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.
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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 听说sūn 孙mìshū 秘书bìng 病le 了yǐjīng 已经zhùyuàn 住院liǎngtiān 两天le 了
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 是ma 吗nánguài 难怪zuìjìn 最近dōu 都méi 没kàndào 看到tā 他zhīdào 知道shì 是shénme 什么bìng 病le 了ma 吗
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 不太quèdìng 确定màosì 貌似wèibìng 胃病dàn 但xiángxì 详细qíngxing 情形bùtài 不太qīngchǔ 清楚míngtiān 明天xiàbān 下班wǒ 我gēn 跟Xiǎo Zhào 小赵dǎsuàn 打算guòqù 过去kàn 看tā 他yīxià 一下nǐ 你yào 要lái 来ma 吗
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 七bā 八nián 年de 的lǎotóngshì 老同事le 了yīnggāi 应该qù kànkan 去看看nǐmen 你们zěnme 怎么qù 去
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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