眼瞅着

wǒ yǎn chǒu zhe mó shù shī bǎ yī zhǐ lǎo shǔ biàn chéng le jī

我眼瞅着魔术师把一只老鼠变成了鸡。

I saw the conjurer change a mouse into a chicken before my eyes.

wǒ yǎn chǒu zhe yī gēn dà liáng diào xià bǎ tā zá sǐ le

我眼瞅着一根大梁掉下把他砸死了。

I saw with my own eyes a girder fall and crush him to death.

zhè gǎn jué xiàng shì wǒ yǎn chǒu zhe tā zài wǒ miàn qián zhǎng dà chéng rén

这感觉像是我眼瞅着他在我面前长大成人。

It was like watching him morph into an adult right before my eyes.

tā yǎn chǒu zhe yào huǒ qǐ lai le

他眼瞅着要火起来了。

He'll be a celebrity in no time.

nǚ ér yǎn chǒu zhe zhǎng dà le yào jià rén le

女儿眼瞅着长大了，要嫁人了。

Our daughter is approaching the marriageable age.