即將要..., 就快要...The baby was on the point of crying when his mother finally came back. 當媽媽終於趕回來的時候那小嬰孩正要大哭起來。The coach was on the point of giving up the game when our team scored two points. 就在教練正要放棄這場比賽時, 我們得了兩分。
坦率地說Not to put too fine a point on it, we don't think his paintings are so good. 坦率地說, 我們並不認為他的畫水準很高。I don't much like modern music -- in fact, not to put too fine a point on it, I hate it. 我不很喜歡現代音樂--說句老實話, 我其實很討厭現代音樂。