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Daily Translation: Urgent Work before Leaving

English Learning
Daily Translation
Author

Ryan Sun

Published

2026-10-23

中文原文

下午你本来打算提前走一会儿,早点回家陪宝宝。收拾好东西跟主管打好招呼,结果临下班前收到一条紧急消息,有一份文档需要你简单核对一下,只能留下来多忙活二十分钟。

My translation

I’d planned to leave a bit earlier this afternoon to saty with my baby at home. I packed up my stuff and reported to my manager. Unfortunately, I got an urgent message just before leaving, which asked me to check a document. So I had to work for twenty more minutes.

Revised version

I’d planned to leave a bit eariler this afternoon so I could stay home with my baby. I gathered my things and told my manager I was heading out. Right before I left, though, I got an urgent message asking me to review a document. That meant I had to stay an extra 20 minutes.

Key phrases

  • stay home with my baby
  • gather my things,收拾好东西
  • told my manager I was heading out,跟主管打好招呼的意义
  • right before
  • reivew a document
  • stay an extra 20 min
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