on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of[cedict]
升任
shēng rènㄕㄥ ㄖㄣˋ
promotion[cedict]
老
lǎoㄌㄠˇ
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the pas[cedict]