裕兴新概念英语第二册笔记-第39课

Lesson 39 Am I all right?我是否痊愈？

Why did Mr. Gilbert telephone Dr. Millington?

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.'

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、New words and expressions 生词和短语

operate V．

1)操作，操纵（机器等），运作，运转( control，run)

operate a machine操纵一台机器

operate the lift开电梯

例：This sewing machine doesn't operate properly.

这台缝纫机不太好用了。

2)经营，管理(run, manage)

operate a company经营一家公司

例: The company operate ten factories.

这家公司管理十个厂子。

The business operate in various counties.

那家企业在许多国家都有业务。

3)动手术operate on sb for--为谁动手术

例: The surgeon decided to operate on her for appendicitis(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

operation n．手术，运转，操作

operation instruments 手术器械

例：I had an operation on my heart..

/I underwent an operation on my heart.

我做了一次心脏手术。

the operation of an old machine IH机器的运转

bring into operation /put into operation

vt.实施（法律，计划等），运作（机械等）

come into operation V1．实施，开始运转

例: The new rules will come into operation next month.

/The new rules will be put into operation next month.

新的规章制度下个月开始实施。

successful adj．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：unsuccessful successful trial 一次成功的尝试

successful candidate当选者

例：The performance was successful．演出十分成功。

succeed v. ---fail

success n．-failure

successful adj. -failed

successfully adv.

follow v．

1)跟随，跟着

例: A man is running, followed by three dogs.

一个人在奔跑着，后面跟着三条狗。

The duckling (小鸭子) followed its mother everywhere.

小鸭子跟着妈妈，妈妈走到哪，它就跟到哪。

Monday follows Sundays．是期一在星期日的后面。

Be slow please. I can' t follow you

/I can' t catch you.

／I can 't understand you．请慢点，我跟不上你的速度。

2) 沿着

follow this road沿着这条路走

3)采纳

follow one' s advice/follow one s suggestion

采纳某人的建议

follow the crowd随大流

following

1) adj．接着的(next in time or in turn)