眼看离家就几分钟的路
“Since they were only a few minutes from home,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
让练庭回去一趟
“telling him he had to come back in.”
眼看 离家 就 几分钟的路
“Since they were only a few minutes from home,”
练庭就说让彤彤在巷子口下车
“Mr. Lian told Tong to get out at the alley entrance”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese neighborhoods, residential streets are often narrow alleys ('xiangzi') where vehicles drop passengers off at the entrance rather than driving all the way in.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
seeing that / on the verge of / almost
Used to describe a state or time that is very near or imminent.
a few minutes' walk / short distance away
Commonly used to measure distance in terms of walking or transit time.
