about to

Please note down what I'm about to say.

请把我下面要说的内容记录下来。

I think he's about to leave.

我看他要走了。

I was just about to ask you the same thing.

我刚才正要问你同一件事情。

She is about to embark on a diplomatic career.

她即将开始外交生涯。

The water's just about to boil.

水马上就要开了。

The prime minister is about to call an election.

首相即将宣布举行大选。

She was standing by a pool, about to dive in.

她站在水池旁边，正要往里跳。

The President is about to wind up his visit to Somalia.

总统即将结束对索马里的访问。

The strength of the workforce is about to be doubled from 3 000 to 6 000.

职工人数将翻一番，由3000人增加为6000人。

I was about to telephone the police.

我正要给警察打电话。

Ellen's face wrinkles as if she is about to sneeze.

艾伦的脸皱了起来，好像要打喷嚏。

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 looked about to drop.

她看上去快要累垮了。

He knew roughly what was about to be said.

他大概知道要说些什么。

It had percolated through to us that something interesting was about to happen.

我们听到传言说，将要发生一件有趣的事。

The house looked as if it was about to fall down.

房子看起来好像就要倒塌似的。

We are not about to change our editorial policy.

我们不会改变我们的社论方针。

They are about to release an album of their greatest hits.

他们即将发行收录他们最热门歌曲的专辑。

The eggs are about to hatch.

这些蛋就要孵化了。

The plum season is about to begin.

快到吃李子的季节了。

Deep inside the awareness was stirring that something was about to happen.

内心深处隐隐感觉到有什么事即将发生。

He was about to lose his temper but checked himself in time.

他刚要发火，不过又及时克制住了。

His cousin was about to wed.

他表弟要结婚了。

Not before time, that is about to change.

那一切总算要变了。

He was about to stretch out his hand to grab me.

他正要伸手抓我。

We grabbed it just as it was about to tip over.

我们在它就要翻倒时把它抓住了。

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。

A young boy is standing on a stool, reaching for a cookie jar, and the stool is about to tip

一个小男孩正站在凳子上，伸手够一个曲奇罐子，凳子眼看就要歪了。

Will you kindly obey the instructions I am about to give?

劳驾你服从我要给出的指令好不好？

I was about to sink into the quicksand of sin.

我就要陷入罪孽的深渊了。