Open Wide,Say Your Prayers
<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="Three">Three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dental">dental</span> <span word="hygienist">hygienist</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="hygienist">hygienist</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="health">health</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pulse">pulse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="gloved">gloved</span> <span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>, <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="abnormalities">abnormalities</span>.</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="smokers">smokers</span> <span word="mouths">mouths</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dentist">dentist</span> <span word="over">over</span>.</p><p> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span>? <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span>.</p><p> <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="biopsy">biopsy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dentist">dentist</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="stitches">stitches</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="benign">benign</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cleaned">cleaned</span>.</p><p> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="pronounce">pronounce</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="malignant">malignant</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="required">required</span>? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="removed">removed</span>? <span word="He">He</span> <span word="regretted">regretted</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dentist">dentist</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stitches">stitches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="benign">benign</span>. <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="relieved">relieved</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="afterward">afterward</span>, <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="smoker">smoker</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="scare">scare</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dentist">dentist</span>. <span word="Getting">Getting</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>.</p>
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