1. 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.
当约翰·吉尔伯特住院的时候，他问医生他的手术是否做得成功，但医生拒绝告诉他。
知识点1：本句中while引导时间状语从句，but连接并列句。
知识点2：in hospital 生病住院
知识点3：whether在此引导间接引语，直接引语为：Was my operation successful?根据直接引语变成间接引语的规则，一般过去时改为过去完成时。
2. The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone.
第二天，这位病人要了一部床头电话。
知识点1：the following day = the next day 第一天
知识点2：bedside telephone 床头电话
bedlamp 床头灯
bedstand 床头柜
3. He asked if Mr. Gilbert’s operation had been successful and the doctor told him that it had been.
他问吉尔伯特先生的手术是否成功，医生告诉他手术很成功。
知识点：注意：if在此不表示条件,而是引出间接引语，意为“是否”。
4."No", the patient answered, "I am Mr. John Gilbert."
“不是”伯特说，“我就是约翰·吉尔伯特先生。”
知识点：直接引语的表达法：句子两头用引号引人直接说的话，中间用“主语加谓语”表示“某人说”。
