9. take it on me!
意思是:「這是我的,請(qǐng)用吧!」「這是免費(fèi)的」(help yourself to it; it is free),這多半是指吃的東西或一些不貴重的東西。例如:
Here are some candies from England; take one on me. (這是來自英國的糖果,嘗一個(gè)吧!) (one = candy)
The restaurant owner said to me, "Take the dessert on me." (餐館老板對(duì)我說:「嘗嘗我的甜點(diǎn)吧!」)
Please take these pencils on me.(取用一些我的鉛筆吧!) (也許鉛筆上刻有名字,做為宣傳之用而免費(fèi)。)
可見 take 后面的 it,是指 something,而 on 的后面通常不指別人,所以多半也只用在第一人稱單數(shù) me。
(假如夫婦在一起,也可以說:Take it on us.)