9. Swish and Spit

9 Swish and Spit "Okay," I said after we started the new chapter, "what's the good news?" "The good news," Dr. Floss replied, "is that an elephant is not going to charge in here and sit on you." What?! That's good news? It never even occurred to me that an elephant would sit on me.

“好吧，”我们开始读新的一章后，我说，“有什么好消息吗？”“好消息是。” 弗洛斯回答说：“就是大象不会冲进来坐在你身上。” 什么? !这是好消息吗？我从来没想过大象会坐在我身上。

"What's the bad news?" I asked. "As I suspected," said Dr. Floss, "one of your teeth has a tiny cavity in it." "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" I shrieked. "Not that! My life is over!" "One little cavity isn't a big deal, A.J.," she told me. "I can fix that in a jiffy." "You're going to put my tooth in peanut butter?" I asked. "No, silly," she told me. "I'll clean out the cavity and put a filling in the tooth to fill the hole." "NOOOOOOOOOOO!" I shouted. That sounded horrible. I tried to make a run for it, but the seat belt held me back. "Lots of kids are afraid of the dentist," Dr. Floss told me, pulling something out of her drawer. "But I know just the thing that will help you, A.J. Let me just put this mask on." "NOOOOOOOOOOO!" I shouted.

“坏消息是什么？”我问。 “不出我所料。” 用牙线剔牙，“你的一颗牙齿上有一个小洞。” “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !”我尖叫起来。 “不!我的生活完了！”“一个小蛀牙没什么大不了的，aj，”她告诉我。 “我马上就能修好。” “你要把我的牙齿放在花生酱里？”我问。 “不，傻瓜，”她告诉我。“我要把牙洞清理干净，再补上一颗牙把洞填上。” “NOOOOOOOOOOO !”我叫道。 听起来很可怕。我想逃跑，但安全带把我拉了回来。 “很多孩子都害怕看牙医。” 弗洛斯一边告诉我，一边从抽屉里拿出一样东西。 “但我知道什么能帮到你，A.J. 让我把这个面具戴上。” “NOOOOOOOOOOO !”我叫道。

"Murderers always wear masks!" "You wear the mask," she said putting this clear plastic thing over my nose. "This will relax you." "What is it?" I asked. "I'm going to give you some nitrous oxide," Dr. Floss replied. That sounded scary. "Don't be frightened," Dr. Floss said. "It's

“杀人犯总是戴着面具的！”“你戴上面具，”她说，把这个透明的塑料东西套在我的鼻子上。 “这会让你放松。”“什么事？”我问。 “我要给你注射一氧化二氮。” 牙线答道。听起来很可怕。 “不要害怕。” 牙线说。“这是

called laughing gas." Laughing gas, eh? Well, I'm not going to laugh. No way. Nobody tells me when to laugh. I felt a little weird. "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Ha-ha-ha-ha-! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-haha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!"*

这叫笑气。”笑气，是吧？ 好吧，我不会笑的。 不可能。没人告诉我什么时候该笑。 我觉得有点奇怪。“Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha !Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha !Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha !Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha !Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha !哈哈哈哈——!Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-haha——ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha !＂*

"Okay," said Dr. Floss, sticking this curvy metal thing into my mouth. "It's time for Mr. Thirsty, the sucking question mark." "Not Mr. Thirsty!" I shouted. "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!" "You're doing fine, A.J.," said Dr. Floss. "Now I just need to drill into that cavity a little." "Not the drill!" I shouted. "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-help!" Dr. Floss stuck something in my mouth that buzzed and vibrated my whole head. It felt weird, but it didn't hurt. Actually it was kind of fun. "Now I'm going to put the filling in," Dr. Floss told me. "Can I have chocolate filling?" I asked. "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!" "We're just about done, A.J.," she said. "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!" I said.

“好吧，”弗洛斯医生说着，把这个弯曲的金属东西塞进我嘴里。 “饥渴先生的出场时间到了，那个令人讨厌的问号” “不是口渴先生！”我叫道。 “Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha !”“你做得很好，aj。” 牙线。“现在我只需要在那个洞里钻一点。” “不是钻！”我叫道。 “Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-help !”博士。 牙线把什么东西塞进我嘴里，嗡嗡作响，震动着我的整个脑袋。 感觉很奇怪，但不疼。 其实还挺有趣的。 “现在我要把填充物填进去。” 弗洛斯告诉我。“我可以吃巧克力馅吗？”我问。 “Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha !”“我们就快结束了，aj，”她说。 “Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha !”我说。