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快要死了

be about to die

→ 快要
phrase Rare #18,203
be about to die Usually literal in serious contexts, but it can also be an exaggerated way to say someone is suffering badly or feels exhausted.
CH: 我累得快要死了。
EN: I'm so tired I could die.

我快要死了

I'm dying.

— 落水狗 (1992)

她快要死了

She is about to die.

— 充气娃娃之恋 (2007)

快要死了

I'm about to die.

— 喜剧之王 (1999)

我没有爸爸和妈妈，而且我快要死了

I don't have a father or mother, and I'm about to die.

— 孤堡惊情 (2007)

有个女人快要死了

There’s a woman who is about to die.

— 英国病人 (1996)

他都快要死了

He’s almost dead.

— 英国病人 (1996)

我妻子快要死了

My wife is about to die.

— 英国病人 (1996)