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lesson 48 did you want to tell me something？

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.

waɪ dɪd ðə ˈraɪtə bɪˈkʌm ˈvɛri ˈwʌrid? 

ˈdɛntɪsts ˈɔːlweɪz ɑːsk ˈkwɛsʧənz wɛn ɪt s ɪmˈpɒsəbl fə jʊ tʊ ˈɑːnsə. maɪ ˈdɛntɪst həd ʤəst pʊld aʊt wʌn əv maɪ tiːθ ənd həd təʊldmi tə rɛst fər ə waɪl. aɪ traɪd tə seɪ ˈsʌmθɪŋ, bət maɪ maʊθ wəz fʊl əv ˈkɒtn wʊl. hi njuː aɪ kəˈlɛktɪd mæʧ ˈbɒksɪz ənd ɑːskt mi ˈwɛðəmaɪ kəˈlɛkʃən wəz ˈgrəʊɪŋ. hi ðɛn ɑːskt mi haʊ maɪ ˈbrʌðə wəz ənd ˈwɛðər aɪ laɪkt maɪ njuː ʤɒb ɪn ˈlʌndən. ɪn ˈɑːnsə tə ðiːzˈkwɛsʧənz aɪ ˈaɪðə ˈnɒdɪd ɔː meɪd streɪnʤ ˈnɔɪzɪz. ˈmiːnˈwaɪl, maɪ tʌŋ wəz ˈbɪzi ˈsɜːʧɪŋ aʊt ðə həʊl weə ðə tuːθ həd biːn. aɪˈsʌdnli fɛlt ˈvɛri ˈwʌrid, bət kəd nɒt seɪ ˈɛnɪθɪŋ. wɛn ðə ˈdɛntɪst ət lɑːst rɪˈmuːvd ðə ˈkɒtn wʊl frəm maɪ maʊθ, aɪ wəz ˈeɪbl tə tɛl ɪmðət hi həd pʊld aʊt ðə rɒŋ tuːθ.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

cotton wool 原棉；棉绒；[医] 脱脂棉

wool 英 /wʊl/ n. 羊毛；毛线；绒线；毛织品；毛料衣物

match box 火柴盒

nod 英 /nɒd/ n. 点头；打盹；摆动 vt. 点头；点头表示 vi. 点头；打盹；摆动

Meanwhile 英 /'miːnwaɪl/  adv. 同时，其间 n. 其间，其时

tongue 英 /tʌŋ/  n. 舌头；语言 vt. 舔；斥责；用舌吹 vi. 说话；吹管乐器

search out vi. 寻找到；查出

In answer to 回答；应…要求

either... or... 要么…要么…；不是…就是… 英 /'aɪðə; 'iː-/ 

neither nor  既不是…也不是… 英 /ˈnaɪðə; ˈniːðə/

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