新概念英语第二册 Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something 讲义

Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something Text 课文 First listen and then answer the question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 Why did the writer become very worried Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer. My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while. I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool. He knew I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing. He then asked me how my brother was and whether I liked my new job in London. In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises. Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been. I suddenly felt very worried, but could not say anything. When the dentist at last removed the cotton wool from my mouth, I was able to tell him that he had pulled out the wrong tooth. New words 生词 pull [pul] v.拔 cotton ['k tn] 药棉 collect [k 'lekt] v.搜集 collection [k 'lek n] n.收藏品，收集品 nod [n d] v.点头 meanwhile ['mi:n'wail] ad.同时 Grammar focus 语法 1. Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer. 牙科医生们总是在你无法作出回答的时候，向你提出问题。 这是一个时间状语从句，从句说明牙科医生们总喜欢在什么时间提问题。 2. My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while. 我的牙科医生刚刚给我拔掉了一颗牙，叫我休息一会儿。 这是一个由and连接的并列句。and前后句子的主语相同，所以and后面的句子省略了主语he. and前面的句子中pull out表示拔掉，pull out也可以表示退出、掏出。如： Troops had begun to pull out of the area. 军队已开始撤离该地区。 I put my hand into my pocket and pulled out the letter. 我把手伸进口袋，掏出了那封信。 and后面的句子中for a while表示一会儿。如： Let's put the problem aside for a while. 让我们把问题先搁一搁。 3. He knew I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing. 他知道我收集火柴盒，于是问我收藏的火柴盒是否在增加。 整句话是一个由and连接的并列句，and前面的句子一个宾语从句，句子I collected match boxes作动词knew的宾语。 and后面的句子由于和and前面的句子主语相同，为了避免重复，所以省略了and后面句子的主语he. asked是谓语动词，me和句子whether my collection was growing.都是作为asked的宾语，所以and后面也是一个宾语从句。 4. He then asked me how my brother was and whether I liked my new job in London. 接着他又问我的兄弟近来如何，问我是否喜欢伦敦的新工作。 本句话中me后面是一个由and连接的并列句，me和它后面的句子都是作为asked的宾语，所以整个句子是一个宾语从句。 5. In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises. 作为对这些问题的回答，我不是点头就发出奇怪的声音。 In answer to……是固定搭配，表示对……的回答。如： He shook his head in answer to my question. 他以摇头来答复我的问题。 6. Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been. 与此同时，我的舌头正在忙着寻找刚拔掉的那颗牙的伤口。 meanwhile是时间状语，其后的句子是定语从句。where the tooth had been.是用来修饰前面的先行词the hole. hole表示洞、孔，在这里借指拔掉牙齿后留下的伤口。 主 ... ...