近年来，随着牙科门诊在各大小城市的风靡、以及牙科医生在婚恋市场的持续走俏，在人的身体各部位中，“牙”的地位可以说是水涨船高，也得到了极大的提升。
有不幸没有摊上一口好牙的人，他们就得动辄洗牙、补牙、矫正牙齿，然后经历并不是所有人都会经历的、据说一不留神会让人肿成头的“拔智齿”……那么老外又是怎么表达“拔智齿”的呢？下面我们就一起跟着 Summer 老师和外教 Colin 老师来学习一下吧 ⬇️
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01.
智齿
wisdom teeth
People usually get their wisdom teeth in their late teens or early twenties.
人们通常在20岁前后长智齿。
But why do we have wisdom teeth if we often need to get them removed? One theory has to do with our diets.
既然通常情况下要拔出智齿，那我们为什么还会长智齿呢？其中一个理论 表示这和我们的饮食有关。
02.
拔智齿
remove/extract wisdom teeth
Your dentist may recommend that your wisdom teeth be extracted even before problems develop.
牙医会建议你出现问题之前就先拔掉智齿。
These days, oral surgery to remove wisdom teeth is a standard practice.
现在牙医建议人们拔智齿是标准流程了。
03.
拔
take out
Your dentist says youneed to have your wisdom teeth taken out.
牙医说你需要拔智齿。
What is likely to happenif you don't take out your wisdom teeth?
如果不拔智齿会怎么样？
04.
补牙
filling
I had to have two fillings at the dentist's today.
我今天不得不在牙科诊所补了两颗牙。
The dentist said she would do the filling straight away.
牙医说她会立即补牙。
05.
敏感的
sensitive
One of my top right teeth is a little sensitive.
我上面一颗右边的牙比较敏感。
06.
虫牙
cavity
There's a cavity in the boy's tooth.
这个男孩的牙上有一个洞。
You're a dentist. You're used to cavity searches.
你是牙医，你习惯了研究口腔。
07.
磨牙
grind
She grinds her teeth when she is asleep.
她睡觉时磨牙。
08.
牙签
toothpick
If you use smoking to pass the time, chew on a straw or a toothpick.
如果你吸烟是为了打发时间，那可以叼根吸管或者牙签。
09.
牙线
floss
Dentists advise their patients to brush and floss regularly to prevent their teeth from decaying.
牙医建议他们的病人定期刷牙并用洁牙线剔牙，防止蛀牙。
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