Lánctörténet 2: 23. Disastrous toothache
Videó 1.
The Chain Story and the NOTES
Ken has a throbbing toothache. He really should visit a dentist, but he’s rather tight with money, so he is thinking about a cheap solution. He only needs a piece of string.
(he) find a piece of string – attach one end to his tooth and the other end to a doorknob
attach one end to his tooth and the other end to a doorknob – open the door wide
open the door wide – tightly close his eyes
tightly close his eyes – suddenly slam the door
suddenly slam the door – (his tooth) pop out
(his tooth) pop out – knock his favourite glass vase off the shelf
knock his favourite glass vase off the shelf – (the vase) smash into a thousand pieces on the floor
(the vase) smash into a thousand pieces on the floor – chip the floor tile
chip the floor tile – (Ken) go mad
(Ken) go mad – (he) accidentally step into the glass shards
accidentally step into the glass shards – go to the hospital
go to the hospital – need special treatment
need special treatment – pay a huge bill
Disastrous toothache (the full story)
Ken has a throbbing toothache. He really should visit a dentist, but he’s rather tight with money, so he is thinking about a cheap solution. He only needs a piece of string.
(he) find a piece of string – attach one end to his tooth and the other end to a doorknob
If he found a piece of string, he would attach one end to his tooth and the other end to a doorknob.
attach one end to his tooth and the other end to a doorknob – open the door wide
If he attached one end to his tooth and the other end to a doorknob, he would open the door wide.
open the door wide – tightly close his eyes
If he opened the door wide, he would tightly close his eyes.
tightly close his eyes – suddenly slam the door
If he tightly closed his eyes, he would suddenly slam the door.
suddenly slam the door – (his tooth) pop out
If he suddenly slammed the door, his tooth would pop out.
(his tooth) pop out – knock his favourite glass vase off the shelf
If his tooth popped out, it would knock his favourite glass vase off the shelf.
knock his favourite glass vase off the shelf – (the vase) smash into a thousand pieces on the floor
If it knocked his favourite glass vase off the shelf, it would smash into a thousand pieces on the floor.
(the vase) smash into a thousand pieces on the floor – chip the floor tile
If it smashed into a thousand pieces on the floor, it would chip the floor tile.
chip the floor tile – (Ken) go mad
If it chipped the floor tile, Ken would go mad.
(Ken) go mad – (he) accidentally step into the glass shards
If he went mad, he would accidentally step into the glass shards.
accidentally step into the glass shards – go to the hospital
If he accidentally stepped into the glass shards, he would go to the hospital.
go to the hospital – need special treatment
If he went to the hospital, he would need special treatment.
need special treatment – pay a huge bill
If he needed special treatment, he would pay a huge bill.