He is on the point of breathing his last. 他快要断气了。

I was on the point of going to bed when you rang. 你来电话时我正要睡觉。

at the rate of 以……的比例，以……的速度

You will be paid at the rate of $10 a day. 你将获得每天10美元的工资。

We drove at the rate of 30 miles an hours. 我们以每小时30英里的速度行驶。

at the request of 应……的请求

He came at our request. 他是应我们的请求来的。

He was writing at the request of Mr. Liu. 他是应刘先生的请求写信的。

at the risk of 冒着……的危险

He saved the girl at the risk of his life. 他冒着生命危险抢救那女孩。

He told me the news at the risk of losing his job. 他冒着丢饭碗的危险告诉了我这个消息。

at the sight of 一看到……就

At the sight of the chicks down flew the eagle. 看到小鸡，老鹰一下子飞了下来。

Father was happy at the sight of the car after we cleaned it. 爸爸看见了我们擦过的车非常高兴。

【注】有时可省略其中的定冠词。如：

At (the) sight of the police officers the men ran off. 那些人一看到警官就跑掉了。

at the thought of 一想到……就

I felt uneasy at the thought of that. 一想到那事我就不安。

He boggled at the thought of swimming in winter. 他想到要在冬天游泳就有些犹豫。

at the top of 在……的上部，以最大的(声音或速度)，处于最前面

Write your name at the top of the page. 把你的名字写在纸上头。

The boy ran at the top of his speed. 这男孩拼命地跑。

Mike is at the top of his class. 迈克在班上名列前茅。

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