Be about to do sth when …

正准备做某事，突然间…

Want to solve this problem. Be about to do it from him.

想要解决这个问题，就要从他开始。

Congress has had a lousy few years. It may be about to do better.

国会这几年做的非常糟糕，它似乎将做得更好。

Before getting too excited about all of the fun things you will be able to do during the week, remember that you do have a pretty big schedule change coming up.

在为这周将要做的趣事感到兴奋之前，请记住，你的日程安排即将发生很大变化。

There is no reason to be pessimistic about the future, because we are young enough to do everything.

没有理由对未来悲观，因为我们还年轻，我们能做任何事情。

Do you have to be so cynical about everything?

你非得怀疑一切吗？

The government appears to be in a quandary about what to do with so many people.

该政府对如何安置这么多人显得不知所措。

When you are setting your goals, you always want to be passionate about those goals, because if you love what you do, you will be driven by the desire to achieve success.

当你设定目标时，你总是想要对这些目标保持激情，因为如果你热爱你所做的，你就会被成功的欲望所驱使。

What they don't need to do—what would be a distraction—is to have to think about where their fingers are, or how to control the ball while running.

他们不需要做的——可能会分散注意力的——是必须考虑他们的手指在哪里，或者在奔跑时如何控制球。

You yourself may be asked to do a presentation at college or work to inform the others about an area of vital importance.

你自己在大学或工作中可能会被要求做一个报告，告诉别人一个至关重要的领域。

He would rather be a plumber's mate and do a real job that requires doing than learning about hydrostatics sitting at a desk, without understanding what practical use they are going to be.

他宁愿做一个水管工的伙伴，做一份真正需要动手的工作，也不愿坐在桌子前学习流体静力学，而不知道这些东西有什么实际用途。

Most of what I really need to know about how to live, and what to do, and how to be, I learned in Kindergarten.

大部分我所必须了解的那些关于如何生存、怎样规划以及如何做人的道理，它们都是从幼儿园那里学会的。

By the time he realizes he has walked into a trap, it'll be too late for him to do anything about it.

当他意识到自己已经落入陷阱时，做什么都已经为时过晚了。

When you're sitting in the hot sun, fidgety and freaked out, do you really want to be lectured about the big stuff?

当你坐在炎热的太阳下感到烦躁不安、惊慌失措时，你真的想要在大事上被教训吗？

While the best form of marketing for institutions is to be good at what they do, they also need to be clear about how they are different from others.

对于这些院校而言，虽说最好的营销方式是发挥自己的长处，但他们也必须清楚自己与众不同的地方。

Most economists do not see price-fixing when it occurs because they expect it to be brought about by a number of explicit agreements among large firms.

大多数经济学家并不认为价格操纵会发生，因为他们认为这是由大公司之间的一系列明确协议所导致的。

So far, research suggests it may be possible to learn about the tone and pronunciation of a language or even the meaning of words while sleeping, although it is to a weaker level than what we do during the day without noticing.

到目前为止，研究表明，在睡觉的时候学习一门语言的语调和发音，甚至是单词的意思是可能的，尽管这比白天无意识学习的效果要差。

What do I have to be happy about?

我有什么值得高兴的事情？

If they know it is, they might be confused about how to do it or they might wonder why they should.

如果他们知道，也可能对如何使用它感到迷惑，或者他们可能想知道为什么要这样做。

You need to be consistent about your message in everything you do.

你需要在你所做的每一件事里都传达这个信息。

But we do need to be very careful about how we use them, and in what context.

但是在什么语境下和如何使用这些语词和概念我们应该特别加以小心。

Might be the best motivation to do something about climate change.

这将是我们为气候变化做些事情的最好动机。

So be honest and think about what you do to others and what they are doing to you.

所以真诚待人，想想你是怎么对待他人的，再看看他们是怎么对你的。

So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner.

你不要以给我们的主作见证为耻，也不要以我这为主被囚的为耻。

This looks rather unlikely today, but if it happens, it will be too late to do anything about it.

今天这样的事情看起来不太可能, 但是如果真的发生了, 做什么都为时已晚了.

That may have some sub-parts to it, but everything we do is going to be about economic recovery.

这个优先重点可能会有一些附带的问题，但我们所做到一切都将是为了经济复苏。

Unless you are incredibly cynical about what you do, you’ve got to believe that you have positive impact if you are going to be optimistic about what you do.

除非你是难以置信的愤世嫉俗，否则你将会相信如果你乐观对待在做的事情，那么一定会有一个积极的影响。