48 Did You Want to Tell Me Something

Did you want to tell me something?

你想对我说什么吗?

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

牙科医生们总是在你无法作出回答的时候向你提出问题。

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

我的牙科医生刚刚给我拔掉了一颗牙,叫我休息一会儿。

I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool.

我想说点什么,但我嘴里塞满了药棉。

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

他知道我收集火柴盒,于是问我收藏的火柴盒是否在增加。

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

接着他又问我的兄弟近来如何,问我是否喜欢伦敦的新工作。