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美国人平时生活所常用的口头禅 2

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         3. take it on me!



意思是:「这是我的,请用吧!」「这是免费的」(help yourself to it; it is free),这多半是指吃的东西或一些不贵重的东西。例如:

Here are some candies from England; take one on me. (这是来自英国的糖果,尝一个吧!) (one = candy)

The restaurant owner said to me, "Take the dessert on me." (餐馆老板对我说:「尝尝我的甜点吧!」)

Please take these pencils on me.(取用一些我的铅笔吧!) (也许铅笔上刻有名字,做为宣传之用而免费。)

可见take后面的it,是指something,而on的后面通常不指别人,所以多半也只用在第一人称单数me。

(假如夫妇在一起,也可以说:Take it on us.)

4. I am from Missouri.

这句话有时后面要加一句:「I need to be shown.」或「You have got to show me.」,意思是Missouri州的人很固执(stubborn),不太信任别人,一定要人家「证明一下」(prove it to me),所以密苏里州也被称为「The Show Me State」。

据说这句话所以流行(尤其在美国中西部)是因为美国一些名人都住过密苏里州,包括Harry Truman, Mark Twain, Walt Disney等。后来老外不轻易相信别人时,就使用这句话。(也有半开玩笑性质)例如:

He is not easily convinced because he is from Missouri. (他是来自密苏里州,所以不容易说服他。)

Don""t try to fool me; I am from Missouri.(You have got to show me.) (别愚弄我,我是来自密苏里州。)

We are all from Missouri; we need to be shown.

As Mr. Smith is a tough guy; he must be from Missouri. (Smith先生是位倔强的人,他一定是来自密苏里州。)

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