A soldier is pointing his rifle.
the soldier is preparing to shoot
One can point a rifle simply to point, not necessarily with the intention of preparing to shoot.
exists e1 x1 x2.(Theme(e1,x2) & Actor(e1,x1) & v_point(e1) & n_rifle(x2) & of(x2,x1) & n_male(x1) & n_soldier(x1))
exists e1 p1 x1.(n_soldier(x1) & Topic(e1,p1) & Actor(e1,x1) & v_prepare(e1) & exists e2.(Actor(e2,x1) & v_shoot(e2)))