Meaning
Today's Sentences
- I’m good at golf.
- I’m good at baking.
- I’m good at driving.
- I’m good at drawing.
- I’m good at photography.
- Writer's Note
01
I’m good at golf.
Situation 1
I booked a tee time.
Wanna go?
想去吗？
I’d love to.
I’m pretty good at golf.
我高尔夫打得不错。
Really?
Let’s go for a round then.
那我们就来一局吧。
Sure!
Situation 2
What kind of sports do you enjoy?
I’m good at golf.
I didn’t know you were a golfer.
I’ve been playing since University.
02
I’m good at baking.
Situation 1
What's your hobby?
I’m good at baking so I spend my weekends in the kitchen.
I’d love to try some of your goodies.
I’m actually baking some cookies tomorrow.
Can I bring you some?
我可以带一些给你吗？
Situation 2
Wanna know something about me?
What’s that?
I’m good at baking but I’m so bad at cooking.
That’s so funny.
I love that about you!
我喜欢你这一点！
03
I’m good at driving.
Situation 1
I just bought a new car!
What?
Really?
真的？
I’m good at driving.
I’ll take you for a spin later today.
今天晚些时候我带你去兜风。
I’m in!
Situation 2
What kind of things do you enjoy doing?
Or what things are you good at?
或者你擅长做哪些事情？
I’m good at driving.
That’s great!
Then I recommend going on a drive to relieve some stress and enjoy the outdoors.
那么我建议去开车兜风，缓解压力并享受户外活动。
I guess driving could get my mind off the pressures of reality.
04
I’m good at drawing.
Situation 1
This artwork is amazing!
That was my final project at school.
I was told that I’m good at drawing.
有人告诉我，我很擅长绘画。
You’re very talented.
You should have it framed!
你应该把它装裱起来！
Thank you for the compliment.
Situation 2
What would you like to major in?
I’m good at drawing so I was thinking I’d major in Still Life.
Great, you’d probably want to incorporate some technology skills to prepare for future employment.
That’s a good idea.
I’ll look into some programming and design courses.
我会考虑一些编程和设计课程。
05
I’m good at photography.
Situation 1
These photos are really nice.
Where did you buy them?
你在哪里买的？
Actually, I took them. I’ve been told that I’m good at photography.
I bought some photo paper and printed some of my photographs.
我买了一些相纸，打印了一些我的照片。
What a good idea!
I can print out a few for you, if you like.
Situation 2
What kind of hobbies do you have?
I’m good at photography.
I like taking photos of people and cityscapes.
我喜欢拍摄人物和城市风景。
Really?
You must spend a lot on cameras and accessories.
你一定花了很多钱在相机和配件上。
I do.
I must have a trunk full of cameras, lenses, and accessories.
我一定有一个装满相机、镜头和配件的箱子。
Writer's Note
Let's explore "good at" and "good in".
"Good at" means you are skillful in your abilities at something. As reviewed in the examples above:
- I'm good at golf
- I'm good at baking
- I'm good at driving
- I'm good at drawing
- I'm good at photography.
When "good in" is used before a noun, it describes being skilled in a specific field or subject.
- He's good in maths.
- She's good in stressful situations.
- The team is good in high intensity competitions.
- Vanilla is good in all sorts of baked goods.
- He's very good in his field of work.
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