Lesson39AmIallright?我是否痊愈?WhydidMr.GilberttelephoneDr.Millington?WhileJohnGilbertwasinhospital,heaskedhisdoctortotellhimwhetherhisoperationhadbeensuccessful,butthedoctorrefusedtodoso.Thefollowingday,thepatientaskedforabedsidetelephone.Whenhewasalone,hetelephonedthehospitalexchangeandaskedforDoctorMillington.Whenthedoctoransweredthephone,Mr.Gilbertsaidhewasinquiringaboutacertainpatient,aMr.JohnGilbert.HeaskedifMr.Gilbert'soperationhadbeensuccessfulandthedoctortoldhimthatithadbeen.HethenaskedwhenMr.Gilbertwouldbeallowedtogohomeandthedoctortoldhimthathewouldhavetostayinhospitalforanothertwoweeks.ThenDr.Millingtonaskedthecallerifhewasarelativeofthepatient.'No,'thepatientanswered,'IamMr.JohnGilbert.'参考译文当约翰.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。”一、Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语operationn.手术successfuladj.成功的followingadj.下一个patientn.病人aloneadj.独自的exchangen.(电话的)交换台inquirev.询问,打听certainadj.某个callern.打电话的人relativen.亲戚operationn.手术operateV.1)操作,操纵(机器等),运作,运转(control,run)operateamachine操纵一台机器operatethelift开电梯例:Thissewingmachinedoesn'toperateproperly.这台缝纫机不太好用了。2)经营,管理(run,manage)operateacompany经营一家公司例:Thecompanyoperatetenfactories.这家公司管理十个厂子。Thebusinessoperateinvariouscounties.那家企业在许多国家都有业务。3)动手术operateonsbfor--为谁动手术例:Thesurgeondecidedtooperateonherforappendicitis(盲肠)promptly.这个外科医生决定立刻为她做盲肠手术physician内科医生operationn.手术,运转,操作operationinstruments手术器械例:Ihadanoperationonmyheart../Iunderwentanoperationonmyheart.我做了一次心脏手术。theoperationofanoldmachineIH机器的运转bringintooperation/putintooperationvt.实施(法律,计划等),运作(机械等)comeintooperationV1.实施,开始运转例:Thenewruleswillcomeintooperationnextmonth./Thenewruleswillbeputintooperationnextmonth.新的规章制度下个月开始实施。successfuladj.成功的,结果圆满的,顺利的:(考试)及格的,发运的,功成名就的反义词:unsuccessfulsuccessfultrial一次成功的尝试successfulcandidate当选者例:Theperformancewassuccessful.演出十分成功。succeedv.---failsuccessn.-failuresuccessfuladj.-failedsuccessfullyadv.followv.1)跟随,跟着例:Amanisrunning,followedbythreedogs.一个人在奔跑着,后面跟着三条狗。Theduckling(小鸭子)followeditsmothereverywhere.小鸭子跟着妈妈,妈妈走到哪,它就跟到哪。MondayfollowsSundays.是期一在星期日的后面。Beslowplease.Ican'tfollowyou/Ican'tcatchyou./Ican'tunderstandyou.请慢点,我跟不上你的速度。2)沿着followthisroad沿着这条路走3)采纳followone'sadvice/followonessuggestion采纳某人的建议followthecrowd随大流following1)adj.接着的(nextintimeorinturn)例:Answerthefollowingquestions.回答一下面的问题。inthefollowingyear在翌年(在下一年)tomorrow在间接引语中换成thenext/thefollowingday2)prep.例:Followingthemeeting,coffeewillbeserved.