2020年公共英语考试二级口语经典对话8
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.
L： You want to buy him a skiing video game? I think
you're right on the money. Great idea!英语二级口语考试
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“完全准确”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，不过她一猜
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：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.
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