The lunch is on me
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定义
Lunch is on me!: 午饭我请客！
Put away your wallet, the dinner is on me. 收起你的钱包，晚饭我请客。
示例
- "Philip : Don't worry, this lunch is on me."
- "Lunch is on me today."
- "As I said, this one's on me... Wait a second, 35 dollars?"
- "You will come alone, unarmed... and dinner is on you."
练习 1
Philip tells Barbara that "lunch is on me". This means Philip .
Philip tells Barbara that "lunch is on me". This means Philip will pay for lunch.
will pay for lunch: This is correct. The idiom "lunch is on me" indicates that speaker will pay for a meal.
enjoyed the meal: This is incorrect. The expression "lunch is on me" has nothing to do with whether or not the food was enjoyed.
is finished eating: This is incorrect. The expression "lunch is on me" has nothing to do with whether or not the meal is finished.
has dropped some food on himself: This is incorrect. Although "I have food on me" might be used to indicate that some food has been spilled or dropped somewhere, the expression "lunch is on me" does not express this.
练习 2
Choose the TRUE statements from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
Choose the TRUE statements from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
The statement is false. Bruno proposes that the meeting take place at the Golden Elephant Palace, a Thai restaurant, however Badguy refuses saying that he is allergic to peanuts. Bruno and Badguy eventually agree to meet at "Ciao Bella Ristorante", an Italian restaurant.
This is a true statement. Bruno tells Badguy, "dinner is on you" which indicates that Bruno wants Badguy to pay for the meal. The expression "dinner is on me" expresses that the speaker will pay for the dinner.
This is a true statement. Badguy doesn't want to go to Golden Elephant Palace because he is "allergic to peanuts". Peanuts are a staple of Thai cuisine.
This statement is false. After Bruno insists that Badguy pay for the meal, Badguy accepts saying "Who do you take me for?" and then adding "of course dinner is my treat". "Dinner is my treat" is an expression which indicates that the speaker will pay for something, in this case a meal.
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