我这篇报告 还有两天就要交了 我现在刚写了三页
“This report is due in two days, and I'm on the third page.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
谢谢
“Thanks.”
我这篇 报告 还有 两天 就要交了 我现在 刚写了三页
“This report is due in two days, and I'm on the third page.”
可真是 现在手腕也废了 我怎么能那么惨呀
“Seriously. And my wrist is destroyed. Why am I so miserable?”
“I'm in deep trouble and totally overwhelmed by this deadline.”
Sharing work stress and tight deadlines with colleagues is a common social bonding ritual in Chinese modern offices to build rapport and blow off steam.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
only two days left until...
A very useful spoken pattern to emphasize the urgency of an approaching deadline or event.
have only just written
Combines 'gang' with a quantity to emphasize how little progress has been made.
Marks the imminent change of state or imminent deadline when paired with 'jiu yao'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But I can finish this one tonight...”
“Write me a report on today's events.”
“Then, I'll get straight to the report. Please take a look.”
“School starts tomorrow. I haven't even finished my lab report yet.”