Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something?
【New words and expressions】（6）
pull v. 拔
cotton wool 药棉
collect v. 搜集
collection n. 收藏品，收集品
nod v. 点头
meanwhile adv. 同时
★pull v. 拔
① vt.&vi. 拉，拖，牵，扯（反义词push vt. 推）
I felt someone pulling my arm.
pull one's leg 开某人玩笑
You are pulling my leg. 你在开我玩笑
Don't pull my leg any more. 不要再开我玩笑
You are kidding. 你在开玩笑
No kidding! 不要开玩笑了!
You are joking. （joke n.笑话, 玩笑 v.(和……)开玩笑）
② vt.&vi. 拔，抽
You’re pulled out the wrong teeth!
He pulled an address book from his pocket.
★collect v. 搜集
★collection n. 收藏品, 收集品
collect salary 领工资；collect money 筹集资金；
collect stamp 集邮；collect children 收养孩子
★nod v. 点头
① vt.&vi. 点头，点头示意/招呼
I asked him if he wanted to come and he nodded his head.
When we meet each other in the office, he always nods at me.
② vi. 打盹，打瞌睡（常与off连用）
He used to nod off during the French class.
As he was very tired, he nodded over his reading.
因为他很累，所以他一边看书一边打盹。
★meanwhile adv. 同时
meanwhile = at the same time = in the same time
用法和 however 一样,不能连接两个句子,但是意思上有承接概念
【Text】
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.
参考译文
牙科医生们总是在你无法作出回答的时候向你提出问题. 我的牙科医生刚刚给我拔掉了一颗牙, 叫我休息一会儿. 我想说点什么, 但我嘴里塞满了药棉. 他知道我收集火柴盒, 于是问我收藏的米柴盒是否在增加. 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. 作为对这些问题的回答, 我不是点头, 就是发出奇怪的声音. 与此同时, 我的舌头正在忙着寻找刚拔掉的那颗牙的伤口. 我突然非常着急起来, 但却什么也说不出来. 当那位牙医最后将药棉从我嘴中取出时, 我总算有可能告诉他, 他拔错了牙.
【课文讲解】
1、Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer.
impossible通常不以人作主语，而以不定式或从句作主语：
It is impossible for him to help you. =It is impossible that he will help you.
2、In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises.
in answer to… 作为对……的回答；响应……的请求
In answer to my request, he wrote a letter to George. 应我的请求，他给乔治写了封信。
in return for 作为对……的报答
3、Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been.
meanwihile 在此期间，与此同时
He won’t come until ten o’clock. Meanwhile you can have a rest.
Mary was talking to me about her new dress. Meanwhile I was thinking about something else.
be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事
search out 找出，搜寻
Have you searched out the books I needed?
where = 介词 + which
That is the house which I lived in. 这是我住的房子
=That is the house where I lived.
where称为关系副词,另外还有when也是关系副词
This is the river where I swim. （where作定语从句的标志,修饰前面的river）
The tooth had been in the hole. (in the hole = where)
4、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.
remove可以表示“拿去，除去，去掉”，通常结构为“remove +名词 +from”，也可以单独使用：
I’ve removed that picture from the wall.
Please remove your hat.
【Multiple choice questions】
11 Meanwhile my tongue was busy…. ___b___ my tongue was busy…
a. However b. In the mean time c. Nevertheless d.Although
meanwhile=at the same time =in the mean time
【语法 Grammar in use】
复习第26～45课的部分语法
It is one of the ugliest faces(that) I have ever seen.
这是我见过的最丑陋的头像之一。（that在关系从句中作宾语，可省略）
There aren't many students who sing as well as she does.
在学生当中没几个人唱歌像她那么好。（who在关系从句中作主语，不可省略）
People are not so honest as they once were.
人们不再像以前那样诚实了。（not so/ as…as用于比较状语从句）
He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house.
他还没等安顿下来就卖掉了房子。（hardly…when用于过去完成时）
No sooner had I sat down than he came in.
我刚坐下他就进来了。（no sooner…than用于过去完成时；否定词位于句首时句子要倒装）
The box was so heavy that she couldn't lift it.
箱子太重了，她搬不起来。（so+形容词+that表示“如此……以至于”）
The thief got such a fright that he dropped the bag.
那个小偷吓得把提包都扔了。（such〈a〉+名词+that表示“如此……以至于”）
Billy is not at home at present. He's at school.
比利现在不在家，他在学校。（at+名词的用法）
在定语从句中，当关系代词（如 that, who）作为从句的宾语时，可以省略。例如：
原句: It is one of the ugliest faces that I have ever seen.
解释: 在这个句子中，that 引导的定语从句修饰 "faces"，并且 that 在从句中作为 "seen" 的宾语，因此可以省略。
当关系代词（如 who）作为从句的主语时，不可省略。例如：
原句: There aren't many students who sing as well as she does.
解释: 这里的 who 引导的定语从句修饰 "students"，并且在从句中作为 "sing" 的主语，因此不能省略。
使用结构 "not so/as...as" 来表达比较，意为“不如……一样”。例如：
原句: People are not so honest as they once were.
解释: 这个句子比较了现在的人们和过去人们的诚实程度，表示现在的人们不如过去那样诚实。
使用 "hardly...when" 和 "no sooner...than" 来表达两个动作紧密相连，一个动作紧接着另一个动作发生。例如：
原句:
使用 "so...that" 和 "such...that" 来引导结果状语从句，表示“如此……以至于”。例如：
原句:
使用 "at" 加上名词来表示位置或地点。例如：
原句: