英语博客-北美风情 168、Right on the money

　　Harp¹ had the idea for this episode² when her friend used the expression to be right on the money. This episode is all about being right! Here we look at expressions that can be used when someone says something that is correct. Instead of just saying you’re right, learn some other ways you can express the same thing!

　　Maura:  OK. So our first expression today is to be right on the money.
Harp:  Yeah. To be right on the money.
Maura:  So, this is kind of a long way to say you’re right, it even has the word right in it.
Harp:  Yeah, to be right on the money.
Maura:  And this means that you’re right, what you said is true, it’s exactly correct.
Harp:  Yup, whatever you said, it’s right, it’s true, it’s correct, it’s the real thing.
Maura:  And there’s no room for debate on it. So, where does this expression come from?
Harp:  You know, I was doing some research on this today and I thought it had to do something with sports or betting³ because it’s right on the money, and it is from sports. It’s actually from archery.

1 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

2 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

3 betting   

n. 打赌; 动词bet的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• If you are only betting two dollars, I'll book you myself. 如果你只下两元赌注，我可以和你赌。
• Some people are fond of betting. 有些人喜欢打赌。