there I was/there they were etcused to describe what situation someone was in at a particular point in the story you are telling 我/他们等就这样〔用于叙述某事时描述某人在某一时刻所处的情形〕 So there I was, stranded in London with no money. 所以我就这样，身无分文地滞留在伦敦。
→ there I was/there they were etc at there2(SPOKEN SECT)