be about to

The autumn harvest is about to start.

秋收即将开始。

The summer harvest is about to start.

夏收即将开始。

Steve was about to answer, but Hazel spoke first.

史蒂夫正要回答，但黑兹尔抢先了。

He was about to speak.Again he bottled himself up.

他想话又忍住了。

He is about to embark on a new business venture.

他就要开始新商业冒险活动。

She was about to alter the trimmings of the dress.

她打算改动这件装饰。

The makers are about to launch out a new product.

制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。

As Stanton is about to kill Michael, U.S.Marshall Sooter shoots Stanton instead.

斯坦顿准备射杀迈可，法警舒特却射杀了斯坦顿。

Zounds of meteors, launched by an evil alien intelligence, are about to destroy Earth.

邪恶狡猾外星人动了流行雨似攻击，想要摧毁地球。

The musical theater company is about to launch a new performer on the musical world.

这家音乐公司即将向音乐界推出一位新人。

There was a rumour that he was about to resign, but apparently there’s nothing in it.

有传言他要辞职，不过这法然靠不住。

CJ. What's up, homie? Hey - my shit is so tight right now, it's about to bust!

好啊？嘿，我现在工作很忙，都快要让我崩溃了。

Just when he is about to order an all-out fightback, Maureen suddenly arrives with her team to garrison at his house.

正当他要命令全面反击，Molline突然带队在他家里驻扎。

The story goes that during a debate in the Commons on what to call the bell, Sir Benjamin was about to give his ideas when a backbencher shouted, 'Let's call it Big Ben.

据，下议院为给这只钟命名曾争论不休，本杰明正准备陈述自己观点，后座一位议员大声叫道：“就叫它大本吧。”

When he was about to leave, the Master asked him to take some money and return home in a boat or carriage.But Latu declared he had a few pennies and jingled the coins in his pocket.

他正要离开时候，师父叫他要些钱，坐船或者马车回家，但拉图却自己有了几个便士，口袋里还有几个银子。