英国人自己做自己的牙医
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：英语生活新闻
英语课
British people can now repair their own teeth with special dental 1 kits 3. They can fix fillings (cavities in the US) and make other repairs. The kits cost as little as $7. People are buying them because they cannot afford to go to the dentist. A filling in England can cost up to $70. This is ten times higher than the price of the dental kit 2. One of the biggest selling products sold around 250,000 kits last year. A dental group said one in five people in the UK would do DIY dentistry on their own teeth or the teeth of their family. DIY dentistry includes pulling out a tooth.
Britain is famous for its free health service, but this service does not include dental work. DIY dentistry is increasing in Britain because there is a lot of poverty 4 and inequality. The poorest people cannot afford a dentist. A spokeswoman for a local community 5 said: "DIY dentistry is fairly 6 common here….And you've got people taking care of their whole family's teeth." The dental group said many people would rather spend their money on a haircut 7 or a night out than on their teeth. It said some people think visiting the dentist is important and others don't.
Britain is famous for its free health service, but this service does not include dental work. DIY dentistry is increasing in Britain because there is a lot of poverty 4 and inequality. The poorest people cannot afford a dentist. A spokeswoman for a local community 5 said: "DIY dentistry is fairly 6 common here….And you've got people taking care of their whole family's teeth." The dental group said many people would rather spend their money on a haircut 7 or a night out than on their teeth. It said some people think visiting the dentist is important and others don't.
adj.牙齿的，牙科的
- You can get free dental treatment.你可以得到免费的牙齿治疗。
- I had undergone a major dental operation.我经受了一次牙科大手术。
n.用具包，成套工具；随身携带物
- The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.整套工具包括大约20种化妆用品。
- The captain wants to inspect your kit.船长想检查你的行装。
衣物和装备( kit的名词复数 )； 成套用品； 配套元件
- Keep your kits closed and locked when not in use. 不用的话把你的装备都锁好放好。
- Gifts Articles, Toy and Games, Wooden Toys, Puzzles, Craft Kits. 采购产品礼品，玩具和游戏，木制的玩具，智力玩具，手艺装备。
n.贫穷， 贫困， 贫乏， 缺少
- We must continue to war against poverty and disease.我们一定要继续同贫穷和疾病作斗争。
- He showed his poverty in his knowledge of agriculture.他表现出缺乏对农业知识的了解。
n.公社，团体，社会，（政治）共同体，共有，一致，共同体，（生物）群落
- I work in the community school.我在社区学校工作。
- There is a bakery in our community.我们小区有一个面包房。
adv.公正地，正当地；相当；完全，简直
- I think I was quite fairly treated by the police.我认为警察对我非常公正。
- It fairly destroyed the machine.它将那部机器完全毁了。