我有一顆牙松了。它動(dòng)來動(dòng)去,就是掉不下來。于是我不停地跳呀跳呀,可還是無濟(jì)于事。直到有一天…… 想知道我的牙齒是怎么掉的嗎?快看故事吧。
1. In the morning, I brush my teeth. Oh, no! My tooth! Its loose!
早晨,我像往常一樣刷牙。天啊!我的牙齒竟然松動(dòng)了!
2. On the bus to school, my loose tooth moves. I can twist it around, left and right, back and forth.
在坐公交車去學(xué)校的路上,那顆松掉的牙齒開始動(dòng)來動(dòng)去。我可以前后左右地扭動(dòng)它。
3. My tooth stays loose. The other kids do not have loose teeth. Its just not fair.
我的牙齒松動(dòng)了。其他孩子的牙齒卻沒有。真是不公平。
4. I want it out! But wait. Youll see, the tooth fairy will visit me.
我希望它趕緊掉下來!但是等一會(huì)。你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)牙齒仙女會(huì)來拜訪我。
5. I hop around on one foot, trying to get it to drop out. I get tired.But the tooth is still there!
我單腳到處跳著,希望它趕緊掉。我累了。但是那顆牙齒仍然好端端地在上面!
6. Then, one day, while Im at lunch... My tooth ends up in what I am eating.
然后,有一天,當(dāng)我吃午飯的時(shí)候……我的牙齒在我吃東西的時(shí)候終于掉下來了。
7. “Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!” I shout. “My tooth! My tooth! Its finally out!”
“太棒了!太棒了!太棒了!”我喊道,“我的牙!我的牙!終于掉了!”
8. But, now there is a hole in my mouth. It will fill up later. Do you know how? A new tooth will take its place!
但是,我的嘴里卻有一個(gè)洞。它以后會(huì)自己填上。你知道怎么填嗎?一顆新牙齒會(huì)取代它!
◎練一練:請(qǐng)按照時(shí)間先后來排序吧。
A. The boy eats bread.
B. The boys loose tooth is finally out.
C. The boy takes a bus to school.
D. The boy tries to get his tooth out.
E. The boy brushes his teeth.
F. The boy finds he has a loose tooth.
★ tooth fairy 牙齒仙女
在美國,小孩掉牙后通常把牙齒放在枕頭底下。傳說,“牙齒仙女”晚上會(huì)來拿走牙齒,并留下一些錢或糖果。