I was on the point of going to bed when you rang .. 你来电话时我正要睡觉。
I was on the point of communicating with him by paper . 我正要写信跟他联系。
He was on the point of starting out when harran cut in . 他正预备出发，就给哈伦打断了。
She was on the point of springing into the canoe, in order to seek safety in flight . 她正想跳上小船逃走。
She was on the point of being guilty of a silly speech, so melted was she at heart . 她的心软得差一点说出一段湖涂话来。
I was on the point of risking mr. rochester's displeasure by disobeying his orders . 我刚要冒险违反罗切斯特先生的命令惹他不高兴。
You would be surprised to hear how often i watched you, how often i was on the point of falling in with you . 听说我经常守望你们，经常差一点被你们撞见，你会感到惊奇。
She was dark, small and fat, quite young, with black hair that seemed always on the point of coming down . 她又黑又矮，胖乎乎的，相当年轻，一头乌黑的头发看上去好象总是要散下来。
Perhaps a dozen times george willard and the strange, shapeless man who lived at his father's hotel had been on the point of talking . 也许有十二、三次，乔治威拉德和这住在他父亲旅馆的古怪畸形的人，几乎要谈起话来。
It was clear that he was on the point of bursting 显然它是马上就要爆炸了。
