眼看就要到家门口了
“Just as I reached home,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我用尽了所有的力气
“I was exhausted.”
眼看就要 到家门口 了
“Just as I reached home,”
摔了个跟头
“I tripped.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Narratives often emphasize the dramatic misfortune of failing when safety or success is already in sight.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
soon; on the verge of; in a moment
Used before a clause to emphasize that an event was imminent or about to happen.
doorstep; right outside the home
A very colloquial way to denote reaching the threshold of one's home.
Indicates an imminent change of state when paired with '就要', meaning 'about to'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Since they were only a few minutes from home,”
“I'm almost there.”
“We're almost there.”
“You're getting closer to going home!”