Did You Want to Tell Me Something

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Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer.

牙医总是在你无法回答的时候问问题。

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My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while.

我的牙医刚刚拔掉我的一颗牙，并让我休息一会儿。

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I tried to say something,

我试图说些什么，

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but my mouth was full of cotton wool.

但我的嘴里塞满了棉花。

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He knew I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing.

他知道我收集火柴盒，问我我的收藏是否在增加。

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He then asked me how my brother was and whether I liked my new job in London.

然后他问我哥哥怎么样，以及我是否喜欢我在伦敦的新工作。

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In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises.

回答这些问题时，我不是点头就是发出奇怪的声音。

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Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been.

同时，我的舌头忙着寻找牙齿拔掉后的那个洞。

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I suddenly felt very worried, but could not say anything.

我突然感到非常担心，却什么也说不出来。

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When the dentist at last removed the cotton wool from my mouth,

当牙医最终从我嘴里取出棉花时，

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I was able to tell him that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.

我才得以告诉他他拔错了牙。