1. about to

即将，行将；刚要；

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

我们刚要走，他装出一副不知情的样子冒了出来。

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

谁都感到大事不好， 似乎有什么极大的灾难即将来临。

2. brace yourself

振作精神，振作起来；

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

我祈祷我是错的，但为你自己做好准备。

eg. Brace yourself, this might be pretty cold.

打起精神来，可能会有点冷哦。

3. a night out

晚间外出；在外玩乐的一夜

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

该研究为研制解酒药铺平了道路，这样人们再不用担心节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.

对于那些曾经因为妻子要挑选晚上出门穿的衣服而苦苦等待的男人来说，这一研究结果并不会让他们惊讶。