每天三分钟学英语 第318期:外国人说Good for you,真不是“为了你好”的意思

 　　情景对话：

　　- I was hoping to impress her by tracking² her down on the Internet and then showing up unannounced at her door.

　　- Making the extra effort. Good for you.

　　知识点讲解：

　　1、祝贺别人

　　比如有人终于找到了工作

　　或是朋友在比赛中获得好成绩

　　【例句一】

　　A: I finally found a job.

　　我终于找到了工作。

　　B: Good for you! I'm so happy for you.

　　太棒了，我真为你高兴。

　　【例句二】

　　A: I won first place in the tournament³.

　　我比赛得了第一名。

　　B: Good for you! What was the prize?

　　太棒了，你得了什么奖啊？

　　2、赞许别人的行为

　　正面积极的赞许

　　【例句一】

　　A: I finally left Tara.

　　我终于离开了Tara。

　　B: Good for you! She always treated you badly.

　　做得好，她一直都对你不好。

　　【例句二】

　　A: Well, I was able to track¹ down the owner of that lost watch and I returned it.

　　哦，我终于找到了那块表的失主，把表还给他了。

　　B: Good for you! Even though you could've gotten a lot for it, you did the right thing.

　　做得好！虽然你可以把那个表卖很多钱，但是你做的是对的。

　　3、表示讽刺或不在乎别人的成就

　　可以表示敷衍，非正面积极的回答

　　【例句一】

　　A: It took me over 4 hours, but I finally beat the last level.

　　花了四个小时，但是我终于打通这一关了。

　　B: Oh, good for you.

　　哦，好吧。

　　继续对话：

　　A: Sarah is getting married, again.

　　Sarah又一次结婚了。

　　B: Good for her. Is that her third one?

　　哦，不错哦。这是她第三次结婚了吧？

　　Tip：在使用good for you表达时，

　　除了语境，你的语气也很重要哟~

1 track   

n.轨道；足迹；痕迹；磁轨；途径；vt.循路而行；追踪；通过；用纤拉；vi.追踪

参考例句：

• The new race track is nearly six miles in extent.这条新跑道将近六英里长。
• The police are on his track.警察在跟踪他。

2 tracking   

n. 按学生能力分组 动词track的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• He got after his sister for tracking mud into the house. 他责备妹妹脚下踩着泥走进屋里。
• All citizens should help the police in tracking the criminals down. 所有市民都应该帮助警察追捕罪犯。

3 tournament   

n.比赛，竞赛，锦标赛

参考例句：

• He was the best boxer in the tournament.他是本届联赛的最佳拳手。
• The Council resolved that the next tournament should be held in Shanghai.理事会决定下次比赛在上海举行。