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• When one is about to act, one must reason first .
  凡事应先思而后行。
• Do not play about with my expensive tools !
  别乱摆弄我的昂贵的工具。
• It is no use grieving about past errors .
  为以往的错误懊悔于事无补。
• He should just about get by in the exam .
  他这次考试应该能勉强及格。
• His prison performance was about to begin .
  他的牢狱生涯就要开始了。
• A typical run-up time is about 20 seconds .
  典型起转时间是20秒左右。
• A four-oared galley is hovering about .
  一艘四桨的小艇，在四下游弋。
• Grandmother looked about in perplexity .
  祖母茫然不解地朝四处望望。
• A great deal of the talk was about oil .
  谈话大多集中在石油问题上。
• I want to know the truth about this matter .
  我要知道这件事的真情。