Am I all right?

　　我是否痊愈?

　　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 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.'

　　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。”

　　语法归纳：复习直接引语变间接引语

　　一句话总结：直接引语变间接引语最需要注意的是时态变化和相关词汇的变化。

　　直接引语 间接引语

　　一般现在时 一般过去时

　　一般过去时 过去完成时

　　一般将来时 过去将来时

　　现在进行时 过去进行时

　　现在完成时 过去完成时

　　can could

　　may might

　　must had to

　　this that

　　these those

　　now then

　　today that day

　　tonight that night

　　this week (month,etc.) that week (month，etc.)

　　yesterday the day before

　　last week (month,etc.) the week (month，etc.) before

　　three days(a year,etc.) three days (a year，etc.) before

　　tomorrow the next / following day

　　next week (month,etc.) the next / following week (month，etc.)

　　here there

　　come go

　　bring take

（编辑：何莹莹）