婴儿牙牙学语英语你会用到哪些英文真相究竟是什么？

◆ 吃手、咬东西、流口水，英文怎么说？

◆ 磨牙饼干、牙胶、围嘴、这些物品怎么说？

◆ 出牙期脾气坏、粘人，如何用英文表达？

Child: Why is my little brother drooling so much?

宝贝：弟弟总流口水？

Mom: Oh, he must be teething!

妈妈：哦，他一定是在长牙呢

Teeth的th读作清辅音 [θ]，但是teething的th读作浊辅音 [ð]。

Child: He is getting teeth already?

宝贝：他都已经长牙了啊？

But he is only 6 months.

但是他只有6个月呢。

Mom: Yes, some babies can get their first tooth as early as 4 months,

妈妈：是的，有些宝贝早在4个月大的时候就会长第一颗牙，

but the average age for the first two bottom teeth is 610 months.

但是长前两颗下牙的平均年龄在6到10个月。

Child: He has been really grumpy too, crying a lot.

宝贝：他最近脾气也很坏，老是哭。

Mom: Yes, and very clingy with me,

妈妈：嗯，还老粘着我，

he wants me to hold him all the time.

他想让我一直抱着他。

He has also been sucking on his fingers a lot

他现在还经常吃手，

and chewing on everything.

什么都咬。

Those are all signs of teething.

这些都说明他在长牙。

Child: We should get him a teething toy.

宝贝：我们应该给他买一个磨牙玩具。

1 磨牙玩具也能叫teether，读作 ['ti:ðə]。

2 硅胶牙胶叫silicone teether，千万不能把牙胶翻译成tooth gum，gum虽然有“胶”的意思，98迷科，但其第一含义是“牙龈”。

Mom: You've left a lot for him.

妈妈：你给它留下了好多。

I'm pretty Sure I can dig out quite a few from the closet.

我肯定能从柜子里翻出来好多。

See? Here is one that rattles, too.

看见了吧？这个还能当摇铃。

This one is filled with liquid.

这个里面有液体。

And this giraffeshaped one used to be your favorite.

这个长颈鹿形状的是你以前最喜欢的。

Child: I still like it. Can I play with it?

宝贝：我还喜欢它。我能玩会儿吗？

Mom: Hey, it's for your little brother.

妈妈：嘿，这个是给你弟弟的。

Child: Fine. Also, we need to put a bib on him for all the drool

宝贝：好吧。我们还得给他戴一个围嘴接口水用，

so he doesn't soak through another shirt.

这样他就不会把衣服湿透了。

Mom: Yes, that's a great idea.

妈妈：是的，这是个好主意。

I have also heard that putting a wet cloth in the freezer is good for sore gums.

我还听说在冰柜里放一块湿布能有效缓解牙龈痛。

Child: Should we give him some pain relief medicine, the poor little guy?

宝贝：我们应该给他一些止痛药吗？可怜的小孩？

It must hurt having teeth coming through for the first time.

牙齿首次长出来一定会很疼。

Mom: Maybe not, medicine might be too much for him.

妈妈：还是别了，药对他来说太过了。

It might do more harm than good.

可能坏处会多于好处。

If he's crying a lot, we can also give him some teething biscuits.

如果他老是哭，咱们还能给他一些磨牙饼干。

磨牙饼干亦作teething cookie、teething snack。

Child: He needs that so he isn't so grumpy!

宝贝：他需要它，这样他就不会那么烦躁了

Mom: Let's search online.

妈妈：咱们在网上查查。

Oh, they have many different flavors. Shall we go with Blueberry & purple carrot, pea & spinach, or sweet potato & banana?

哦，他们有好多口味。咱们是买蓝莓和紫胡萝卜、豌豆和菠菜、还是红薯和香蕉味的？

Child: Blueberry, please!

宝贝：蓝莓的

Mom: Okay. I'll also buy some gauze to wipe his teeth.

妈妈：好的。我还得买点纱布给它擦擦牙齿。

Gauze读作 [gɔz]。

Child: When can we brush his teeth?

宝贝：咱们何时能给他刷牙啊？

Mom: I did some research.

妈妈：我做了一些研究。

At 18 months, we can start using a peasized amount of lowfluoride toothpaste to brush his teeth.

18个月的时候，我们能开始用豌豆大的低氟牙膏给他刷牙。

We should encourage him to spit out the toothpaste after brushing, but he may not be able to.

我们能鼓励他刷完牙把牙膏吐出来，但是他可能做不到。

Child: Can I be in charge of brushing his teeth?

宝贝：我能负责给他刷牙吗？

Mom: Sure, but just make sure to brush your teeth properly for now.

妈妈：当然，不过现在你还是好好刷自己的牙吧。