我刚准备出门时房东打来了电话。

The landlord called up when I was about to leave home.

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回到别墅，刚准备躺下打个盹，有人敲门。

Back at the villa, I had no sooner laid down for a nap than there was a knock at the door.

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我们刚准备在山顶坐下来野餐，却下起了雨。

We were to sit down for picnic on the top of the hill, but it was raining.

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She has just come back from a Tupperware party where the hostess put too much kirsch in the punch, so she's a little drunk.

她刚从一个特百惠派对回来,因为女主人准备了太多的樱桃白兰地，所以她有点喝醉了。

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Yeah, I'm just going to visit some shops

是的，我刚准备去逛逛商店，

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