[00:01.79]LESSON 39
[00:03.58]operation
[00:05.05]手术
[00:06.53]While John Gilbert was in hospital,
[00:08.96]当约翰。吉尔伯特住院的时候，
[00:11.39]he asked his doctor to tell whether his operation had been successful.
[00:15.18]他问医生他的手术是否会成功。
[00:18.96]He asked if Mr.Gillbert's operation had been successful.
[00:22.64]他问吉尔伯特先生的手术是否会成功。
[00:26.31]The doctor is performing an operation on the patient.
[00:29.23]医生正在给病人做手术。
[00:32.16]He had an operation for lung cancer.
[00:34.57]他接受了肺癌手术。
[00:36.99]successful
[00:38.57]成功的
[00:40.15]He asked if M.Gilbert's operation had been successful.
[00:43.32]他问吉尔伯特先生的手术是否会成功。
[00:46.50]Tom has been very successful in his business.
[00:49.18]汤姆的生意非常成功。
[00:51.85]J.K.Rowling,who writes the Harry Porter series,
[00:54.88]J。K　罗琳是一个非常成功的作家。
[00:57.91]is a very successful writer.
[01:00.13]她写了一系列有关哈利。波特的小说。
[01:02.35]following
[01:03.67]下一个
[01:04.99]The following day,the patient asked for a bedside telephone.
[01:08.11]第二天，这位病人要了一部床头电话。
[01:11.24]The following are some important points.
[01:13.72]以下是一些要点。
[01:16.20]He was totally restored the following year.
[01:18.88]到第二年他才完全康复。
[01:21.55]patient
[01:23.03]病人
[01:24.51]'No,'the patient answered,"I'm Mr.John Gilbert.'
[01:27.48]“不是，”病人回答说，“我是约翰。吉尔伯特先生。”
[01:30.46]The patient asked for mercy killing.
[01:32.98]病人要求安乐死。
[01:35.50]Many patients died of heart attack.
[01:38.09]许多病人死于心脏病。
[01:40.68]alone
[01:42.10]独自的
[01:43.52]When he was alone,he telephoned the hospital exchange
[01:46.50]当房里只剩他一个人时，他挂通了医院的交换台，
[01:49.48]and asked for Dotor Millington.
[01:51.76]要求与米灵顿医生讲话。
[01:54.05]She wants to be alone.
[01:55.72]她希望独处。
[01:57.39]After his wife's death,he was alone in the world.
[02:00.37]妻子去世后，他在这世上就孑然一身。
[02:03.35]exchange
[02:04.83]（电话的）交换台
[02:06.30]The exchange put him through to his friend.
[02:08.68]交换台接通了他的朋友。
[02:11.06]The exchange is quite busy at the moment.
[02:13.28]交换台目前正忙。
[02:15.50]inquire
[02:17.03]询问，打听
[02:18.55]Mr.Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain paatient,
[02:21.58]吉尔伯特先生说他想询问一个病人的情况，
[02:24.61]a Mr.John Gilbert.
[02:26.39]是一名叫约翰。吉伯尔的先生。
[02:28.17]He went to the information desk to inquire about the meeting.
[02:31.20]他到处问讯询问有关会议的情况。
[02:34.23]She inquired of him the reason for not coming to the party.
[02:37.47]她向他询问没来参加聚会的原因。
[02:40.71]certain
[02:42.08]某个
[02:43.45]A certain Mr.White visited you this afternoon when you went out.
[02:46.73]今天下午你外出时，有个叫怀特的先生来拜访你。
[02:50.00]A certain Mr.Jack asked you to phone back.
[02:52.68]有个叫杰克的先生让你给他回电话。
[02:55.36]caller
[02:56.80]打电话的人
[02:58.23]Then Dr.Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient.
[03:02.06]之后，米灵顿医生问打电话的人是否是病人的家属。
[03:05.89]I don't know the caller.
[03:07.72]我不认识打电话的人。
[03:09.54]He told the caller to hold on.
[03:11.92]他让打电话的人稍等片刻。
[03:14.30]relative
[03:16.34]亲戚
[03:18.37]His relatives looked down upon him.
[03:20.75]他的亲戚瞧不起他。
[03:23.13]His only immediate relative died yesterday
[03:25.65]昨天他唯一的至亲也去世了，
[03:28.17]and left him alone in the world.
[03:30.44]把它孤零零的一人留在世上。