Was about to sit down的意思|示意

Caravaggio, who was a very creative young artist, thought hard about what it must have been like when an elderly poor working man suddenly had to sit down to write a book.

卡拉瓦乔是一位非常有创意的年轻艺术家，他努力想象着一个上了年纪的穷苦劳动人突然要坐下来写一本书，那该是什么样子。

He was about to sit down on a bench when the doorkeeper said, “Use the floor, Chenayya.”

正准备坐到椅子上去的时候，那个门卫说话了：“成内亚，坐地板上。”

She was standing there at her desk, about to sit down. Miss Irving clapped her hands.

她正站在桌子旁边，刚想坐下，欧文小姐拍了拍手。

He was about to sit down to his supper when his eye fell upon the Irish setter.

他正想坐下来吃晚饭，一眼看见那条爱尔兰种猎狗。

I didn't know if it was going to be a book, but I wanted to sit down and write about this time in my life for my children.

尽管当时我还不知道能不能写成一本书，但我确实想坐下来，为了我的子女，记录下我生命中的这段时光。

As I was about to sit down, I heard the drawing-room door open and a light footfall made a floorboard creak. Then the door to the landing slammed shut.

当我坐下的时候，只听到客厅里开门的声音，地板上响起了一阵轻微的脚步声，随后楼梯平台的门重重地关上了。