be in hospital

"He is in hospital, suffering from a punctured lung."

他因肺部穿孔而住院治疗。

I learned from his roommate that he had been in hospital for over a week.

从他的室友那里,我知道他已经进医院一个多星期了。

He tried to sweeten the pill by telling her she’d only be in hospital a few days.

他想把事情说得和缓一些，就对她说她只住院几天。

Ann came to see me when I was in hospital. She was a real Job’s comforter! She told me about somebody who had the same operation as me, and then died a month later.

我住院时安来看我，谁知她的安慰使我更难受。她告诉我，有个人做了和我同样的手术，结果一个月后就死了。