19 The Missing Tooth

The Missing Tooth

掉了的牙

Chapter One Billie B Brown has two messy pigtails, fifteen freckles and one wobbly tooth. Do you know what the B in Billie B Brown stands for? Bother.

第一章 比莉·B·布朗扎着两根乱蓬蓬的小辫子，脸上有十五颗小雀斑，还有一颗晃悠悠的牙。 你知道比莉·B·布朗里的B代表什么吗？ 是‘麻烦’的首字母哦。

Every morning this week, Billie B Brown has stood in front of the mirror and wiggled and jiggled her wobbly tooth. But it is no use. The tooth is stuck. What a bother!

这周每天早上，比莉·B·布朗都会站在镜子前，晃啊晃，摇啊摇她那颗活动的牙。 可一点用都没有。 那颗牙牢牢长在那儿，就是不掉。 真麻烦呀！

"Billie, stop fiddling with your tooth," Billie's mum says. "It will come out when it's ready. Hurry and brush your teeth or you'll be late for school." Billie's mum is a bit grumpy today. Noah has been crying a lot in the night, so she is very tired. Noah's cheeks are bright red and he is very dribbly. Billie's mum says he is teething. Billie brushes her teeth carefully. Billie's dad pokes his head into the bathroom. "I can pull out your tooth for you," he jokes.

“比莉，别老是摸你的牙啦。”比莉的妈妈说。 “到了该掉的时候，它自己就会掉的。 快点去刷牙，不然上学会迟到的。” 比莉的妈妈今天有点心情不好。 诺亚夜里哭了好多次，所以她特别累。 诺亚的脸蛋红通通的，还一直流口水。 妈妈说诺亚正在长牙呢。 比莉认认真真地刷了牙。 比莉的爸爸探着脑袋走进卫生间。 “我可以帮你把那颗牙拔下来哦。”他开玩笑说。

"I just have to tie one end of a string around

“我只要把绳子的一头系在

your tooth and the other end to the doorknob. Then, slam! Out pops the tooth!" "No way!" says Billie, spitting toothpaste into the sink. "That will hurt!" Billie walks to school with her dad and her best friend, Jack. On the way, she starts wiggling the wobbly tooth again. "How about eating an apple?" Jack suggests. "That's how I lost one of mine." Billie shakes her head. "That might hurt," she says.

你的牙上，另一头系在门把手上。 然后，砰地一关门！ 牙一下子就掉出来啦！” “才不要！”比莉说着，把嘴里的牙膏沫吐到水池里。 “那肯定会疼死的！” 比莉和爸爸还有她最好的朋友杰克一起走路去上学。 路上，她又忍不住开始晃那颗活动的牙。 “要不然吃个苹果试试？” 杰克建议道。 “我之前有颗牙就是这么掉的。” 比莉摇了摇头。 “那说不定也会疼。”她说。