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Me, myself, and I.
Me，myself 和 I。
You may be tempted to use these words interchangeably because they all refer to the same thing,
你會很想將這些詞交換使用，因為它們全都表示一樣的東西。
but in fact, each one has a specific role in a sentence.
但事實上，每一個詞在句子里都有其特定角色。
"I" is a subject pronoun, "me" is an object pronoun, and "myself" is a reflexive or intensive pronoun.
I是主格代詞，Me是賓格代詞，而myself則是反身代詞或強調代詞。
So what does that reveal about where each word belongs?
每個詞的角色將如何決定其放置的位置呢？
Let's start with the difference between subject and object.
我們從主格和賓格之間的差別開始吧。
Imagine the subject as the actor in a sentence and the object as the word that is acted upon.
想像一下主格是句子里的行動者，而賓格是接受行動的詞。
"I invited her but she invited me."
例如：我（主格I）邀請她（賓格her），但她（主格She）邀請我（賓格me）。
The object can also be the object of a preposition.
賓格也可以是介詞的賓格。
"She danced around me, while he shimmied up to me."
例如：她（主格She）繞著我（賓格me）舞蹈，而他（主格he）向著我（賓格me）西迷舞過來。
In some languages, like Latin and Russian, most nouns have different forms that distinguish subjects from objects.
在一些語言中，如拉丁文和俄文，多數的名詞都有不同的形式來區別主格和賓格。
However, in English, that's only true of pronouns.
但是在英文里面，只有代詞有這樣的特性。
But so long as you know how to distinguish subjects from objects, you can figure out what belongs where.
但只要你會區分主格和賓格，你自然就知道什么詞該放在什么地方。
And when you encounter a more complicated sentence,
而當你遇到更復雜的句子，
say one that involves multiple subjects or objects, and you're not sure whether to use "I" or "me,"
比如說一個句子里有好幾個主格或賓格，你不肯定到底要用 或用me，
just temporarily eliminate the other person, and once again distinguish subject from object.
那就先把其他人拿掉，再嘗試區分主格和賓格。
Here's another. You wouldn't say, "Me heard gossip," but sub in "I" and you're good to go.
還有一個例子。你不會說 “Me聽到謠言”，但只要把me換成I就好了。
