選擇去美國留學的話，你該知道這些。美國人平時生活上所用的一些「口頭禪」，其實字句都很簡單，但是如果不加說明，往往還會讓人「一知半解」或「似懂非懂」。下面大家就隨小編一起去看看吧!
1. I couldn't care less.
這句話的意思是「我不在乎」，「缺乏興趣」(lack of interest)，也就是：I don''t care at all. 或 I don't give a hoot. 例如：
人家如果問： What do you think of the budget-cut?(你對預算削減有何看法?)
你回答： I couldn't care less.(我毫不在乎)
How do you like Mr. Lee's political point of view?(你喜歡李先生的政見嗎?)
I couldn't care less.(我才不在乎呢!)
但是有時說話者也有「口是心非」： 例如：
I couldn't care less about the promotion or pay raise.(我不在乎升級或加薪)
而實際上他是根本在乎升級和加薪的，那么人家也許就會回答說： Yes, you do(care).
至于 I couldn't care more. 就是「我很在乎」(I care a lot.)或 I care deeply. 同理：
I couldn't agree more.=I totally agree.(我完全同意)
I couldn't please you more.=I did my best to please you.(我盡量使你高興)
I couldn't be more right.=I am totally right.
但是老外為了「自尊」，不愿強調自己的錯誤，所以很少人說：
I couldn't be more wrong.
注意：一般人都用否定句，但也有老外把肯定句與否定句互用。
不過，嚴格來說，I could care less. = I care to some degree.(care 的程度可能減少)
I could care more.=I care some.(care的程度也許增加)(主詞可用任何人稱代名詞：he, she, you, we, they 等。但只用 could，不用 can。)
2. No bones about it.
意思是：真實的，誠懇的(truly, sincerely or exactly)，也就是 to make no bones about it.(bone 要加 s, it 是指 something)例如：
His wife is beautiful;no bones about it.(他的太太真是很漂亮)
Mr. A made no bones about it when he talked about abortion issue.(當 A 先生談到墮胎問題時，他是誠懇的。)
When I spoke on the topic,he said, "No bones about it."(也就是他同意我的看法)
No bones about it;the weather is very chilly today.(今天是真的太冷了)
3. take it on me!
意思是：「這是我的，請用吧!」「這是免費的」(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，嘗一個吧!) (one = candy)
The restaurant owner said to me, "Take the dessert on me." (餐館老板對我說：「嘗嘗我的甜點吧!」)
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。)
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 me。
(假如夫婦在一起，也可以說：Take it on us.)
4. I am from Missouri.
這句話有時后面要加一句：「I need to be shown.」或「You have got to show me.」，意思是 Missouri 州的人很固執 (stubborn)，不太信任別人，一定要人家「證明一下」(prove it to me)，所以密蘇里州也被稱為「The Show Me State」。
據說這句話所以流行 (尤其在美國中西部) 是因為美國一些名人都住過密蘇里州，包括 Harry Truman, Mark Twain, Walt Disney 等。后來老外不輕易相信別人時，就使用這句話。(也有半開玩笑性質) 例如：
He is not easily convinced because he is from Missouri. (他是來自密蘇里州，所以不容易說服他。)
Don''t try to fool me; I am from Missouri.(You have got to show me.) (別愚弄我，我是來自密蘇里州。)
We are all from Missouri; we need to be shown.
As Mr. Smith is a tough guy; he must be from Missouri. (Smith先生是位倔強的人，他一定是來自密蘇里州。)