Lánctörténet 2: 24. The “heroic” dentist
Videó 1.
The Chain Story and the NOTES
Dr Davies is a dentist. He loves injecting anaesthetic into his patient’s gums. However, he himself is terrified of injections, so he takes good care of his teeth.
(he) be sloppy – (his teeth) start to decay
(his teeth) start to decay – (he) suffer from toothache
(he) suffer from toothache – visit a fellow dentist
visit a fellow dentist – (his fellow dentist) examine his teeth
(his fellow dentist) examine his teeth – find a very badly decayed tooth
find a very badly decayed tooth – decide to extract it
decide to extract it – want to apply some anaesthetic
want to apply some anaesthetic – (Dr Davies) get terrified
(Dr Davies) get terrified – pass out
pass out – (his fellow dentist) extract his tooth without an injection of anaesthetic
(his fellow dentist) extract his tooth without an injection of anaesthetic – (Mr Davis) be grateful after his wake-up
But, as you know already, Dr Davis is a very cautious man: his teeth will never ever get decayed.
The cuckoo clock (the full story)
Dr Davies is a dentist. He loves injecting anaesthetic into his patient’s gums. However, he himself is terrified of injections, so he takes good care of his teeth.
(he) be sloppy – (his teeth) start to decay
If he were sloppy, his teeth would start to decay.
(his teeth) start to decay – (he) suffer from toothache
If his teeth started to decay, he would suffer from toothache.
(he) suffer from toothache – visit a fellow dentist
If he suffered from toothache, he would visit a fellow dentist.
visit a fellow dentist – (his fellow dentist) examine his teeth
If he visited a fellow dentist, his fellow dentist would examine his teeth.
(his fellow dentist) examine his teeth – find a very badly decayed tooth
If his fellow dentist examined his teeth, he would find a very badly decayed tooth.
find a very badly decayed tooth – decide to extract it
If he found a very badly decayed tooth, he would decide to extract it.
decide to extract it – want to apply some anaesthetic
If he decided to extract it, he would want to apply some anaesthetic.
want to apply some anaesthetic – (Dr Davies) get terrified
If he wanted to apply some anaesthetic, Dr Davies would get terrified.
(Dr Davies) get terrified – pass out
If Dr Davies got terrified, he would pass out.
pass out – (his fellow dentist) extract his tooth without an injection of anaesthetic
If he passed out, his fellow dentist would extract his tooth without an injection of anaesthetic.
(his fellow dentist) extract his tooth without an injection of anaesthetic – (Mr Davis) be grateful after his wake-up
If his fellow dentist extracted his tooth without an injection of anaesthetic, Mr Davis would be grateful after his wake-up.
But, as you know already, Dr Davis is a very cautious man: his teeth will never ever get decayed.