初级英语对话：right on the money

　　Larry(L)和李华(LH)一起去逛街，给Larry的友人Tom买生日礼物。今天咱们要初级英语对话学两个常用语：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: 他喜好滑雪跟电子游戏?当初景象这么热，没法带他去滑雪……对了!咱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?你让我付钱买礼物吗?

　　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，对过错?

　　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不断定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, 这种滑雪游戏仿佛是新上市的，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, 切实是想和他一起玩儿吧?

　　LH: Actually, Lihua, you're right on the money!

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　　Larry跟李华正在商场的电子游戏区选游戏的初级英语对话。

　　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?他确定给你推荐最贵的，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就是完整靠福分的事件。

　　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，兴许有便宜点的?

　　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。反正我们也不是很判断他会爱好滑雪游戏。

　　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的诞辰礼物可真上心啊!我猜，等到给我买生日礼物的时候，你必定会花更多的心理!

　　L: Of course, Lihua. You're right on the money!

　　对话最后，记得将初级英语对话中的生字词搜集到你的单词本里面去哦。