When Mr. and Mrs. Dursley woke up on the dull, grey Tuesday, our story starts, there was nothing about the cloudy sky outside to suggest that strange and mysterious things would soon be happening all over the country.

当德思礼先生和夫人在灰暗阴沉的星期醒来时，我们的故事便开了。外面浓云低垂的天空并没有丝毫迹象预示这地方即将发生神秘古怪的事情。

There was nothing about the cloudy sky outside to suggest that strange and mysterious things would soon be happening all over the country.

窗外浓云低垂的天空并没有丝毫迹象预示这地方即将发生神秘古怪的事情。

Many 911 victims' dreams warning them of the impending catastrophe.

911的牺牲者梦见即将发生的灾难。

As there had been numerous alarming articles in the press about a climate catastrophe waiting to happen, I started looking at the sea and the beach very differently, a place where I spent so many perfect days as a child.

由于当时出版物上已经有很多关于即将发生气候灾难的警告文章了，我开以非常不同的方法观察大海和海滩，在那里我度过了很多完美的童年时光。

It signals a change in what has, until now, been a key element of scientific endeavor.

它标志科学尝试的一项关键性因素即将发生改变。

There was something about to happen that would throw Matthew's life on a downward spiral.

在那之后即将发生的事情会让马修的生活陷入恶性循环。

That tells you a couple of different things, that he's either, um, nervous about what what's about to happen, he's gonna get aggressive, or he may have something in his pockets.

这传递了几点信息，即要么他对即将要发生的事情感到紧张，可能会寻衅滋事，要么他口袋里么东西。

We are at the beginning of a huge and exciting shift here.

巨大、让人兴奋的转变即将发生，现在只是开端。

That should give you a taste of what's coming up, but before that, if you want to learn vocabulary to talk about world events - search for our News Review podcast - we look at vocabulary about a major news story every week.

这应该能让您了解即将发生的事情，但在此之前，如果您想学习谈论世界事件的词汇，请搜索我们的新闻评论播客，我们每周都会查看有关重大新闻报道的词汇。

OK, so we use it with bad things are about to happen.

好，所以我们用它来形容即将发生的坏事。

It just looks like an engineering catastrophe about to happen.

看起来就像一场即将发生的工程灾难。

That's right — the Big Bang is about to go down!

没错，宇宙大爆炸即将发生！

You might even spot the riptide before you go into the water.

你甚至可以在下水前就分辨出离岸流是否即将发生。

No wonder the princess loved him! What a terrible thing for him to be there!

公主爱上他，一点都不奇怪。对他而言，这里即将发生的事，将是多么可怕。

Experts warned of a looming economic crash.

专家警告称，经济崩溃即将发生。

The market for Rolex watches looks set for a shake-up.

劳力士手表市场似乎即将发生重大调整。

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said the Israeli army should be ready for an imminent response.

真主党领袖哈桑·纳斯鲁拉表示，以色列军队应为即将发生的回应作好准备。

To get a feel for what's in store, it's important to do your research.

为了对即将发生的事情有所了解，做一下调查是很重要的。

The three women, he said, were believed to be planning other imminent and violent attacks.

他说，这三名女子可能在策划即将发生的其他暴力袭击。

If the Baskerville family leaves the Hall, that is what will happen.

要是巴斯克维尔家族离开园的话，那将是即将发生的事实。