"作业"的英文是"homework". 这个词的来源是由两个英语单词组成的："home"和"work". "Home"指的是家庭，"work"指的是工作。因此，"homework"就是指在家里做的工作。
例句：
I have a lot of homework to do tonight. (我今晚有很多作业要做。)
My teacher gave me too much homework. (我的老师给我太多作业了。)
I need to finish my homework before I can watch TV. (我需要完成作业才能看电视。)