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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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