The Nervous Child (Part 2)
A scared little boy comes in for his first check-up.
第一个病人是一位小朋友，大概七岁。The first patient was a little boy, about seven years old.他走进来时一直看地上，不敢抬头。When he walked in, he kept looking at the floor and didn't dare look up.
奕翔轻轻问：“你叫什么名字？”Yi Xiang gently asked, "What's your name?"小朋友小声说了名字，还抓着妈妈的手。The boy whispered his name while holding his mom's hand tightly.
奕翔微笑着说：“今天不会痛，我们只是看看牙。”Yi Xiang smiled and said, "It won't hurt today. We're just going to look at your teeth."小朋友点点头，但还是很紧张。The boy nodded but was still nervous.
奕翔给他看一把小小的镜子，说这是“牙镜”。Yi Xiang showed him a small mirror and said it was a "tooth mirror."小朋友看到镜子，笑了一下。When the boy saw the mirror, he smiled a little.
奕翔慢慢检查他的牙齿。Yi Xiang slowly checked his teeth.他发现只有一点小问题，很容易解决。He found only a small problem that was easy to fix.
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