2. Betsy Toothbrush

2 Betsy Toothbrush This lady walked into the nurse's office. She was wearing a white coat, the kind that doctors wear. There was a name tag on it that said "Dr. Betsy Floss." We gave her a round of applause by clapping our hands in circles, because that's what you're supposed to do whenever somebody is introduced. Nobody knows why.

这位女士走进了护士的办公室。 她穿着一件白大褂，就是医生穿的那种。 上面有一个名牌，上面写着： 贝琪牙线。”我们给了她一阵掌声，我们的手拍了一个圈，因为这是你应该做的，每当有人被介绍。 没人知道为什么。

"Happy National Dessert Day!" she said. "You all have such nice smiles. Look at all the things your teeth do for you. You see them when you smile. You use them to chew your food. They help you talk and sing, whisper, and whistle. It's nice to see your smiling faces this morning. My name is Betsy Floss."

“全国甜点日快乐！”她说。 “你们的笑容都很好。 看看你的牙齿为你做的所有事情。 当你微笑的时候，你会看到他们。 你用它们来咀嚼食物。 它们帮助你说话、唱歌、低语和吹口哨。 很高兴今天早上看到你们的笑脸。 我叫贝琪·弗洛斯。”

"Didn't Betsy Floss make the first flag?" I whispered to Andrea. "That was Betsy Ross, dumbhead," she whispered back. I was going to say something mean to Andrea, but I didn't have the chance. "Is Betsy Floss your real name?" asked Ryan. "Well, I took my husband's name when I got married," Dr. Floss told us. "His last name is Floss." "What name were you born with?" asked Emily. "Betsy Toothbrush," replied Dr. Floss. "Wait," I said. "Your last name was Toothbrush and you married a guy named Floss?" "Yes." "Is your husband a dentist too?" asked Neil. "No, of course not," replied Dr. Floss.

“第一面旗帜不是贝琪·弗洛斯做的吗？”我低声对安德里亚说。 “那是贝琪·罗斯，笨蛋，”她小声回答。 我本想对安德里亚说些刻薄的话，但我没有机会。 “贝琪·弗洛斯是你的真名吗？”瑞恩问。 “嗯，我结婚的时候就随了我丈夫的姓。” 弗洛斯告诉我们。“他姓弗洛斯。” “你出生时叫什么名字？”艾米丽问。 “贝琪·牙刷。” 牙线。“等等，”我说。“你姓牙刷，嫁给了一个叫弗洛斯的人？”“是的。” “你丈夫也是牙医吗？” “不，当然不是。” 牙线。

"Why would you think that?" "It was just a guess," said Neil. Mrs. Cooney took a step forward. "Tell us a little about yourself, Dr. Floss," she said. "What made you decide to go into the field of dentistry?" "Well, let me think," said Dr. Floss. "I used to be in the army." "What did you do in the army?" asked Michael. "I was a drill sergeant," she replied, and then she started cracking up. "Get it? Drill sergeant? Ha-ha-ha. That's a little dentist joke." Everybody pretended to laugh even though she didn't say anything funny. When grown-ups tell jokes, you should always pretend to laugh. That's the first rule of being a kid. "When I got out of the army," continued Dr. Floss, "I decided to go to dental school.

“你为什么会这么想？”“这只是我的猜测，”尼尔说。 库尼太太向前走了一步。 “告诉我们一些关于你自己的情况，博士。 用牙线，”她说。“是什么让你决定进入牙科领域的？”“嗯，让我想想，”他说。 牙线。“我以前当过兵。” “你在军队里做什么？”迈克尔问。 “我是一名教官，”她回答，然后开始大笑起来。 “明白了吗?教官吗?哈哈哈。 这是牙医开的小玩笑。” 每个人都假装笑，尽管她没有说什么好笑的话。 当大人讲笑话时，你应该总是假装笑。 这是当孩子的第一准则。 “当我退伍的时候，”他继续说。 “我决定去牙科学校。

I've been practicing dentistry for ten years." "Don't you get tired?" I asked. "Ha-ha-ha. I get it," said Dr. Floss. "Any other questions?" "What do you do when you're not being a dentist?" asked Neil. "Let me see," said Dr. Floss. "I like to work with my hands. I play guitar. I collect old tools. I walk my dog. And I like to do roadwork." "You work on the roads?" I asked. "I think roadwork means she goes jogging, Arlo," whispered Andrea, who calls me by my real name because she knows I don't like it. "Did you kids lose any of your baby teeth yet?" asked Dr. Floss. Most of us raised our hands. "I have a loose tooth right now," said Emily. "Oooh!" said Dr. Floss. "Maybe it will fall

我做牙医已经十年了。” “你不累吗？”我问。 “哈哈哈。我明白了。” 牙线。“还有别的问题吗？”尼尔问：“你不做牙医的时候都做什么？” “让我看看，”弗洛斯博士说。 “我喜欢用我的双手工作。 我弹吉他。我收集旧工具。 我遛狗。我喜欢修路。” “你在公路上工作？”我问。 “我想修路意味着她要去慢跑，阿罗，”安德里亚低声说，她叫我的真名，因为她知道我不喜欢这样。 “你们的乳牙掉了吗？” 牙线。我们大多数人都举手了。 “我现在有颗牙松了，”艾米丽说。 “噢！”弗洛斯博士说。“也许它会掉下来

out today, and if you're lucky the Tooth Fairy will come to school. She's a good friend of mine." "We invited Dr. Floss here today to talk about dental hygiene," said Mrs. Cooney. "Who can tell me what hygiene is?" "That's when you say hello to somebody named Jean," I said. Andrea rolled her eyes and shot her hand in the air. "Hygiene is all the things we do to stay healthy," she said. "That's right, Andrea," said Mrs. Cooney. Andrea smiled the smile she smiles to let everybody know she knows something nobody else knows. "Our students have been taught all about good hygiene, Dr. Floss," said Mrs. Cooney. "They know they should brush their teeth at least twice a day." "I brush my teeth seven times a day,"

如果你幸运的话，牙仙会来学校。 她是我的好朋友。” “我们今天邀请了弗洛斯医生来这里谈谈牙齿卫生，”库尼夫人说。 “谁能告诉我什么是卫生？”“那是你跟一个叫吉恩的人打招呼的时候，”我说。 安德里亚翻了个白眼，举起手来。 “卫生是我们为了保持健康所做的一切，”她说。 “没错，安德烈，”库尼太太说。 安德里亚笑了，她笑是为了让大家知道她知道一些别人不知道的事情。 “我们的学生已经被教导过所有关于良好卫生的知识。 “牙线，”库尼太太说。“他们知道自己应该每天至少刷两次牙。” “我一天刷七次牙。”