Part 2 At the Orthodontist's 在牙医诊所

Dialogue Script 1  对话原文 1

Doc: You have a lot of teeth inside a small mouth, Tim.
Tim: Lucky me.
Doc: We're going to need to pull four teeth. You have want we call "fangs" on the top and bottom.
Tim: I can't sit through a four-teeth-pulling session without passing out, doctor!
Doc: It's the only way you'll have enough room in there.
Tim: Will I feel any pain?
Doc: Not until you wake up. The anesthesia is going to put you fast asleep.
(One week later)
Tim: Aaaaaaow! My teeth!
Doc: Getting the braces tightened always hurts...especially in the beginning stages.
Tim: How often do I need them tightened?
Doc: Once every two weeks to start. Eventually it'll be once a month.
Tim: Aaaaaow! Can I get the braces off after one year?
Doc: Don't count on it. The teeth need time to fill these gaps in your mouth. Expect two years.

讲解：

1. 对话中，Tim来到了牙医诊所戴牙套。orthodontist是指“牙齿矫正师”，要注意并不等于“牙医”，dentist，而是牙科的一个分支，专门给人矫正牙齿。

2. 医生检查了一下Tim的牙齿，发现Tim小小的口腔里塞了一堆牙，Tim很不高兴地说，Lucky me. 我可真走运啊。这里是反讽的语气，而不是真的说自己走运。

3. 医生需要给Tim拔掉四颗牙齿，Tim上排和下排牙齿上都有所谓的“暴牙”。拔牙就用pull这个词。fang是指“獠牙，暴牙”，比如说，The dog growled and showed its fangs. 那条狗狂吠起来，露出了獠牙。

4. Tim一听，连忙说，我绝对无法坐着撑到拔完四颗牙而不昏过去。sit through指“坐着撑到结束，挨过去”，跟go through差不多。pass out 这个词组表示“昏厥，昏过去，失去知觉”。

5. 看来Tim还很怕疼。医生说没有办法，只有这样才能在口腔内获得足够的空间来矫正Tim的牙齿。Tim问拔牙会疼吗？医生说他醒来之前就不会疼，麻醉会让Tim很快睡熟的。anesthesia 指“麻醉，失去知觉”或者“麻醉手术”。

6. fast asleep表示“某人睡得很熟，睡得很香”，She fell fast asleep in just five minutes. 她不到五分钟就睡得很香了。

7. 一周之后，Tim又去看牙齿矫正医生，绑紧牙套，tighten the braces。Tim疼的大叫起来，医生安慰他说，绑紧牙套总是会很疼，尤其是在最开始的阶段。

8. Tim问医生，他要多久来绑一次牙套呢？how often就是问“频率”的，多久才做某事。医生回答说一开始的时候是两周一次，到最后会变成一个月一次。eventually 表示“最后”，跟at last差不多。

9. Tim问医生他可不可以一年之后就把牙套拿掉呢？医生说，你就别指望了，Don't count on it. count on 是“指望，依赖”的意思，所以count on something就表示“指望某事能够发生”。当一个人满心期望一件事的到来，但你却觉得发生的机会很低的时候，就可以对那个人说Don't count on it. 别指望了。我们用对话来作例子，---Do you think Tom will eventually marry Lisa? ---Don't count on it. ---你觉得Tom最后会和Lisa结婚吗？---别指望了。

10. 而count on someone则表示“指望，期望某人能够帮上忙”，举个例子，---Let's get Lilly to babysit the baby. ---Don't count on her. She's unreliable. ---我们让Lilly帮忙照顾宝宝吧。---别指望她了，她不可靠。

11. 医生告诉Tim牙齿需要时间填满他嘴里的缝隙。做好两年的准备吧。

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