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1.I own to a sense of shame里的to是介词。I own to seeing it every day和I own to having seen it里的to也是介词，being和having不可改作be和have。I own to have seen it等句也有人说，但不很普通，to have seen是不定式完成体。不曾见过I own to see it every day等句。

2.注意下面各句里的own up和own up to：

• I advise you to own up（坦白）at once.
• I am glad you own up that you used his pen without his consent.
• I am glad you own up to it.

3.own有时表示“亲自动手做的”的意思，如she cooks her own meals是“她自己动手煮饭”和She makes all her own clothes是“她所有的衣服都是她自己做的”。就字面讲，第一句也可能是“她为自己煮饭（不是为别人煮饭）”。第二句也可能是“她为自己做衣服（不是为别人做衣服）”。习语mind your（或his等）own business只作“管你（或他等）自己的事（别干涉别人）”解，不作“自己管事（不请别人代管）”解。下面的对话是一个笑话：

A: As you are very busy, you had better not cook your own meals.

B: Really? Whose meals should I cook then?