I was on the point of chaffing him on his state.

准备打趣他两句。

He was on the point of kissing that tempting mouth, but stopped himself.

他差点就要亲吻那张充满诱惑的小嘴了，但他抑制住了自己。

The train was on the point of starting.

火车快要开了。

I was on the point of proposing it.

我正想如此建议。

Dudley seemed to be on the point of fainting.

达力似乎随时都会昏倒。

It was clear that he was on the point of bursting.

显然它是马上就要爆炸了。

He was struggling in the water, on the point of being drowned.

就在差点被淹死的危急关头，他奋力地在水中挣扎。

There, seated on a log on the point of land, was a small boy.

在那儿，在沙地尽头的一根木头上坐着的居然是一个小男孩。

Rita had been on the point of withdrawing an acid-green quill from her bag.

丽塔正要抽出一根绿色的羽毛笔。

Our relationship couldn't continue to balance, as it did, on the point of a knife.

我们的关系不会继续这样平衡下去，它已经立在了刀刃上。