这些作业重复冗长，没有什么意义。

These tasks were repetitive, lengthy and lacking any intrinsic interest.

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他说，随着班级规模越来越大，大多数老师无法就学生的写作作业给出有意义的反馈。

With an increasingly large class, it is impossible for most teachers to give students meaningful feedback on writing assignments, he said.

youdao

我们班的同学聚在那里，写我们的作业，踢足球，打排球，玩扑克牌，跟同学们打情骂俏。那地方是我们班的同学们社交的场所，成为其中的一员并属于这个小团体，对我来说有着重要的意义。

That was where our class got together, did our homework, played soccer and volleyball and skat, and flirted That where our class socialized, and it meant a lot to me to be part of it and to belong.

youdao

So there is not much point in giving homework that's late.

所以作业交太晚的话就没有什么意义了

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