新概念英语第二册 Lesson 48 A thirsty ghost 讲义

lesson 48 A thirsty ghost

🌻Part 1: 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 birds' eggs 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. 

🌻Part 2: New words and expressions

1 pull [pul] v.拔

2 cotton ['kɔtn] 药棉

3 collect [kə'lekt] v.搜集

4 collection [kə'lekʃən] n.收藏品，收集品

5 nod [nɔd] v.点头

6 meanwhile ['mi:n'wail] ad.同时

★pull

You push and I'll pull.

Lucy pulled her sister's hair

Pull the door open  把门拉开

1. vt.&vi. 拉，拖，牵，扯（反义词push   vt. 推）

我感觉有人拉着我的胳膊。I felt someone pulling my arm.

You are pulling my leg. 

pull one's leg      开某人玩笑

Don't pull my leg any more. 不要再开我玩笑

You are kidding. 你在开玩笑

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

(1) 收藏；收集

collect stamps 集邮

(2)I am going to collect my father from the airport

接孩子；取篮球；取货物

★collection

(1) 取走

There are two collections a day from this letter-box

Rubbish collection

(2) 收藏品, 收集品

A collection of stamps

A collection of paintings

A collection of poems

★nod (vi) 点头

I asked her if she wanted to come and she nodded.

nod at sb: 向某人点头

She nodded at me as she passed

1.vt.&vi. 点头，点头示意/招呼

我问他是否想来，他点了点他头。

I asked him if he wanted to come and he nodded his head.

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）

他过去在法语课上常打瞌睡

He used to nod off during the French class 

 

★shake（shook，shaken）   

1. vt.&vi. 摇，摇动，抖动

Thompson先生摇了摇他的头。

Mr. Thompson shook his head.

他的手一直在发抖。

His hands are shaking.     

2.vt. 同……握手

丹和他握了握手

Dan shook hands with him.

=Dan shook him by the hand.=Dan shook his hand.

★meanwhile (adv) 以此同时

I nodded at my friend, meanwhile waving at him

=in the meantime

I knew I wouldn't get my exam results for several weeks, and I wasn't sure what to do in the meantime.

I went to college. Meanwhile, all my friends got well-paid jobs.

🌻Part 3: Notes on the text