Although between ten and 20 Chinese doctors live together in the clinic dormitory, where they have created a "little China," and they have their own Chinese cook, as soon as they leave the premises they experience isolation and have no way of integrating into the local community. This makes the clinic into a sort of prison.
雖然十幾人住在醫院宿舍，關起門來可以自成一個「小中國」，吃不慣麵包的「中國胃」，也有專任廚師烹調中餐，但是，出了門便處於隔離狀態，無法融入當地社會，豈非形同坐監？