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來說,做某事怎么樣?! y dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while. 1)可提問學生本句的謂語動詞為什么采用過去完成時(因為作者從本句開始,講述了過去發(fā)生的事情,而作者要重點講述的拔完牙后發(fā)生的事情,而拔牙是在此之前發(fā)生的,所以是過去的過去)。 2)for a while,一會兒。 I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool. 1)注意區(qū)分try to do(努力做某事)和try doing(嘗試做某事)。 2)be full of,充滿。 3)cotton wool,原棉、藥棉。其中,wool雖然一般表示羊毛,但也可以表示棉花。 He kenw I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing. 1)collect sth.,收藏某物。其名詞為collection(收藏。收藏品)。 2)match box,火柴盒。 3)grow,成長、增長。 He then asked me how my brother was and whether I liked my new job in London. 1)注意how my brother was原本是問句,但在間接引語(賓語從句)中,要采用陳述句語序。 2)注意job(可數(shù))與work(不可數(shù))的基本區(qū)別?! n answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises. 1)in answer to,回答。作為對...的回復。注意to是介詞。 2)either...or...,表示“或者...,或者...”。 3)nod,點頭。 4)make noises,發(fā)出聲音、制造噪音。 Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been. 1)meanwhile,與此同時。相當于in the meantime。 2)be busy doing,忙于做某事。 3)search out,找到、找出。 4)where引導定語從句修飾先行詞the hole。 5)可提問學生為什么句末的be要采用過去完成時(因為原文指的是在舌頭尋找牙齒被拔后留下的空穴,是過去的過去)?! suddenly felt very worried, but could not say anything. 1)注意feel為感官系動詞,后接形容詞,表示感到如何。 2)注意but引導的前后兩個分句,一個是肯定句,一個是否定句,前后形成了鮮明的對照?! hen 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. 1)remove,移除、去除。 2)be able to,得以。本句中不是強調(diào)能力,而是側重表達的是“好不容易才得以”。