美國人常說的口頭禪

　　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(yù)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(diào)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)