He clapped hold of me by the arm.

他一把抓住了我的手臂。

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The Prince clapped his hands, but the East Wind begged him to be quiet and to hold fast, as otherwise he might fall, and remain suspended from the top of a church-steeple.

王子拍拍他的手，但是东风叫他保持安静不要乱动，并吩咐他抓牢些，否则他会掉下去，而悬吊在教堂的尖塔上。

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