Though the doctor did hisbest, the patient's recovery was slow. On Christmas Day, the man still had his right legin plaster. He spent a miserable day in bed thinking of all the fun he was missing.

　　16. Though the doctor did his best, the patient's recovery was slow.

　　尽管医生竭力医治，但病人恢复缓慢。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:though引导让步状语从句，后半句中一般会出现“令人遗憾的事情”。

　　17. On Christmas Day, the man still had his right leg in plaster.

　　圣诞节那天，他的右腿还上着石膏。

　　语言点:have one's leg in plaster的意思是“腿上打着石膏”。注意不可直译为“腿在石膏里”。

　　18. He spent a miserable day in bed thinking of all the fun he was missing.

　　他在床上郁郁不乐地躺了一天，想着他错过的种种欢乐。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:对于本句中的thinking of all the fun he was missing有两种不同的解释:(1)sspend some time on doing sth.结构，意思是“花费时间做某事”(2)现在分词thinking引导补充状语，补充说明“躺在床上所想的事情”。Fun指“令人欢乐的事情或时光”，在本句中后接省去了引导词that的定语从句he was missing。