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Larry 和李华一起去逛街,给Larry 的朋友Tom 买生日礼物。今天我们要学
两个常用语: right on the money 和crapshoot.
LH: Larry, Tom平时有什么爱好啊?
L : Tom really enjoys sports , especially skiing. But he also loves
video games too.
LH:他喜欢滑雪和电子游戏?现在天气这么热,没法带他去滑雪……对了!
我们给他买一个滑雪的电子游戏,这样他在家里就能滑了!
L : You want to buy him a skiing video game? I think you're right
on the money. Great idea!
LH: Right on the money ?什么意思?你让我付钱买礼物么?
L : Actually , when you say that something is right on the money,
that means it is exactly right.
LH:哦,right on the money就是“完全正确”的意思。你是说,我提出给
Tom 买滑雪游戏是个特别好的主意,对不对?
L : Exactly. Here is another example. When Erica went to visit Karen
she wasn't sure which apartment number was hers. Luckily her guess was
right on the money.
LH:我明白了。Erica 不肯定Karen 家的门牌号码,可是她一猜就猜中了,
这就叫right on the money.
L : Exactly! You're right on the money.
LH:那可不!咱们去电器商场买游戏吧!对了,那家店在哪儿来着?是在14
街上么?
L : Yup, you're right on the money. There is a big electronics store
there.
LH:那我们怎么去呢?
L : There is a metro station nearby, so I think that will be the
most convenient way.
LH:对,附近是有地铁。是地铁的哪条线来着?绿线么?
L : Yup, you're right on the money again. It's the green line.
L : Larry,这种滑雪游戏好像是新上市的,会不会很贵啊?得50块钱吧?
LH: Wow Lihua, good guess ! You're right on the money. The most
popular skiing video game is $49.99.
L :哈!我今天怎么猜什么都那么准啊!那我再猜猜,你买这个游戏给Tom ,
其实是想和他一起玩儿吧?
LH: Actually , Lihua, you're right on the money!
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Larry 和李华正在商场的电子游戏区选游戏。
LH: Larry,这里至少有10种滑雪游戏!咱们买哪个啊?
L : Hmmm …… I don't know. Maybe we could ask a store employee to
recommend one.
LH:找店员问?他肯定给你推荐最贵的,而且还不一定好!
L : I guess you're right. Since we don't have any idea which games
are good, it's really just a crapshoot.
LH: A crapshoot?什么意思?
L : A crapshoot is something that depends totally on luck.
LH:哦,crapshoot 就是完全靠运气的事情。
L : Exactly. For example , becoming a movie star is extremely competitive.
Even if you're a good actor , it's still mostly a crapshoot.
LH:对,想成为电影明星很难,即使你有表演天赋,这也基本上是撞大运的
事儿。
L : You got it.
LH: Larry,这里的游戏都好贵啊,要不咱们去别的店看看,也许有便宜点
的?
L : Maybe, but there isn't any way to know which store would be
cheaper. It would really be just a crapshoot.
LH:这倒也是。对了,Tom 家的游戏机是什么牌子的啊?任天堂?索尼?还
是X-Box ?
L : Hmm…… I have no idea.
LH:啊?你不知道牌子,那怎么买游戏啊。万一型号对不上,就没法玩儿啦。
L : Well , we will just have to guess. It will be a crapshoot ,
but he can always exchange it later.
LH:那多麻烦。要不我们送给Tom 一张购物券吧,让他自己随便买点什么。
反正我们也不是很确定他会喜欢滑雪游戏。
L : Well , it's not a total crapshoot. We know he likes skiing and
video games , so it's likely he will like this gift.
LH:我说 Larry,你对Tom 的生日礼物可真上心啊!我猜,等到给我买生日
礼物的时候,你一定会花更多的心思!
L : Of course, Lihua. You're right on the money !
今天李华学了两个常用语。一个是right on the money,表示完全正确。另
一是crapshoot ,意思是全凭运气的事。
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