about to

• We are about to start .
  我们即将动身。
• But he was about to blow up the ladder he was standing on .
  但是他即将会毁掉他现在站立的这个阶梯。
• She knew directly what it was she was about to go through .
  她立刻知道，自己就要碰上的是什么事情。
• As celia was about to reply, he silenced her with a gesture .
  西莉亚刚要张口，他做了个手势止住她。
• He is about to speak .
  他正打算说话。
• He ran over the list of home leases which were about to expire .
  他翻阅了房屋租赁契约快要到期的清单。
• They loathe bronka ginsberg but aren't about to cross her .
  他们厌恶勃隆卡京斯贝格，但不想和她作对。
• I was about to take the last cake , but he beat me to it .
  我正要去拿那最后一块蛋糕，而他却抢先拿走了。
• I was about to leave the office to catch a flight to new york .
  我正要离开办公室去赶开往纽约的一班飞机。
• The house was so old that it was decaying and about to fall down .
  那所房子太旧，已经朽了，不久就要倒塌。