壹苹派生活美语　牙仙的魔法

　　Around the world, different cultures have their own ways of observing the loss of children’s teeth. Many of these traditions are associated with a mouse instead of a fairy. In France, La Petite Souris is a tiny mouse that collects children’s lost baby teeth in exchange for small gifts. In Spain and Latin America, the mouse is called El Ratoncito Pérez. The character became famous in 1894, when a story about the mouse was written for the young King of Spain, who had just lost his first tooth.

　　在世界各地，不同的文化有自己庆祝儿童掉牙的方式。其中许多传统都与老鼠有关，而不是仙子。在法国，La Petite Souris 是一只小老鼠，牠会收集孩子们掉落的乳牙并以小礼物交换。在西班牙和拉丁美洲，这只老鼠被称为 El Ratoncito Pérez。这个角色于 1894 年成名，当时有一则关于老鼠的故事为刚掉第一颗牙的年幼西班牙国王而写。

生活必备字词：

observe　vt. 庆祝（节日、特殊事件等）

tiny　a. 小的

in exchange for...　　交换∕以换取……

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