刚要的英文：
be about to... about to

参考例句：

He made to speak, But I stopped.
他刚要说话，但是我阻止了他

The economy was coming out of one recession and was about to drop into another
经济刚要摆脱衰退，又将陷入另一次危机。

John was just leaving the office when Robert came through on the phone from london
约翰刚要离开办公室，罗伯特从伦敦打来了电话。

One day I went to see the ants just before a big rain.
一天刚要下大雨，我去看了这群蚂蚁。

We were nearly all agreed when Howard had to have his three pennyworth and start the argument all over again.
我们大家刚要取得一致意见时，霍华德冒出个他的一点看法，又要引起争论了。

I was on the point of sitting down when somebody pulled away the chair because it was wetly painted.
我刚刚要坐下，这时有人把椅子拉走，因为椅子的油漆未干。

about是什么意思：
prep. 关于；大约；从事于；在…到处
adv. 附近
adj. 在附近的；即将...的

There was nobody about.
附近没有人。

Stereotypes about adultery are as common as research about it is flaky.
奇怪的是：这种陈词滥调和关于通奸的研究一样普遍。

She has a complex about rats.
她对老鼠有病态恐惧。

How about this stuff, sir?
先生，这块呢绒怎么样?

Press about [around] sb.
拥挤[密集]在某人周围