BBC Learning English - Bad Breath 口臭

　　Helen: That means we’re probably using the wrong brushing movements, not cleaning our teeth effectively.

　　Feifei: 很多人刷牙的方法也不对，所以刷不干净，刷得不够彻底。 How should we brush our teeth then?

　　Helen: Well, we should be brushing our teeth in small circular movements.

　　Feifei: 刷牙的时候最好是像画小圆圈，挨着慢慢刷。

　　Helen: Here’s more from Mhari.

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　　We want you facing down towards the tooth and following along the gum line with it (brushing noise). And then another good thing to do is very gently sweep away the dead skin cells that go round about, because they harbour bacteria as well.

　　Feifei: 明白了，刷牙不能心急，要顺着牙床慢慢来。牙床 gum line.

　　Helen: Another tip is to gently sweep away the dead skin cells inside the mouth, because they can harbour bacteria as well.

　　Feifei: 清掉 sweep away. 用牙刷也顺便把口腔里死去的皮肤细胞 the dead skin cells 给刷掉，因为这些死掉的细胞可以隐藏很多导致口臭的细菌。 harbour 隐藏。

　　Helen: So if we could all learn to brush our teeth properly, we would have reduced the problem of bad breath or halitosis.

　　Feifei: 口臭是很令人烦恼的问题，但是绝大多数的患者只要保持口腔卫生，多喝水，病情就会缓和很多，甚至消失。

　　Helen: And one more thing, don’t use an alcohol based mouthwash if you can, because alcohol dries up our mouths and can make bad breath even worse.

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