'BE ON THE POINT OF'
EGP #369 | B2 | FUTURE / future in the past Can use the simple past form of 'be' + 'on the point of' + '-ing' to talk about things that were expected to happen soon after a point in the past. Lexical range: N/A
我正要出门的时候，电话响了。
When I ___was ___on ___the ___point ___of ___leaving, the phone rang.
她正要放弃的时候，帮助终于来了。
She ___was ___on ___the ___point ___of ___giving ___up when help finally arrived.
他们正要敲定交易时，市场突然崩盘了。
They ___were ___on ___the ___point ___of ___closing the deal when the market crashed.
公共汽车正要出发时，她跳了上去。
The bus ___was ___on ___the ___point ___of ___departing when she jumped on.
他正要退休时，公司给他升了职。
He ___was ___on ___the ___point ___of ___retiring when the company offered him a promotion.