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“Have someone on” 的意思是 “欺骗、捉弄某人”。我们可以用这个表达来形容家人或朋友之间善意的玩笑，也可以用它来活泼地表达自己对一个夸张说法的质疑：“you must be having me on（你一定是在逗我玩）”。听节目，跟主持人菲菲和 Beth 学习这个表达的用法。

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Feifei 
Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English, where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them as well.I'm Feifei, and I'm here with Beth.

Beth 
Hi Feifei. I've got some exciting news. I won the lottery yesterday, and now I am super rich! You can come over to my mansion this weekend if you like. 

Feifei 
Really?

Beth
No, I'm just having you on! I didn't win the lottery. I'm only joking.

Feifei
You really had me on there. And that's a great example of our phrase 'have someone on'. It means you're joking or teasing someone, making them believe something that isn't true.

Beth
Exactly. It's a playful trick, but it isn't mean at all – it's just a joke. A bit like when my best friend told me she'd met the King. She said they'd had coffee and cake and chatted all day, and then I realised she was having me on.

Feifei
No way. Well, erm, something happened to me the other day. I came into the office, and then Neil told me that we were all given that day off, so I was ready to pack up and go and then realised he was having me on.

Beth
That is really annoying!

Feifei
Let's hear some more examples of 'have someone on'.

Examples
My son told me he's been picked to play football for England schoolboys. I think he's having me on.

My sister told me she's got a new boyfriend and it's this famous actor. I think she's having me on.

What? We've been picked for the finals. Nah, you're having me on.

Feifei
你正在收听的是 BBC 英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。以上我们一起学习了表达 “have someone on” 的用法。“Have someone on” 的意思是 “欺骗、捉弄某人”。在英国，人们常用这个表达来形容 “尝试让某人对玩笑话信以为真” 的做法。

Beth 
Now, we often say 'you're having me on' when you don't believe what you're hearing. You think it's so unbelievable that it must be a joke.

Feifei 
Yes, that's right. 当你不相信对方所说的话，或者认为对方在开玩笑的时候，就可以说 “you are having me on 你在哄我”。除此之外，“pulling someone's leg” 也可以用来表达相同的意思。不过相比之下，“you're having me on” 的使用频率更高。另外，这两个表达都很轻松随意，非常适合日常在和朋友或家人的交流中使用。

Well, Beth, I've got to go now. I'm flying to Australia in a few hours.

Beth
Really? Oh, you're having me on! Well, that's all from us. We'll be back next time with another useful English phrase. Bye-bye.

Feifei
Bye-bye!