裴总 我还有些事 我先走了
“Mr. Pei, I have some matters to attend to. I should get going.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
今天是周六 你来找他 不是为了谈工作吧
“It's Saturday. You're not here to discuss work with him, are you?”
裴总 我 还有 些事 我先走了
“Mr. Pei, I have some matters to attend to. I should get going.”
胡小姐
“Ms. Hu!”
“This is getting awkward and I don't belong here, so I'm excusing myself right away.”
Citing unspecified 'matters' (有些事) is a classic Chinese social strategy to gracefully extricate oneself from an awkward encounter without causing loss of face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have some errands / have some matters to deal with
Commonly used as a polite, vague pretext to leave without giving detailed personal explanations.
leaving first / taking my leave now
A standard formulaic farewell when departing before others in a group or meeting.
Marks the imminent change of state and initiates the act of taking leave.
