美国人平时生活所常用的口头禅2
3 take it on me！意思是：「这是我的，请用吧！」「这是免费的」，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.
The restaurant owner said to me, "Take the dessert on me."
Please take these pencils on me.
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。
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，不太信任别人，一定要人家「证明一下」，所以密苏里州也被称为「The Show Me State」。
据说这句话所以流行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。例如：
He is not easily convinced because he is from Missouri.
Don""t try to fool me; I am from Missouri.
We are all from Missouri; we need to be shown.
As Mr. Smith is a tough guy; he must be from Missouri.
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