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Visiting a Colleague in Hospital

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ID: 2981 Upper Intermediate
A colleague has fallen ill and is laid up in hospital for a few days. Two co-worker's during their commute home discuss plans on when to go, and what to buy. Photo by governosp
Fri Nov 04 2016 | Constance Fang, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
住院 zhùyuàn to be in a hospital
难怪 nánguài its no wonder that
确定 quèdìng to confirm
貌似 màosì to seem as if
听说孙秘书病了，已经住院两天了。
tīngshuō sūn mìshū bìng le ，yǐjīng zhùyuàn liǎngtiān le 。
I heard that Mr Sun is sick and that he's been in hospital for two days already.
是吗？难怪最近都没看到他，知道是什么病了吗？
shì ma ？nánguài zuìjìn dōu méi kàndào tā ，zhīdào shì shénme bìng le ma ？
Really? No wonder I haven't seen him recently. Do you know what's wrong with him?
不太确定，貌似胃病，但详细情形不太清楚，明天下班我跟小赵打算过去看他一下，你要来吗？
bùtài quèdìng ，màosì wèibìng ，dàn xiángxì qíngxing bùtài qīngchǔ ，míngtiān xiàbān wǒ gēn Xiǎo Zhào dǎsuàn guòqù kàn tā yīxià ，nǐ yào lái ma ？
I'm not too certain. It seems to be stomach trouble, but I'm not clear on the details. Tomorrow after work Xiao Zhao and I plan to go see him. Do you want to come?
七、八年的老同事了，应该去看看，你们怎么去？
qī 、bā nián de lǎotóngshì le ，yīnggāi qù kànkan ，nǐmen zěnme qù ？
He's been my colleague for seven or eight years now, so I should go see him. How are you getting there?
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