【句子】You just call your family, tell them I said “Hi.” And don't worry about being back at six o'clock on the dot. 【Modern Family S3E17】

【发音技巧】just call失去爆破；said hi不完全爆破；And don't worry失去爆破+类似不完全爆破；about being失去爆破；at six o'clock不完全爆破+连读；

【翻译】你就跟家人聊聊吧，替我问声好，也不用急着六点整准时回来啦！

今天节目中，我们来学习一下这里on the dot的用法，可以理解成：at exactly the right time；

“准时地；按照约定时间地”；这个时候其实用法就很像sharp当做副词的用法，表示“分毫不差地”。

eg: True to his word, the detective arrived at 1:38 PM on the dot.

这位侦探说到做到，下午1:38准时到达了。

eg: If we don't leave the house at 6 o'clock on the dot, we'll miss our flight.

如果我们6点整还不能离开家，我们会错过航班的。

eg: I'll be there at noon on the dot.

我会中午准时到那儿的。

eg: I expect to see you here at eight o'clock on the dot.

我希望8点在这儿准时和你碰面。

eg: At nine o'clock on the dot, they have breakfast.

他们在九点钟准时吃早饭。

eg: He always finishes work at 4:30 on the dot.

他经常在4:30准时完成工作。

eg: She arrived on the dot of 6:00.

她在6点准时到达了。

eg: The taxi showed up on the dot.

那辆出租车准时出现了。

eg: Breakfast is served at 8 on the dot.

早上8点准时供应早饭。

eg: Please tell him I'll call him on the dot of twelve.

请告诉他，我将会十二点准时给他打电话。

eg: The performance will start at 7:30 sharp.

那场表演会在7:30准时开始。

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I sat on the front steps to wait for her, figuring that if she was anything like her father, she'd arrive on the dot of ten.

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