She is about to embark on a diplomatic career.
她即将开始外交生涯。
Rosie was about to protest but thought better of it.
罗西刚要抗议,但又一想决定作罢。
The president is about to wind up his visit to Somalia.
总统即将结束对索马里的访问。
She had some misgivings about what she was about to do.
她对自己要做的事有些疑虑。
She was about to plunge into her story when the phone rang.
她刚要开始大谈她的经历,电话响了。
Fears that the world was about to run out of fuel proved groundless.
担心地球燃料即将用尽被证明是没有根据的。
He was about to offer an explanation, but she was beginning to laugh.
他刚要加以解释,她就开始笑起来了。
The patrol can detect if something is going down or is about to go down.
巡逻队能发现是否有情况正在发生或即将发生。
比赛即将开始。
The water's just about to boil.
水马上就要开了。
我想他就要离开。
这些蛋就要孵化了。
她看上去要放弃了。
I was about to telephone the police.
我正要给警察打电话。
He was about to sit for his entrance exam.
当时他正要参加入学考试。
He knew roughly what was about to be said.
他大致知道该说些什么。
I was just about to ask you the same thing.
我刚才正要问你同一件事情。
She was standing by a pool, about to dive in.
她正站在池边,准备跳进去。
We are not about to change our editorial policy.
我们不打算改变我们的社论方针。
He was about to stretch out his hand to grab me.
他正要伸手抓我。
The house looked as if it was about to fall down.
房子看起来好像就要倒塌似的。
Pittsburgh is about to play an important away game.
匹兹堡队将要打一场重要的客场比赛。
Your timing is perfect. I was just about to call you.
你来得正是时候。我刚想要给你打电话。
The accident happened as the jet was about to take off.
事故是在喷气式飞机正要起飞时发生的。
She was just about to apologize when he pre-empted her.
她正想道歉,他却抢先说了。
He was about to shut the door when an idea came to him.
他正准备关门时,突然想起了一个主意。
I was about to take the last cake, but he beat me to it.
我正要拿那最后一块饼,却给他抢先一步。
Will you kindly obey the instructions I am about to give?
烦请您依照我要发出的指令去做好吗?
He was about to speak but she raised a finger to her lips.
他正要说话,但她举手捂唇示意。
I shook with terror whenever I was about to fly in a plane.
我每次要坐飞机时都害怕得发抖。
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