有读者问: 有这样一道题:
(1)—I'm tired.
—_____.
A. Me too B. You too C. My too D. I too
答案为A,D为何不行?
Me too是习惯用法,虽然这里的me相当于I。这种习惯用法有其历史渊源。大约从16世纪开始,英语中的as, than和be之后就出现用me代替I的情况了。如:
(2)He is as tall as me .
(3)He is older than me .
(4)It's me .
这显然是由于其位置与介词和及物动词后的me的位置相似所致。后来,me亦可独立使用,以示强调,上述句(1)中的me too即是常用的一例。再如:
(5)Who, me ?
(6)—Hey, you!—Me ?
(7)—Who wants some more tea?—Me .
(8)Me , I am in transition from one college to another.
现今me亦可用在句子中代替I,如:
(9)Me get caught!
(10)Danner and me were not involved in it.
(11)Me and Eleanor are living in the woods in Connecticut.
在当代英语中,不仅me可代替I,同样,us, him, her, them亦可相应地用以代替we, he, she, they。但似应指出,在非常正式的英语中,仍应用I等人称代词主格。
