On the nose 准确地
A mahout mounts his elephant during the three-day elephant race at Chitwan National Park in Nepal. Picture: Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
今日小常识
A 'mahout' is someone who keeps and drives elephants for a living. Traditionally, mahouts are paired with elephants when both are at a young age and they grow up together, in many cases forming a lifelong bond.
“象夫”就是一个以护理并驱赶驾驭大象为生的人。传统上，象夫与幼象从小搭配结伴，一起长大。多数情况下象夫和大象会结下一生情缘。
今日短语
英语短语 on the nose 用来表示准确无误，恰到好处，常用在谈论数字或钱数的语境里。
例句
A: How much do think my new TV cost?
B: £300?
A: Yes, on the nose! It cost £300.
A: Your mother must be about 60 years old?
B: You got it on the nose. She's 60. But I don't think she looks that old.
请注意
另一个短语 to get up your nose 的意思是令人厌烦。既可指人也可指事。
Mary is always talking about her wonderful prize-winning dog. To be honest it gets up my nose.
It gets up my nose when people play their music loudly on public transport.
