看病就医篇：牙痛(1)

A: What can I do for you today?

B: Doctor, I have the worst toothache!

A: How long have you had this pain?

B: For about a week or so, but it’s gotten really bad in the last couple of days.

A: Did you do anything that might have aggravated¹ your tooth?

B: You know, I was eating jawbreakers in the movies the other day, and I accidentally bit down really hard on one.

A: What kind of toothbrush do you use?

B: I just use a regular hard bristle² toothbrush.

A: Does it bother you when you eat something really cold?

B: Yes, it definitely bothers me more when I do that.

1 aggravated   

使恶化( aggravate的过去式和过去分词 )； 使更严重； 激怒； 使恼火

参考例句：

• If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him. 假如他再激怒我，我就要揍他。
• Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it. 这药非但不镇咳，反而使我咳嗽得更厉害。

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。