“要哭的”可以翻译为英文“on the verge of crying” 或者更简洁的 “about to cry” 。这两个表达都传达了即将哭泣、快要哭出来的状态。例如：
She looked on the verge of crying when she heard the bad news.（她听到这个坏消息时，看起来快要哭了。）
He was about to cry when he saw his mother after a long separation.（久别重逢，他看到母亲时差点哭了出来。）