我先回家了 作业还没写完
“I'm going home first. I haven't finished my homework.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“If I should come here as a policeman, it would be a lot faster.”
我 先回家了 作业还没写完
“I'm going home first. I haven't finished my homework.”
子秋 尖尖 回去了
“Ziqiu, Jianjian, let's go back.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese society, academic duties take precedence over almost everything else; stating that one has unfinished homework is an unchallengeable and respectable reason to leave a gathering.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I'm heading home first
A polite, standard formula used to signal departure ahead of others in an informal setting.
haven't finished homework yet
A standard reason used by students to excuse themselves from social situations.
Marks the imminent transition or change of status as the speaker decides to leave.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“(Li Tan Lamb) Fei, no more homework, we're going home.”
“I'm going back to do my homework. Still doing homework?”
“How come you're leaving so soon?”
“I'm going to go back and rest for a bit.”
“I'll just report what happened.”
“You'll need to work faster on your homework from now on.”