“将要发生”常见的英语表达有:
is going to happen: “be going to”结构常用来表示根据现有迹象、计划或意图,某事即将或很可能会发生 。例如:There's a dark cloud in the sky. It is going to happen.(天空有一片乌云。要下雨了 。)
will happen: “will”用于一般将来时,表示纯粹的将来动作或情况,不涉及任何事先的计划或意图。例如:Don't worry. Everything will happen as planned.(别担心。一切都会按计划发生的 。)
is about to happen:该短语强调某事即将在极短时间内发生,有“马上、就要”的意味。例如:Look out! The car is about to happen.(小心!汽车就要开过来了 。)不过原句中“happen”用词不太准确,可改为“move”之类更合适的词,这里仅作短语结构示例。