Eztalk美语【127】I used to date him. 我以前跟他交往过

Meanwhile¹, Yi-jun hears two people talking

Brad: Are you sure it was him?
Femi: I used² to date him. Of course it was him.
Brad: You're a nurse at New York General Hospital?
Femi: Yes, on the cancer ward³. And Taylor was there. He walked right by me and didn't even see me.
Brad: Maybe he was just visiting someone.
Femi: But you saw how skinny and pale he looks. He has "cancer patient" written all over his face.

general hospital
（有很多科别的）综合医院
My stomach problem can be treated at a general hospital!
我的胃病在综合医院里可以医。

cancer (n.)
癌症
It seems that everything causes cancer these days...
近来似乎什么都可以导致癌症……

ward (n.)
病房区。cancer ward是指「（医院中所有的）癌症病房」，并非单一的一间病房
A: What ward is she staying in?
她住在哪一个病房区？
B: The third ward, I believe.
我想应该是第三区病房。

同一时间，怡君听到两个人在聊天

布莱德：你确定那是他？
费　咪：我以前跟他交往过。我当然确定是他。
布莱德：你是纽约综合医院的护士？
费　咪：对，在癌症病房。而且那时候泰勒就在那儿。他从我身边走过时，甚至没看到我。
布莱德：或许他只是去探病。
费　咪：但是你看他的样子多瘦多苍白。他就是一付癌症病患的模样。

1 meanwhile   

adv.当时，在那当中；n.其时，其间

参考例句：

• I continued working,meanwhile,he went out shopping.我继续工作，这期间他出去买东西。
• I'll be back soon.Meanwhile follow on.我马上就回来，你继续干下去好了。

2 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

3 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。