Tens of thousands of young children are suffering from tooth decay caused by drinking fruit juice and squash, a recent study has revealed.
As many as one in eight children have suffered tooth decay by the age of three — although in some parts of England, the rates are as high as a third.
Senior dentists say the problem is often caused by well-meaning parents giving toddlers sugar-laden drinks in bottles.
Some middle-class parents would buy expensive organic juices in the belief they are healthier, but dentists have warned they can contain as much sugar as a glass of coke.

最近一項研究顯示，數(shù)以萬計的兒童長蛀牙是由平時喝果汁和果汁飲料導(dǎo)致的。
在3歲兒童中，每8個人中就有1個患有蛀牙；在英國的某些地區(qū)，甚至每3個孩子中就有1個患有蛀牙。
一些資深牙醫(yī)稱，這個問題常常是由好心的父母造成的——他們?yōu)楹⒆淤徺I瓶裝的含糖飲料。
有些中產(chǎn)階級家境不錯的父母會給孩子買較貴的有機(jī)果汁，認(rèn)為它們更健康，但牙醫(yī)們已發(fā)出警告，稱有機(jī)果汁與可樂的含糖量相當(dāng)。

【注解】
文中的tooth decay就是“蛀牙”的意思，其中tooth是“牙齒”的意思，其復(fù)數(shù)形式為teeth，常用的相關(guān)詞組還有：false tooth（假牙）、brush teeth（刷牙）和baby teeth（乳牙）等。形容詞dental意為“牙齒的”，“牙醫(yī)”的英文是dentist，“牙痛”的英文是toothache。
此外，文中的well-meaning用作形容詞，解釋為“好心的、善意的”，相當(dāng)于well-intended。