〔〕來唸點英文唄~－米蛋部落格

come in handy   派上用場

handy是「方便」的意思。come in handy 可以用來形容物品，也可以用來形容

人。例如 : Paul only comes in handy whenever we have computer problems.
                    (寶羅只在我們需要修電腦時派得上用場。)

A: Why are you bringing an umbrella?
      (你幹麻帶雨傘?)

B: It might come in handy if we run into showrers later.
      (萬一待會兒下大雨的話會用得上)

A: Here, put this extra water bottle in your pack.
     (多放一瓶水到你包包裡吧。)

B: Good idea. It might come in handy if we get thirsty.
      (好主意。如果待會兒口渴的話就可以拿來喝了。)

...have never been much with... 一直都不擅長......

如果要表達肯定句的「一直都很擅長」，你可以說...have always been good with...。這句後面接名詞時，介係詞是with；如果要接V-ing，介係詞則是at。

A: I've never been much with numbers. Can you figure this out?
      (我對數字一直都沒什麼概念，你來幫我算一下好嗎?)

B: I'll try. Let me take a look.
     (盡量囉，讓我看看。)

A: Can Marcia ski?
     (瑪西亞會滑雪嗎?)

B: Of course, she's always been very good at skiing.
      (當然囉，她一直都很擅長滑雪。)

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