来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：现代社会理论基础第3集第3集》

and ate on the master's table, or with other servants' table;

与主人或者家仆共同进餐
even high-ranking people occasionally

当时即使是上层人士
were not allowed to eat with the lord.

有时也不能与贵族共同进餐
Well he became Ashley's confidant, advisor and surgeon.

他成为了阿什利的知己顾问及医师
He performed a surgery,

他为阿什利做了手术
and I think medical scientists are still puzzled

我认为医学家现在依然困惑
whether this was some path-breaking surgery

这是一个具有里程碑意义的手术呢
or whether he just had good luck--that he'd helped Ashley.

还是运气使然让他救了阿什利一命
Ashley had a surplus production of his liver

阿什利患有肝囊肿
and he implanted a tube into his abdomen area

于是他在阿什利的腹部植入一根管子
to let this surplus flow out,

使过剩物质可以及时排出
and certainly Ashley felt much better after the surgery.

阿什利在手术之后感觉好多了