Still it was early. I sat staring at the clock for some time and, when its ticking began to irritate me, I left the room.

天还很早，我坐下来盯着钟看了一会儿就离开了房间，因为它的滴答声让我觉得厌烦。

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I met Donna early on in my transplant training when it was a habit of mine to wander through the wards at night. She was always wide awake, so I began to stop by her room to chat.

早在器官移殖训练时期我与Donna便相识了，当时我有个夜来在病房间晃荡的习惯；Donna在夜里总是醒著，于是我便跑去她房里跟她闲聊。

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During the first week after irradiation, the early treated group had lower erythrocyte count compared with the control, but it began to rise at day 19 after irradiation.

给药后1周内，早期给药组外周血红细胞数较照射对照组有一定程度的降低，从给药后第19天开始则明显高于照射对照组。

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