:41 This time, she said loudly and clearly, “Please! I need help to get my balloon!”
这一次，她大声而清晰（clearly）地说：“拜托！我需要帮忙拿回我的气球！”
00:48 The bear stopped and turned around, surprised. “Oh! I didn’t hear you before. Of course! Let’s get it!”
大熊突然停下了，转身一愣（surprised）：“哦！我之前没听到你说话。当然！我来帮你拿回气球！”
00:58 With a long stick, the bear saved the balloon. Luna held it close and smiled. “Thank you!”
大熊拿着一根长棍（stick）把气球救了下来。露娜紧紧地抱着气球，笑了：“谢谢你！”
01:04 The bear patted her head. “You’re welcome. I’m glad you spoke up!”
大熊轻轻拍了拍她的头：“不客气，我很高兴你能开口（spoke up）求助！”
01:10 From then on, Luna promised herself to always speak clearly, even if she felt shy. Don’t assume others won’t help—sometimes they just can’t hear you. Speak up with confidence!
从那以后，露娜决定无论多害羞（shy），都要清晰地说出自己的心声。不要以为别人不会帮忙，有时候他们只是没听到你说话。要充满信心（confidence）地开口！
单词表
- shiny /ˈʃaɪni/ 闪亮的
- held /hɛld/ 抓住
- slip /slɪp/ 滑落
- paw /pɔː/ 爪子
- float /fləʊt/ 漂浮
- honey /ˈhʌni/ 蜂蜜
- whisper /ˈwɪspə/ 低声说
- droop /druːp/ 下垂
- unsure /ʌnˈʃʊə/ 不确定的
- drift /drɪft/ 漂移
- race /reɪs/ 快速跳动
- clench /klɛntʃ/ 紧握
- breath /brɛθ/ 呼吸
- surprised /səˈpraɪzd/ 惊讶的
- stick /stɪk/ 棍子
- pat /pæt/ 拍
- spoke up /spəʊk ʌp/ 开口说话
- clearly /ˈklɪəli/ 清楚地
- shy /ʃaɪ/ 害羞的
- assume /əˈsjuːm/ 假设
- confidence /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/ 信心
