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@ 30275 Going to the Dentist
A: 醫生，我最近老牙疼，你能幫我看看嗎？
y¯ıshe¯ ng, woˇ ma?
zu`ıj`ın laˇo ya´
te´ng, nˇı ne´ng ba¯ ng woˇ
ka`nkan
Doctor, recently I’ve had a toothache. Can you take a look at it?
B: 好的。來，坐下，張大嘴，我幫你檢查一下。你
是不是左下方的大牙疼？
haˇo de. la´i, zuo`xia, zha¯ ngda`
zuˇı, woˇ
ba¯ ng nˇı jiaˇncha´y¯ıxia`.
nˇı sh`ı zuoˇ
xia`
fa¯ ng de da`ya´
te´ng?
Sure. Come and sit down, open your mouth, and I will take a look. Is it the molar on the lower left side that is sore?
A: 是的是的。我一用左邊牙齒嚼東西，就會有鑽心
般的疼痛，真難受。
sh`ıde sh`ıde. woˇ
y¯ı yo`ng zuoˇbian ya´chˇı jia´o do¯ ngxi, jiu`
hu`ı
yoˇu zua¯ nx¯ın ba¯ n de te´ngto`ng, zhe¯ n na´nsho`u.
Yes, yes. As soon as I use the teeth on the left side of my mouth to chew things, I feel a piercing sort of pain. It’s really terrible.
B: 你看，你左下方有一顆蛙牙，已經被蛙了一個大
洞了。
nˇı ka`n, nˇı zuoˇ
xia`
fa¯ ng yoˇu y¯ı ke¯
zhu`ya´, yˇıj¯ıng be`i zhu`
le y¯ı
ge da` do`ng le.
Look, your lower left side molar has some decay. It has already turned into a big cavity.
A: 啊？是嗎？那怎麼辦呀，醫生？
a¯ ? sh`ı ma? na` zeˇnme ba`n ya¯ , y¯ıshe¯ ng?
Oh really? So, what needs to be done, Doctor?
B: 你需要補牙。不過別擔心， 很簡單的， 一會就
好。
nˇı xu¯ ya`o buˇya´. bu´guo` haˇo.
bie´
da¯ nx¯ın, heˇn jiaˇnda¯ n de, y¯ıhu`ı jiu`
You need a filling. But don’t worry, its very straightforward and will be done in no time.
A: 那會不會很痛？可以正常吃飯嗎？
na` hu`ıbuhu`ı heˇn to`ng? keˇyˇı zhe`ngcha´ng ch¯ıfa`n ma?
But, will it be very painful? Will I be able to eat normally?
B: 可以的。一開始可能會有一點痛， 過幾天就好
了。
keˇyˇı de. y¯ıka¯ ishˇı keˇne´ng hu`ı yoˇuy¯ıdiaˇn to`ng, guo` haˇo le.
jˇıtia¯ n jiu`
No problem. In the beginning it might be a little bit painful, but in a few days it will be fine.
---Key Vocabulary---
老 laˇo always
檢查 jiaˇncha´ to inspect
嚼 jia´o to chew
鑽心般 zua¯ nx¯ın ba¯ n piercingly painful
難受 na´nsho`u difficult to bear
蛙牙 zhu`ya´ decayed teeth
補牙 buˇya´ to fill a tooth
正常 zhe`ngcha´ng normally
大牙 da`ya´ molar
蛙 zhu` to bear
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
寧願 n`ıngyua`n would rather
農作物 no´ngzuo`wu` farm crops
抱怨 ba`oyua`n to complain
責怪 ze´gua`i to blame
總稱 zoˇngche¯ ng generally be called
方位 fa¯ ngwe`i direction
有利 yoˇul`ı to have advantages
嚼 jia´o to chew
珍珠 zhe¯ nzhu¯ pearl
被動時態 be`ido`ng sh´ıta`i passiveness tense
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