Unit 67 Wearing Braces I  戴牙套（上）

Part 1 I Don't Want Braces! 我不想戴牙套！

Dialogue Script 1  对话原文 1

Mom: Tim! Are you ready for a big, big surprise?
Tim: I guess so. What is it?
Mom: It's something that you really need!
Tim: A new baseball glove?
Mom: No.
Tim: A cell phone?
Mom: No! You don't need a cell phone---you're too young for that.
Tim: OK, I give up, Mom.
Mom: You’re gonna get...braces!
Tim: Braces? Mom! Have you checked out a calendar lately?
Mom: Why?
Tim: I start high school in two weeks! High school! I can't have braces now!
Mom: Now is a good time for us to pay for them. They're expensive, you know.
Tim: I don't care if they're free! I don't want them.

讲解：

1. 对话中，为了庆祝Tim上高中，爸爸妈妈决定送给Tim一份礼物，为Tim准备了一个超大惊喜，会是什么呢？妈妈提示Tim说，是一件Tim现在很需要的东西。难道是棒球手套baseball glove吗？因为Tim现在正需要一个新的棒球手套。

2. 妈妈说不是，让他再猜，Tim又猜是不是一部手机呢？妈妈说，不是手机，Tim还太小，用不着手机。Tim实在是猜不到了，让妈妈快说吧。原来爸妈给他的礼物是牙套，braces，就是牙齿矫正器，因为经常是上下成对的，所以经常用复数。

3. Tim简直不敢相信自己的耳朵，难道妈妈最近没有查日历吗？Have you checked out a calendar lately? calendar是“日历”的意思。对话中这句话是用在有人做出就是时间上来说不合理的事情，所以才会这么反问。

4. 妈妈不明白，要查日历干什么？原来Tim还有两个礼拜就要上高中了，这可是高中啊，他怎么能现在就带牙套呢？可是妈妈说现在刚好有钱负担你的牙套，可要知道现在牙套很贵的。但是Tim才不管是很贵还是免费，反正他现在就是不愿意戴牙套去上学，这样会影响他的形象的。

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