1.I was  working down Nanjing Road  when I met my best friend for the first time.

我在南京路工作的時候第一次遇到了我最好的朋友。

for the first time 初次；

the first time 初次;第一次;

2.I was working down the road near my house when I met my best friend for the first time.

我在我家附近的路上工作，這時我遇到了我最好的朋友.

3.Jane was having a coffee when she saw John walk in to the cafe.

4.Bob and Anna were trying to catch a taxi when they said 'hello' to each other.

try to do sth 努力做某事;試圖幹……;強調付出努力，但不一定成功;

try doing sth 嘗試做某事;

5.Jack was sitting on a plane when jules sat down next to him./dʒu:lz]/

  on a plane 在飛機上

  next to 在…旁邊；緊挨著；與……相鄰

  sit sat sat

I met Sarah when  I lived in London.

So,one  day,I was going to work by bus when suddenlly it broke down and we had to wait and wait for it to be repaired.

I started talking to this girl sitting next to me, and well,to cut a long story  short,we had a great time with each other and found  we had a lot in common.

we arranged to go out on a date and in the end,we got married!

be going to do  sth 準備；打算；

suddenlly adv/ˈsʌdənli/意外地，忽然地;

break down 出故障了；

have to do 必須；不得不;

repair vt.修理; 糾正; 恢復; 彌補

to cut a long story  short 長話短說;簡而言之

in common adv共有

arrange to do sth 安排或準備做某事

go out 出去

date n 約會；日期；

in the end 最後；

got married 結婚了;

It was when I.....

We started...

To cut a long story short,

In the end,

過去進行時