1. about to

即將，行將；剛要；

eg. He had to happen along just as we were about to leave.

我們剛要走，他裝出一副不知情的樣子冒了出來。

eg. Every one feels that a disaster is imminent, as if a catastrophe is about to come.

誰都感到大事不好， 似乎有什么極大的災難即將來臨。

2. brace yourself

振作精神，振作起來；

eg. I pray I'm wrong, but brace yourself.

我祈禱我是錯的，但為你自己做好準備。

eg. Brace yourself, this might be pretty cold.

打起精神來，可能會有點冷哦。

3. a night out

晚間外出；在外玩樂的一夜

eg. The research paves the way for a tablet that stops people from making fools of themselves on a night out.

該研究為研制解酒藥鋪平了道路，這樣人們再不用擔心節日的夜晚喝醉后出洋相了。

eg. It will come as no surprise to any man who has waited for his wife to choose what to wear for a night out.

對于那些曾經因為妻子要挑選晚上出門穿的衣服而苦苦等待的男人來說，這一研究結果并不會讓他們驚訝。