中式英语口语错误讲解

25.我们刚要动身，就下雨了

[误] We were just about to start, when it rained.

[正] We were about to start, when it rained.

翻译：我们正要动身，天下起雨来。

讲解：be about to...表示“即将要......”，just 在此显得多余。

更多口语例句：

I may be exaggerating a little bit. But every year we gain more knowhow about how to do it.
我可能有点夸张，但每年,我们都获得了更多做法。