5. Plaque Attack!

5 Plaque Attack! I thought we might get in trouble for pulling out Emily's tooth. But when we went back to Mr. Cooper's class after recess, nobody said a word. Emily and Andrea were just sitting there with their hands folded, like always. "Okay, we wasted the whole morning, so now it's time to get to work," said Mr. Cooper. "Turn to page twenty-three in your

5斑块攻击！我以为我们拔艾米丽的牙会惹上麻烦。 但是当我们在课间休息后回到库珀先生的教室时，没有人说话。 艾米丽和安德里亚像往常一样，双手合十坐在那里。 “好了，我们浪费了整个上午，现在该开始工作了，”库珀说。 “翻到第二十三页。

math books." That's when the weirdest thing in the history of the world happened. Dr. Floss came running into the room. She wasn't wearing her dentist uniform anymore. She was dressed up in some weird superhero costume with a big letter P on the front. And she had a dog with her. "It is I," she announced, "the evil supervillain Captain Plaque! And this is my dog, Tartar!" The dog barked. "Cool!" we all shouted. Mr. Cooper rubbed his forehead with his fingers and closed his math book. "Bwaaa-ha-ha!" shouted Dr. Floss in an evil supervillain voice. "Plaque has bacteria that grows when your food mixes with saliva in your mouth. It leads to cavities, and I love cavities. Isn't that right, Tartar?" The dog barked again.

数学书。”就在那时，世界历史上最奇怪的事情发生了。 弗洛斯医生跑进了房间。 她不再穿牙医的制服了。 她穿着一件奇怪的超级英雄服装，胸前有一个大大的字母P。 她还带了条狗。 “是我，”她宣布，“邪恶的超级大反派斑船长！这是我的狗，鞑靼！”狗叫了起来。 “酷！”我们都喊道。库珀先生用手指揉了揉额头，合上了数学书。 “哇——哈哈！” 用邪恶的超级恶棍的声音剔牙。 “当你的食物与口腔中的唾液混合时，牙菌斑就会滋生细菌。 它会导致蛀牙，我喜欢蛀牙。 是不是，鞑靼人？”狗又叫了起来。

Tartar? Isn't that the stuff you put on fish sticks? I was going to say that, but then something even weirder happened. Another superhero came running into the room! She was wearing a mask and she had a big letter F on the front of her uniform. Oh, and she was carrying a giant inflatable toothbrush. "Oh no!" shouted Captain Plaque. "My archenemy is here!" "Is it the Flash?" asked Ryan. "No," said Captain Plaque. "Is it one of the Fantastic Four?" asked Alexia. "No," said Captain Plaque. "It is I," announced the superhero with the F on her uniform. "Fluoride! I fight a constant battle for good dental hygiene."

鞑靼人吗?那不是你放在鱼条上的东西吗？ 我正要这么说，但更奇怪的事发生了。 另一个超级英雄跑进了房间！她戴着面具，制服前面有一个大大的字母F。 对了，她还拿着一把巨大的充气牙刷。 “哦，不！” “我的大敌来了！”“是闪电侠吗？”瑞恩问。 “不，”帕克船长说。 “是神奇四侠之一吗？”阿丽克西娅问。 “不，”帕克船长说。 “是我，”制服上有F的超级英雄宣布。 “氟化!我一直在为良好的口腔卫生而战。”

"Fluoride?" we all asked. "Who can tell me what fluoride is?" asked Fluoride. "Disney World is in Fluoride," I said. "That's Florida, you dumbhead!" said Andrea. "Fluoride is a mineral that helps strengthen your teeth. It's in toothpaste." "That's right!" said Fluoride. Why can't a truck full of fluoride fall on Andrea's head?

“氟化物？”我们都问。“谁能告诉我氟是什么？”氟化物问。 “迪斯尼乐园在氟化物里，”我说。 “那是佛罗里达，你这个笨蛋！”安德烈说。 “氟化物是一种有助于强化牙齿的矿物质。 它在牙膏里。”“没错！”氟化物说。 为什么一卡车氟化物不能砸到安德里亚的头上？

If you ask me, that Fluoride lady sounded a lot like our librarian, Mrs. Roopy. She's always dressing up in weird costumes. "Are you Mrs. Roopy in disguise?" asked. "Roopy?" said Fluoride. "Never heard of her. I'm Fluoride, nature's cavity fighter. Plaque is bad for you, and tartar is hard plaque that can grow on your teeth. It comes from the things you eat and drink. That's why it's so important to have a healthy diet to prevent cavities." "Cavities are good things!" shouted Captain Plaque. "They give dentists lots of work so they can buy new cars. Isn't that right, Tartar?" The dog barked. "I thought tartar was that stuff you put on fish sticks," I said. "That's tartar sauce, dumbhead!" said Andrea.

如果你问我的话，那个氟化物女士听起来很像我们的图书管理员，鲁比夫人。 她总是穿着奇装异服。 “你是乔装打扮的鲁比太太吗？” “鲁皮？”氟化物说。“从来没听说过她。 我是氟化物，大自然的蛀牙斗士。 牙菌斑对你有害，而牙垢是一种坚硬的牙菌斑，会在你的牙齿上生长。 它来自你吃的和喝的东西。 这就是为什么健康饮食对预防蛀牙如此重要。” “蛀牙是好东西！”斑船长喊道。 “他们给牙医很多工作，这样他们就可以买新车了。 是不是，鞑靼人？”狗叫了起来。 “我还以为鞑靼是涂在鱼条上的那种东西呢，”我说。 “那是鞑靼酱，笨蛋！”安德烈说。

Those things should really have different names. "Tartar and I are here to destroy your teeth," shouted Captain Plaque. "Not if I can help it!" shouted Fluoride. "Stand back, kids!" That's when the weirdest thing in the history of the world happened. Fluoride hit Captain Plaque over the head with her giant inflatable toothbrush! Then Captain Plaque karate-chopped Fluoride! "It's time for another plaque attack!" shouted Captain Plaque. "No!" shouted Fluoride. "Captain Plaque is wack!" Watching the two of them fight was cool. Meanwhile, Tartar just stood there, barking.

这些东西应该有不同的名字。 “鞑靼和我是来摧毁你的牙齿的，”斑船长喊道。 “除非我有办法！”氟化物喊道。 “退后，孩子们！”就在那时，世界历史上最奇怪的事情发生了。 氟化物打在斑船长的头上，她的巨型充气牙刷！然后斑船长用空手道切碎氟化物！“又是一次斑块攻击的时候了！”斑块船长喊道。 “不！”氟化物喊道。“斑船长疯了！”看他们俩打架很酷。 与此同时，鞑靼只是站在那里，吠叫。