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2010.01.20(Review of 2000.10.19 and 2004.12.08 edition)
What's the fun in receiving a compliment if you can't understand it? So read on and prepare for praise!
GOOD AT / GOOD SKIER ~が上手である、得意である/スキーが上手な人
- To be good at something is to be able to do it well.
A good skier is someone who skis well, and a good snowboarder is someone who snowboards well.
We can also make similar expressions with hundreds of other words (= verb + “-er”), such as good teacher, good driver, good singer, etc. - 何かについて be good at と言うと、上手な、得意な、という意味になります。
good skier は、スキーが上手な人のことで、good snowboarder は、スノーボードが上手な人のことです。
他の単語(動詞+ er の形)を使うと、似たような表現をたくさん作ることができます。例えば、good teacher (良い教師)、good driver (運転が上手な人)、good singer (歌が上手な人)などです。
- a: Are you good at any sports?
b: I'm pretty good at (ice) hockey. - Many of my students are very good at reading English, but have trouble speaking.
- Lisa was on her college ski team, so she must be a good skier.
- a: How did you two get to be such good snowboarders?
b: We've both been surfing since we were kids, so snowboarding came easy. - A good teacher can make a real difference in a child's life.
- She must be a pretty good writer if she writes for a newspaper.
- The current is strong here, so don't go out very far unless you're a very good swimmer.
You're looking good out there!