The Chipped Teeth
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span> <span word="veneered">veneered</span>, <span word="Elmers">Elmers</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span>.</p><p> <span word="Elmer">Elmer</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="ridiculous">ridiculous</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Veneers">Veneers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span>. <span word="Plastic">Plastic</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="breath">breath</span>.</p><p> <span word="Hannah">Hannah</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="stranger">stranger</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="stinks">stinks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="breath">breath</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>? <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hershe">hershe</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p> <span word="Elmer">Elmer</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dentist">dentist</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="veneers">veneers</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="breath">breath</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dentist">dentist</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="retain">retain</span> <span word="odor">odor</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="dental">dental</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fillings">fillings</span>. <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="fillings">fillings</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fillings">fillings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="material">material</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p> <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="should">should</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="veneers">veneers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span>? <span word="Elmer">Elmer</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="tooth">tooth</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="dentist">dentist</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="applying">applying</span> <span word="veneers">veneers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="destroying">destroying</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="enamel">enamel</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="deficient">deficient</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="bet">bet</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suck">suck</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="lemons">lemons</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Elmer">Elmer</span> <span word="nodded">nodded</span>.</p>
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