A: Your repair kit should have some sandpaper.
B: Here it is. I’ll roughen the area around the hole, so the patch will stick.
A: Great. Put some glue on the tire, some on the patch, and press it down tightly for a minute or so.
B: Before we put the tire back on, we’ll pump it up, to check for other punctures.
A: 你的修理工具組裡面應該有砂紙吧。
B: 在這邊，我先來把破洞附近的地方磨粗，這樣貼布才能黏得牢。
A: 太好了。現在先塗一點膠到內胎上，再塗一點到貼布上，然後兩邊壓緊一分鐘左右。
B: 把內胎裝回去之前，我們要先來打氣，看看還有沒有別的破洞。
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