「英语」in the hospital和in hospital有什么区别？你分得清吗？

请事假 Leave Due to Private Affair

A：我想提前一个小时下班。I want to knock off an hour earlier.B：你完成你的工作了吗?Have you finished your work?A：你想要有多久?How long did you have in mind?B：我想休两周的假。I would like totake my two-week vacation time.Victor：苏珊，经理在他办公室吗？Susan, is the manager in his office?Susan：在，但他在见一个客户。Yes. But he is meeting a client.Victor：哦，那太糟糕了。我刚接到一个电话，说我妻子现在在医院。她要生孩子了。Oh, that’s too bad. I just got a phone call saying that my wife is now in the hospital. She is going to deliver a baby.“in hospital”指的是“在医院接受治疗”；而“in the hospital”指的是“在医院，但不一定是去看病的”。

Victor：我必须请一天假去医院。我能和他谈请假吗?I must take the day off to go to the hospital. May I talk to him to ask for leave?“take the day off”的意思是“请一天假”； “ask for leave” 的意思是“请假”。Susan：恐怕不能。但我想我可以转达你的请假在客户走后。I’m afraid not. But I think I could convey your leave to him after the client goes.Victor：哦，你真是太好了。谢谢你。我得走了。Oh, that’s very kind of you. Thank you very much. I’ve got to go.

【名言】忍耐是痛苦的，但它的果实是甜蜜的。(卢梭)

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. (Rousseau)