神奇的牙仙

The Magical Tooth Fairy

帮助孩子从小就爱护牙齿很重要。美国的民间传说里有一位"牙仙"。当孩子的乳牙脱落时,牙仙会把它们收集起来。牙仙工作很努力,每天晚上都要收集好几百颗牙齿。她把牙齿带回仙人居住的神奇国度里,用它们来建造美丽的城堡和宫殿。牙仙不喜欢坏牙,只要那些白白净净的乳牙。孩子在睡前把脱落的乳牙放在枕头下面,希望早上醒来时能看到牙仙留下的硬币或一份小礼物。对孩子来说,这是一个简单的"交易"。父母经常通过牙仙的故事来鼓励孩子爱护牙齿。

Helping children care for their teeth from an early age is important.There is a Tooth Fairy in American folklore(民间传说).When children’s baby teeth fall out,the Tooth Fairy collects them.The Tooth Fairy works hard because there are hundreds of teeth to collect every night.She takes them back to a magic land where all the fairy folks live.They use their teeth to build beautiful castles and palaces.The Tooth Fairy doesn’t like bad teeth.She only picks clean white baby teeth.