看病就医篇：牙痛(3)

A: How have you been doing?

B: I can’t sleep or eat. I have a really bad pain in my tooth!

A: How long have you had this toothache?

B: It bothers me off and on, but it’s gotten much worse these past few weeks.

A: Is there anything that you’ve done to your tooth that might have caused the pain?

B: My girlfriend told me that I grind¹ my teeth a lot when I sleep. Maybe that is the problem.

A: When you brush your teeth, what do you use?

B: I use a soft bristle² toothbrush.

A: Does it bother you when you have to chew³ a lot?

B: Absolutely. That set it off big time!

1 grind   

n.（常贬义）用功的学生，书呆子；vt.磨，磨碎

参考例句：

• Would you please grind a pound of coffee for me? 请给我磨一磅咖啡好吗？
• Do you find learning English a grind?你觉得学英语是一件苦差事吗？

2 bristle   

v.（毛发）直立，气势汹汹，发怒；n.硬毛发

参考例句：

• It has a short stumpy tail covered with bristles.它粗短的尾巴上鬃毛浓密。
• He bristled with indignation at the suggestion that he was racist.有人暗示他是个种族主义者，他对此十分恼火。

3 chew   

vt.咀嚼，嚼碎；vi.咀嚼，细想；n.咀嚼，咀嚼物

参考例句：

• This candy is so hard that no one can chew it.这种糖太硬，没人嚼得动。
• You should chew over this thing.你应当好好思量这件事。