He asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful,but the doctor refused
问题描述：
He asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful,but the doctor refused
.to do so这句话中为什么doctor后面加to tell him,而翻译是：他问医生他的手术是否成功,但医生拒绝告诉他.翻译起来感觉有点别扭,to tell him起什么作用,为什么这样用.
答
只要是规范的英语,你尽量试着直接去理解意思,不要动不动就先翻译成汉语再去理解其含义.ask sb to do sth 的结构是固定用法,请某人做某事.句子he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been succe...