打扮得“靚斃了”怎么說?
天氣變熱了，身邊不少人換上了美美的夏裝，很是驚艷。今天我們就來學(xué)習(xí)一個夸贊別人打扮得漂亮的美國習(xí)慣用語：dressed to kill。
這個習(xí)慣用語的意思當(dāng)然不是穿上蒙面的緊身衣去干殺人的勾當(dāng);它是指“打扮得漂亮入時、奪人眼球”。
人們說某人dressed to kill時，通常是指這人精心打扮以吸引異性的注意。例：
Pete usually wears jeans and a T-shirt. But last night it was hard to recognize him -- he was dressed to kill because he finally got a date with that blond he's admired for so long.
皮特平時老穿牛仔褲和T恤，但是昨晚我簡直沒認(rèn)出他來。他打扮得帥極了，因為他傾心已久的那位金發(fā)美女終于同意跟他出去約會了。
我們再看一個用到dressed to kill的例子，這個例子說的是個女孩，說話人的妹妹瑪麗為參加畢業(yè)舞會而精心打扮：
It took Mary two hours to get ready, but it was worth it -- she was dressed to kill and the center of attention. Everyone was saying she was the most beautiful woman at the prom.
瑪麗為參加畢業(yè)舞會花了兩個鐘頭打扮。不過倒也挺值的，她穿戴得美麗動人，成為了舞會的焦點。大家都說她是畢業(yè)舞會上最漂亮的女孩。
Right on the money 完全正確
Larry(L)和李華(LH)一起去逛街，給Larry的朋友Tom買生日禮物。今天我們要學(xué)兩個常用語：right on the money和crapshoot。
LH: Larry, Tom平時有什么愛好啊?
L: Tom really enjoys sports, especially skiing. But he also loves video games too.
LH: 他喜歡滑雪和電子游戲?現(xiàn)在天氣這么熱，沒法帶他去滑雪……對了!我們給他買一個滑雪的電子游戲，這樣他在家里就能滑了!
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?你讓我付錢買禮物嗎?
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“完全正確”的意思。你是說，我提出給Tom買滑雪游戲是個特別好的主意，對不對?
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家的門牌號碼，可是她一猜就猜中了，這就叫right on the money.
L: Exactly! You're right on the money.
LH: 那可不!咱們?nèi)ル娖魃虉鲑I游戲吧!對了，那家店在哪兒來著?是在14街上么?
L: Yup, you're right on the money. There is a big electronics store there.
LH: 那我們怎么去呢?
L: There is a metro station nearby, so I think that will be the most convenient way.
LH: 對，附近是有地鐵。是地鐵的哪條線來著?綠線么?
L: Yup, you're right on the money again. It's the green line.
L: Larry, 這種滑雪游戲好像是新上市的，會不會很貴啊?得50塊錢吧?
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準(zhǔn)啊!那我再猜猜，你買這個游戲給Tom, 其實是想和他一起玩兒吧?
LH: Actually, Lihua, you're right on the money!
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Larry和李華正在商場的電子游戲區(qū)選游戲。
LH: Larry，這里至少有10種滑雪游戲!咱們買哪個啊?
L: Hmmm... I don't know. Maybe we could ask a store employee to recommend one.
LH: 找店員問?他肯定給你推薦最貴的，而且還不一定好!
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就是完全靠運氣的事情。
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: 對，想成為電影明星很難，即使你有表演天賦，這也基本上是撞大運的事兒。
L: You got it.
LH: Larry，這里的游戲都好貴啊，要不咱們?nèi)e的店看看，也許有便宜點的?
L: Maybe, but there isn't any way to know which store would be cheaper. It would really be just a crapshoot.
LH: 這倒也是。對了，Tom家的游戲機是什么牌子的啊?任天堂?索尼?還是X-Box?
L: Hmm... I have no idea.
LH: 啊?你不知道牌子，那怎么買游戲啊。萬一型號對不上，就沒法玩兒啦。
L: Well, we will just have to guess. It will be a crapshoot, but he can always exchange it later.
LH: 那多麻煩。要不我們送給Tom一張購物券吧，讓他自己隨便買點什么。反正我們也不是很確定他會喜歡滑雪游戲。
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: 我說 Larry, 你對Tom的生日禮物可真上心啊!我猜，等到給我買生日禮物的時候，你一定會花更多的心思!
L: Of course, Lihua. You're right on the money!