Lesson39 Am I all right?
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 hospital 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.'
waɪl ʤɒn ˈgɪlbət wɒz ɪn ˈhɒspɪtl, hiː ɑːskt hɪz ˈdɒktə tuː tɛl hɪm ˈwɛðə hɪz ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən hæd biːn səkˈsɛsfʊl, bʌt ðə ˈdɒktə ˌriːˈfjuːzd tuː duː səʊ. ðə ˈfɒləʊɪŋ deɪ, ðə ˈpeɪʃənt ɑːskt fɔːr ə ˈbɛdˌsaɪd ˈtɛlɪfəʊn. wɛn hiː wɒz əˈləʊn, hiː ˈtɛlɪfəʊnd ðə ˈhɒspɪtl ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ænd ɑːskt fɔː ˈdɒktə Millington. wɛn ðə ˈdɒktər ˈɑːnsəd ðə fəʊn, Mr. ˈgɪlbət sɛd hiː wɒz ɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə ˈsɜːtn ˈpeɪʃənt, ə Mr. ʤɒn ˈgɪlbət. hiː ɑːskt ɪf Mr. ˈgɪlbəts ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən hæd biːn səkˈsɛsfʊl ænd ðə ˈdɒktə təʊld hɪm ðæt ɪt hæd biːn. hiː ðɛn ɑːskt wɛn Mr. ˈgɪlbət wʊd biː əˈlaʊd tuː gəʊ həʊm ænd ðə ˈdɒktə təʊld hɪm ðæt hiː wʊd hæv tuː steɪ ɪn ˈhɒspɪtl fɔːr əˈnʌðə tuː wiːks. ðɛn Dr Millington ɑːskt ðə ˈkɔːlər ɪf hiː wɒz ə ˈrɛlətɪv ɒv ðə ˈpeɪʃənt.' nəʊ,' ðə ˈpeɪʃənt ˈɑːnsəd,' aɪ æm Mr. ʤɒn ˈgɪlbət.'
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 told him. The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked to talk to 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 the Mr. Gilbert's operation was had been successful, the doctor told him that it had been. He then asked when did Mr. Gilbert would be allowed to can go home and the doctor said told him that he would have to stay in hospital have to live for another two weeks. Then Dr. Millington asked the caller if he is was the relative of the patient. 'No', the patient answered, 'I am Mr. John Gilbert.'
While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation was 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 that 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 said told him that he have to stay in hospital for another two weeks. Then Dr. Millington asked the caller if he was the relative of the patient. 'No,' the patient said, 'I am Mr. John Gilbert.'
ask for 索要，请求
said xxx told sb. that
his operation had been successful 过去完成时