今天我们要学的词是 imminent.

中国国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂会见巴基斯坦总理伊姆兰汗(2018年11月2日)。

imminent 的意思是紧急的，迫在眉睫的。Along with helping Pakistan deal with its imminent economic woes, China has also expressed interest in building a naval base in Jiwani in southwest Pakistan. 中国除了在帮助巴基斯坦应对紧迫的经济困境之外，还表示有兴趣在巴基斯坦南部的吉沃尼建立一个海军基地。

Turkey continues to deploy troops near its southern border with Syria for what appears to be an imminent attack against U.S.-backed Kurdish forces that Ankara views as terrorists. 土耳其继续在其南部的叙利亚边境附近部署部队，似乎马上要对受美国支持、却被安卡拉认为是恐怖分子的库尔德部队发动袭击。