• 警察正在搜寻那个小偷。 • The police are searching the thief • The police are searching for the thief
Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been. where = 介词 + which 这是我住的房子 • That is the house which/that I lived in • That is the house in which I lived 。 • That is the house where I lived.
Lesson 48
Did you want to tell me something? 你想对我说什么吗？
What’s the most painful thing?
The 12 pains in the world
• 1. mosquito bite
• 2. operation after anesthetic (药后手术) • 3. slap and tickle （打情骂俏）
• 11. visceral pain（内脏痛） • 12.give birth to a baby
• What’s the thirteenth pain?
How about pull a tooth?
Listen to the tape
• Why can’t the man say anything?
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.
7. My searching out the hole where the tooth had been. search out 搜寻。 the hole where the tooth had been, 刚拔掉的那颗牙的 伤口。 用的是过去完成时，因为在描述这件事的时候那颗牙已经 不在了。牙齿尚在的时间是“过去的过去”。
Tom is wandering _____he should choose this job or not.
6. In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises.
in answer to ①表示“作为对...的回答”。
★② vt.&vi. 拔，抽 • 他把一个地址本从他口袋里掏出来了。 • He pulled an address book from his pocket. • • • • • ★collect v. 搜集 collect salary 领工资 collect stamps 集邮 collect money 筹集资金 collect children 收养孩子
2. My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while.
pull表示“拖、拉、拔”的意思。
push表示“推”。 课文这里pull out表示“拔出”的意思。 补充：pull one‘s leg是表示“开玩笑”。 引体向上就是“pull up”。 for a while,一会儿，片刻。
Comprehension questions
1 When do dentists always ask questions? When it's impossible for us to answer. 2 Have you just had a tooth out? Yes, I have. 3 Who pulled it out for you? My dentist did. 4 What did he tell you to do afterwards? To rest for a while.
• 我的钱包里装满了钱 • The wallet is full of money The wallet is filled with money
rest
n. 剩余的部分，休息，支撑物，休止符 the rest of is • The rest of rice_________(be) bad.
• while • conj. 当 ... 的时候，虽然，尽管，然而 • • • • While I was watching TV，the bell rang （我看电视时，铃响了。） While it was late， he went on working. （虽然很晚了，但他还在继续工作。）
Be busy doing
/be busy with sth
• 我的朋友们正忙于准备我的生日宴会。 • My friends are busy preparing my birthday party • My friends are busy with my birthday party. • search out 找出，搜寻 • 你已经搜出我需要的书吗 • Have you searched out the books I needed?
5 Did you try to say something? Yes, I did. 6 You couldn't, could you? No, I couldn't. 7 Why couldn't you? My mouth was full of cotton wool. 8 What was your tongue busy doing? Searching out the hole where the tooth had been. 9 How did you feel suddenly? Very worried.
早餐我想吃面包或蛋糕. I would like to have either bread or cake for breakfast. 早餐我不想吃面包也不想吃蛋糕. I would like to have neither bread nor cake for breakfast.
D • 1. We can_____ see ____touch the air . • A .not only ,but also B .both, and C . either ,or D . neither ,nor D stay at home _____ go to my • 2. You can____ hometown with me . • A. not ,only B. either and C .both or D. either or C • 3. _________ John _______I are policemen. • A. Neither ... nor B. Either ... or C. Both ... and D. Not only... but also • 4. I’m looking for a babysitter （保姆） . She must be A too young . __ too old ______ • A. neither ; nor B. both ; and C. either ; or D. not only ; but also
• meanwhile adv. 同时 • meanwhile = at the same time = in the same time • 夏娃在剪草，亚当种玫瑰。. • Eve was cutting the grass, and meanwhile Adam was planting roses. • 玛丽在和我讲她的新衣服。与此同时我却在想着 其他事情。 • Mary was talking to me about her new dress. Meanwhile I was thinking about something else.
② “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。
Either…..or
或者……或者
Neither…nor
Not only…but also… Both…and…
既不…..也不
不但….而且 两者都…….
Whether和if区别 whether和or not连用/ 后面+to do /介词之后/ discuss之后
I am interested in ______he will accept my invitation. I don’t know ______to cry or to laugh. They are discussing ____they should carry out the plan
nod v. 点头 • ① vt.&vi. 点头，点头示意/招呼 • 当我们在办公室见面的时候，他总是向我点 头 • 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） • 他过去在英语课上常打瞌睡 • He used to nod off during the English class
New words and expressions 生词和短语
pull v. 拔 cotton wool n. 药棉 collect v. 搜集 collection n. 收藏品，收集品 nod v. 点头 meanwhile adv. 同时