Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something 时长：64s
Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer.
ˈdɛntɪsts ˈɔːlweɪz ɑːsk ˈkwɛsʧənz wɛn ɪt ɪz ɪmˈpɒsəbl fɔː juː tuː ˈɑːnsə.
My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while.
maɪ ˈdɛntɪst hæd ʤʌst pʊld aʊt wʌn ɒv maɪ tiːθ ænd hæd təʊld miː tuː rɛst fɔːr ə waɪl.
I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool.
aɪ traɪd tuː seɪ ˈsʌmθɪŋ, bʌt maɪ maʊθ wɒz fʊl ɒv ˈkɒtn wʊl.
He knew I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing.
hiː njuː aɪ kəˈlɛktɪd mæʧ ˈbɒksɪz ænd ɑːskt miː ˈwɛðə maɪ kəˈlɛkʃən wɒz ˈgrəʊɪŋ.
He then asked me how my brother was and whether I liked my new job in London.
hiː ðɛn ɑːskt miː haʊ maɪ ˈbrʌðə wɒz ænd ˈwɛðər aɪ laɪkt maɪ njuː ʤɒb ɪn ˈlʌndən.
In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises.
ɪn ˈɑːnsə tuː ðiːz ˈkwɛsʧənz aɪ ˈaɪðə ˈnɒdɪd ɔː meɪd streɪnʤ ˈnɔɪzɪz.
Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been.
ˈmiːnˈwaɪl, maɪ tʌŋ wɒz ˈbɪzi ˈsɜːʧɪŋ aʊt ðə həʊl weə ðə tuːθ hæd biːn.
I suddenly felt very worried, but could not say anything.
aɪ ˈsʌdnli fɛlt ˈvɛri ˈwʌrid, bʌt kʊd nɒt seɪ ˈɛnɪθɪŋ.
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.
wɛn ðə ˈdɛntɪst æt lɑːst rɪˈmuːvd ðə ˈkɒtn wʊl frɒm maɪ maʊθ, aɪ wɒz ˈeɪbl tuː tɛl hɪm ðæt hiː hæd pʊld aʊt ðə rɒŋ tuːθ.
任务配置：L0+L1+L3+L4
知识笔记：/aʊ/
1）学习该音发音方法请先学习/ɑː/和/ʊ/这两个单元音。
2）嘴巴放松张大，嘴唇向两侧分开。舌身放平，舌尖轻抵下齿，发/ɑː/。
3）然后嘴巴收圆合拢。舌尖离开下齿，舌身后缩，舌后部软颚抬起，发音慢慢滑向/ʊ/。
注意：/aʊ/是个"开合双元音"，发音时口形由大变为小。音量由强到弱，由长到短，由清晰到含糊。
L3：
练习感悟：今天的文章读起来很简单，但是复述起来比较难，要以第三人称来叙述就总感觉讲不清楚。