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This is English USA, on the Voice of
America. Now, Lesson 82, Part 1. |
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DENTIST: |
How are you, Martin? |
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MARTIN: |
Fine, I think. |
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DENTIST: |
Any problems with your teeth? |
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MARTIN: |
I
think I have a problem with one. |
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DENTIST: |
Tell me which one. |
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MARTIN: |
It's on the right side. All the way back. |
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DENTIST: |
Is it an upper or lower tooth? |
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MARTIN: |
The lower right side. |
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DENTIST: |
Let's take a look. Open your mouth. |
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MARTIN: |
What are you doing? |
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DENTIST: |
Sorry. I dropped the mirror. |
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MARTIN: |
Isn't that bad luck? |
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DENTIST: |
Not for a dentist. Open up. I'm looking at that tooth. Is it this
one? |
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MARTIN: |
Yesss! |
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DENTIST: |
OK. I'm tapping on the side. Does that hurt? |
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MARTIN: |
Nooo. Now what are you doing? |
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DENTIST: |
I'm just looking. |
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MARTIN: |
Can you see anything wrong? |
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DENTIST: |
The filling is cracked. |
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MARTIN: |
Cracked! That's bad, isn't it? |
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DENTIST: |
It's not good. I'll have to fill it. But first I have to take out
the old filling. Do you want something to stop the pain? |
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MARTIN: |
Of course. |
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DENTIST: |
All right, I'm ready. Open your mouth wide. |
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MARTIN: |
What is that? |
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DENTIST: |
I'm giving you something to stop the pain. |
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MARTIN: |
OK. Just a minute. I'm getting ready. |
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DENTIST: |
Are you all right? |
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MARTIN: |
I'm fine. Go ahead. |
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DENTIST: |
It won't hurt. I'm putting something on first. Then I'm going to
put the needle in. Here goes. Now, that didn't hurt, did it?
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MARTIN: |
No, not at all. |
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DENTIST: |
I'm going to wait a few minutes. Would you like something to read?
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MARTIN: |
Yes, please. |
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DENTIST: |
I'm drilling out the old filling now. |
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DENTIST: |
Just a little more. Can you feel that? |
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MARTIN: |
Hunh-uh. |
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DENTIST: |
I'm washing it out now. There, that looks good. You can relax now.
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MARTIN: |
You're not finished, are you? |
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DENTIST: |
I'm finished with the drilling. Unless I find something else. I
haven't checked everything. First, I'm going to fill this tooth.
Relax a minute. |
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MARTIN: |
How long have you been a dentist, Dr. Jansen? |
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DENTIST: |
About six years. I was working in Southern Maryland before I moved
to Baltimore. I joined Dr. Cohen here about a year ago. |
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MARTIN: |
Is Dr. Cohen going to retire? |
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DENTIST: |
Yes, but not soon. In a few years. He doesn't want to work so
hard. |
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MARTIN: |
That's nice for both of you. |
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DENTIST: |
Yes, it is. OK. I think we're ready. |
