我明天开庭 我得回趟庆州
“I have a hearing tomorrow. I'm going to Qingzhou.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
妈
“Mom.”
我明天开庭 我 得回趟 庆州
“I have a hearing tomorrow. I'm going to Qingzhou.”
“Why another hearing? Why do you fight over the copyright?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese family dynamics, adult children routinely report inter-city travels and major schedule changes to their parents out of filial respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to hold a court hearing
A formal legal term widely used in daily conversation to refer to attending or holding a court session.
make a round trip back to (a place)
A very common colloquial combination of '回' (return) and the verbal measure word '趟' (trip).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Would you regret coming with me?”
“How did you know I worked in Qingzhou? Who told you? I never told you.”
“If you hadn't come, would she be in this terrible state?”
“I'm going to Qingzhou for school. Why are you going there?”
“Aren't you supposed to be in Qingzhou? What are you doing here?”
“I'm no longer just one of 20 million in Qingzhou.”