会后将招待咖啡。patient1)n.(让医生诊治的)病人例:Thehospitalhasalotofpatients.这家医院病人很多。insanepatients精神病人2)adj.有耐心的,能忍受的,能容忍的反义词:impatientbepatientwithsb对某人有耐心bepatientofsth对某事有耐心例:Youshouldbemorepatientwithothers.你应该对别人更耐心一些。Hewaspatientofhardships.他很能吃苦。Patientlyadv.patiencen.忍耐,耐性,毅力反义词:impatienceThiskindofworkrequiresmuchpatience.这种下作需要极大的耐心Shehasnopatiencewithhernosyneighbors.nosyneighbors爱管闲事的邻居们她对那些爱管闲事的邻居已经不耐烦了。nosyadj.(贬)过分好奇的,多管闲事的(nosey)Iwarnyou.I'mbeginningtolosemypatience./I’mbecomingimpatient.我警告你,我已经失去耐心了twister:Adoctormustbepatienttohispatients.Ifheisimpatienttohispatients,hewilllosehispatientsbecauseofhisimpatience.医生必须对病人有耐心,如果他对病人不耐烦,会因为对病人的不耐烦而失去病人。alone1)adj.独自的,单独的(不能置于名词前)例:Helikesbeingalone.他喜欢一个人呆着。Hishousestandsaloneonahill.他的房子孤零零的在山上。2)adv.独自地例:Ilivealone.我一个人住。Shelivesaloneinanapartment.她独自住在一座公寓里面。3)adv.只有,仅仅例:Youcannotliveonmeatalone.Eatmorevegetable.你不能仅仅吃肉,多吃些蔬菜。Shealonewasabletoanswerthequestion.只有她能回答这个问题。letalone更不用说let---alone别打扰(管,理,惹)(某人,某物),让…一个人待着例:Letmealone.别理我。lonely寂寞的,孤独的alone提及人时,只表示“一个人”之意:onone'sown例:I'mlivingalone,butldon'tfeellonely.我一个人住但我不感觉孤独。exchange1)n,交换,互换,交流,交易例:Isfiveapplesforfiveeggsafairexchange?五个苹果换一个鸡蛋是一个公平的交易吗?anexchangeofglances互使眼色Theymadeasilentexchangeofsmile.他们默默相互微笑。2)n.兑换:汇率:交流theexchangeofdollarsforpounds把美元兑换成英镑therateofexchange/theexchangerate汇率3)n.交易所theStockExchange证券交易所thestockmarket证券交易市场4)n.电话交换台(telephoneexchange)5)vt.交换,互换(问候等)例:MaryexchangedseatswithJohn.Mary和John换了座位。Weonlyexchangedafewwordsbecausewewereinahurry.因为我们都很着急,所以我们只说了几句话。工oftenexchangeinformationwithhim.我总和他交迹流信息。I'vejustboughtthistie,butcanIexchangeitforthatone?我刚刚买了这条领带,可是我想换另那条行吗?同义词:interchangen./V.交换,互换inquire(enquire)v.询问,查询(比ask正式)inquiresthofsb向某人询问消息inquireaboutsb/sth询问关于某人某事的消息相当于askforinformation打听消息例:Heinquiredofthepolicemantheway.他想那个警察询问道路。Iinquiredofhimwhetherhewouldcometotheparty.我问他是否能来参加这个party。I'dliketoinquireaboutthetrainsforLondon.我想打听去伦敦的火车。inquiresb'sname询问某人的名字Iwanttoinquireaboutacertainpatient.我想询问关于某个病人的情况。inquiryn.询问aletterofinquiry询问函例:ImadeinquiriesaboutmylostumbrellainallthestoresI'vevisited.我在我去过的所有店里面打听我丢了的雨伞。certain1)adj.确定的,有把握的,常可与sure通用例:Theyaresuretobelate/Theyarecertaintobelate.他们一定会迟到的I'msurethatthey'llbelate/l'mcertainthatthey'lltobelate.我确信他们会迟到的。Onethingissure;they'llbelate./Onethingiscertain:they'llbelate.有一件事情时确定的,那就是他们会迟到的.certain的语气比sure强,当it做主语,只用certain。例:itiscertainthatthey'llbelate.他们会迟到这件事情时确信的2)adj.