Only that I gather that you'd asked a favour, and given that the estate shoulders the hospital costs, it did seem unfair if we weren't allowed a few perks.

就说我听闻你求他个忙，鉴于我们承担了医院的开销，如果没点特权似乎不太公平。

So the question is, what is the method to this madness? Are these numbers driving up hospital costs? Are they costing us more as private payers, as government payers?

所以问题是，这种疯狂的方法是什么？这些数字是否推高了医院成本？作为私人支付者，作为政府支付者，它们是否让我们付出了更多的代价？