牙医总是在你无法回答的时候提问。
Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer.
我的牙医刚刚给我拔了一颗牙，并让我休息一会儿。
My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while.
我试图说些什么，但嘴里塞满了脱脂棉。
I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool.
他知道我收集火柴盒，并问我我的收藏品是否在增多。
He knew I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing.
随后他又问我哥哥（弟弟）近况如何，以及我是否喜欢在伦敦的新工作。
He then asked me how my brother was and whether I liked my new job in London.
作为对这些问题的回应，我要么点头，要么发出一些奇怪的声音。
In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises.
与此同时，我的舌头正忙着去探寻那颗牙曾经所在的那个洞。
Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been.
我突然感到非常担忧，却什么也说不出口。
I suddenly felt very worried, but could not say anything.
当牙医终于把棉花从我嘴里取出时，我才能够告诉他——他拔错了牙。
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.