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Am I all right?「我是否痊愈?」
While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful, but the doctor refused to do so. The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington. When the doctor answered the phone, Mr. Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr. John Gilbert. He asked if Mr. Gilbert’s operation had been successful and the doctor told him that it had been. He then asked when Mr. Gilbert would be allowed to go home and the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hosptial for another two weeks. Then Dr. Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient. ‘No,’ the patient answered, ‘I am Mr. John Gilbert.’
译：
当约翰.吉尔伯特住院的时候，他问医生他的手术是否成功，但医生拒绝告诉他。第二天，这位病人要了一部床头电话。当房里只剩他一个人时，他挂通了医院的交换台，要求与米灵顿医生讲话。当这位医生接过电话时，吉尔伯特先生说他想询问一个病人的情况，是一位名叫约翰.吉尔伯特的先生。他问吉尔伯特先生的手术中否成功，医生告诉他手术很成功。然后他又问吉尔伯特先生什么时候可以回家，医生说他在医院还必须再住上两个星期。之后，米灵顿医生问打电话的人是否是病人的亲属。“不是，”病人回答说，“我就是约翰.吉尔伯特先生。
**n.手术**
have an operation「做手术」
n.操作，运转，经营
business operation「商业运营」
n.行动
rescue operation「营救行动」
military operation「军事行动」
**v.打听，询问**
v.调查，询问
He didn’t tell the truth when the police inquired into the accident.「当警方调查这次事故时，他没有说实话」
v.求见，要找
She inquired for the manager.「她想见经理」
句子
复习宾语从句「15课」
课文句子
…Mr. Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr. John Gilbert…「吉尔伯特先生说他想询问一个病人的情况，是一位叫约翰·吉尔伯特的先生」
第6课提到姓名前不加冠词，但有时可用在称呼「Mr./Mrs./Miss等」前，表示我不认识的某某人
A Mr.Gilbert phoned and left a message for you.「一位姓吉尔伯特的先生给您打来电话并留了言」