Lesson 39 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 ʤɑn ˈgɪlbərtwʌzɪn ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, hi æskt hɪzˈdɑktərtu tɛl hɪm ˈwɛðər hɪz ˌɑpəˈreɪʃən hædbɪnsəkˈsɛsfəl, bʌt ðəˈdɑktərrəˈfjuzdtudusoʊ.
ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ deɪ, ðə ˈpeɪʃənt æskt fɔr ə ˈbɛdˌsaɪd ˈtɛləˌfoʊn.
wɛn hiwʌzəˈloʊn, hi ˈtɛləˌfoʊnd ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəlɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ænd æskt fɔrˈdɑktərˈmɪlɪŋtən.
wɛn ðəˈdɑktərˈænsərd ðə foʊn, ˈmɪstər. ˈgɪlbərt sɛd hiwʌzɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ əˈbaʊt əˈsɜrtən ˈpeɪʃənt, ə ˈmɪstər. ʤɑn ˈgɪlbərt.
hi æskt ɪf ˈmɪstər. ˈgɪlbərts ˌɑpəˈreɪʃən hædbɪnsəkˈsɛsfəl ænd ðəˈdɑktərtoʊld hɪm ðæt ɪt hædbɪn.
hi ðɛn æskt wɛn ˈmɪstər. ˈgɪlbərt wʊd bi əˈlaʊd tu goʊ hoʊm ænd ðəˈdɑktərtoʊld hɪm ðæt hi wʊd hæv tu steɪɪn ˈhɑˌspɪtəl fɔr əˈnʌðər tu wiks.
ðɛnˈdɑktərˈmɪlɪŋtən æskt ðə ˈkɔlər ɪf hiwʌzə ˈrɛlətɪv ʌv ðə ˈpeɪʃənt.
' noʊ,' ðə ˈpeɪʃəntˈænsərd,' aɪ æm ˈmɪstər. ʤɑn ˈgɪlbərt.'
任务配置：
L0＋L4
练习感悟：
why the doctor refused to tell Mr Gilbert whether his operation had been successful?
