第一， 迷你对话

A: How are you recently?

近来，身体如何？

B: Not good. Ever since I has that operation two years ago, I have been in and out of the hospital.

不是很好。自从我两年钱做了那次手术，我就一直在断断续续做治疗。

A: Sorry to say that. Well, do take care of yourself.

知道这个消息真让人难过，多保重身体啊。

第二， 地道表达

in and out of

1. 解词释义

In and out的意思是“不时地出入于……”。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. He's been in and out of prison for years.

他多年来屡次入狱出狱。

e.g. I sat watching housewives bustle in and out of the supermarket.

我坐着观看家庭主妇们匆匆地进出超级市。

e.g. The bloody visions passed in and out of her mind.

那血淋淋的幻影在她脑海中时隐时现。

第三， 咬文嚼字

take care of：照顾，照料

e.g. I'll have one of my men here take care of him.

我会叫我这儿的一个职员来安插他。

e.g. Please take care of the baby for me for a while, will you?

请替我照顾一下这孩子,好吗?

ever since：自从……

e.g. Her father has been down and out ever since the factory closed.

自从工厂关闭后,她的父亲一直贫困潦倒,灰心丧志。

e.g. Ever since then I've been longing to meet him face to face.

从那时起我一直渴望和他面对面地聚会。