Up and Down!

上上下下！

本篇适合：角色扮演

啊……张开嘴巴瞧瞧，小朋友们，你们有蛀牙吗？我们的朋友Hana一颗蛀牙都没有，不过她的弟弟Bada已经长了两颗蛀牙了！一天早上，妈妈终于找到Bada长蛀牙的原因了！

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I don’t have a single cavity. Do you want to see? Ahhh…But my brother Bada already has two cavities.

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Bada: I am all finished, Mom.

Mom: Are you really?

Bada: Yes!

single ['sɪŋgl] adj. 单一的

cavity ['kævətɪ] n. 蛀牙

finished ['fɪnɪʃt] adj. 完成的

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Mom: Let me see. Say, ahhh…

Bada: Ahhh…

Mom: Bada, did you brush your back teeth?

Bada: I brushed the front teeth.

Mom: Come on, go back to the bathroom. Let me brush your teeth.

Bada: Oh.

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Mom: Here is the toothpaste. Don’t squeeze too hard. Let’s get your back teeth. Brush up and down. Now, you try.

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Bada: Up and down, up and down.

Mom: There you go. Now, take some water and gargle.

Bada: Here. Am I done?

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Mom: Let’s see. Looks good to me. Next time, don’t forget to brush your back teeth. Okay?

Bada: Yes, ma’am.

toothpaste ['tuːθpeɪst] n. 牙膏

squeeze [skwiːz] v. 挤

hard [haːd] adv. 猛力地

gargle ['gaːgl] v. 漱口

continue [kən'tɪnjuː] v. 继续

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You see, Bada only brushes the front teeth. He will continue to have cavities. Come on Bada, keep brushing up and down, up and down!

1. take some water 喝点儿水

take有很多意思，在这里，它的意思是“吃，喝”。例如：She likes to take tea with her Grandma. 她喜欢和奶奶一起喝茶。

2. forget to do… 忘记做……

forget的意思是“忘记”，可是忘记也分两种哦！一种是忘记去做某件事，比如：我出门忘记关门了，结果我家的小猫跑出去了；还有一种是做过了某件事但是忘了，比如：我已经买了作业本，但是我忘了，于是我又买了一次。在这里的“forget to do…”表示“忘记去做……”；而表示“忘记做过……”则要用“forget doing…”。例如：

I forgot to tell her about it. 我忘记告诉她这件事了。

I forgot telling her about it. 我忘记我已把这事告诉过她了。

Tell Bada why.

这几天Bada又长了一颗蛀牙，他非常难受。来看看Bada哪里做错了吧！把你的答案告诉Bada，让他不要再这样了。

a. Bada only brushed his front teeth.

b. Bada ate a lot of candies before going to bed.

c. Bada went to bed late.

d. Bada didn’t brush his teeth before going to bed.

e. Bada took a lot of water.

Bada had a new cavity because

中文大意及答案请见第46页。