A:Help!I’m about to drop these books.
甲:請(qǐng)幫個(gè)忙! 我的書快掉下來(lái)了。
B:I’ve got them.
乙:我接住了。
A:Thanks!
甲:謝謝!
類似用語(yǔ)
Help me!
救我!幫忙我!
I need help!
我需要幫忙 (協(xié)助)!
百寶箱
“be about to +動(dòng)詞原形”的句型表示“即將……”。
It's about to rain.(快要下雨了。)
=It's going to rain.
但“was/were about to +動(dòng)詞原形 + when 引導(dǎo)的過去式從句”則表示“正要……這時(shí)就……”。
I was about to leave when the phone rang.
(我正要離開時(shí),電話鈴就響了。