on the house店家請客

用 guess 的隨意口氣讓出一份本屬於別人的東西，慷慨裡帶一點賭氣。日常讓步常這樣說得輕。

I guess you can have it.

不太情願地讓出某物時用，口語、隨口。

Fine, take it. ／ It's yours if you want it.

口語

guess you can 連讀，have it 放慢收。

Fine, take it—I wasn't going to use it anyway. 行，你拿去吧，我本來也用不上。

用 It figures 吐槽命運的慣用套路，再接一句自憐的比較，把倒霉說成必然。自嘲裡帶一點撒嬌。

It figures. Just when my life was perfect.

感嘆壞事總是挑最糟的時候發生時用，口語、自嘲。

Of course this would happen now. ／ Perfect timing, as usual, for a disaster.

口語

It figures 停頓，when my life was perfect 放慢收。

Of course the rain started the moment we sat down. 我們剛坐下雨就下起來了，真是的。

用一聲大叫加一串重複，把突然想通的那一秒演出來。唸錯的詞終於對上，荒誕又可愛。

That's it, it was ...!

突然想起正確答案時用，口語、興奮。

That's the one! I remember now! ／ Of course—of course it was.

口語

That's it 連讀，it was ebay 放慢加重收。

Wait—the spare key! It's under the mat! 等等——備用鑰匙！就在墊子下面！

用重複加升級的方式給一件偷溜出門的小事戴上英雄冠冕，誇張得可愛。朋友之間的打氣就靠這種一本正經。

This is an important mission. A noble mission!

半開玩笑地給小事賦予崇高意義時用，口語、帶鼓勁。

We're on a quest, my friend. ／ Destiny calls, sort of.

口語

important mission 停頓，A noble mission 放慢加重收。

This is no errand—this is a quest. 這可不是跑腿，這是一場遠征。

把別人的慷慨當場宣佈成集體福利，機靈又無賴。一句話把尷尬轉成狂歡，笑點全在最後那句點名。

Drinks on the house! Someone is paying.

半開玩笑地借別人的錢請客時用，口語、熱鬧。

Next round's on him! ／ He's got the bill tonight.

口語

on the house 連讀，Felix is paying 放慢收。

Dessert's on me tonight—he's covering the bill. 今晚甜點我請——他買單。