练习材料：Lesson 39
任务配置：L0
知识笔记：
Lesson39Am I all right?
While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation /ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/had been successful, but the doctor refused to do so. The following day, the patient asked for a bedside /ˈbed.saɪd/telephone. When he was alone /əˈləʊn/, he telephoned the hospital exchange/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/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 /ˈkɔː.lər/if he was a relative of the patient.' No,' the patient answered,' I am Mr. John Gilbert.'
Exchange （电话的）交换台
The exchange put him through to his friend.
Caller打电话的人
He told the caller to hold on.
