Subject：I will arrive on the dot.

迷你對話

A: Hello! This is Ben speaking.

你好，我是Ben。

B: Ben, this is Terry. Tomorrow night a party will be held in my apartment. I hope you can come.

Ben，我是Terry。明天晚上我家有一個聚會，希望你能來。

A: Wonderful. I will arrive on the dot.

太好了。我會準時到的。

地道表達

on the dot

1. 解詞釋義

Dot是“點”的意思，on the dot字面意思就是“壓著點的”，也就是“準時的，剛好在時間到的時候來的，不早也不晚的”。這個短語很實用，例如：約會，商務會議，確定日程等。

2. 拓展例句

e.g. She was told to arrive at 8 o’clock on the dot.

她被告知八點鐘準時到達。

e.g. She was very angry that he did not arrive on the dot; he had promised to.

他沒準時到，這使她非常生氣。他答應過準時到的。

e.g. The 3 o' clock train arrived on the dot.

三點的火車準時抵達。

e.g. She arrived at the airport at nine o'clock on the dot.

她于九點準時到達機場。

Ps：hold a party的意思是“舉辦晚會”，相當于have a party。再如：

I'd like to hold a party for her in my room.

我想在房間里為她開個生日會。

They hold a party in celebration of their victory.

他們舉行晚會以慶祝勝利。