“在医院里”常见的英文表达有 in the hospital 或 at the hospital,二者在使用上有一些细微差别:
in the hospital:侧重于表示“在医院内部”,强调处于医院这个场所之中,通常意味着与就医、住院、探视病人等医疗相关活动有关。例如:
My grandmother is in the hospital because she fell and broke her hip.(我祖母因为摔倒摔断了髋骨,现在在医院里。)
I visited my friend in the hospital yesterday.(我昨天去医院看望了我的朋友。)
at the hospital:更强调“在医院这个地点”,不一定特指与医疗活动直接相关,也可能只是单纯处于医院这个位置。例如:
I met my dad at the hospital parking lot.(我在医院的停车场见到了我爸。)
There's a great coffee shop at the hospital where you can relax.(医院里有一家很棒的咖啡店,你可以在那里放松一下。)