20160419:Am I all right?我是否痊愈?
While JohnGilbert 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 hosptial
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.'