I'm good不止可以用来回答How are you? 还常用于:
- Do you want some chips with your sandwich?
你的三明治要带薯条吗?
- No, I'm good. Thanks.
不用了,谢谢。
- Do you have any questions?
你还有什么问题吗?
- No, I'm good.
没有了。
也可用作委婉拒绝
- Do you wanna go to see a movie with me ?
要不要去看电影?
- No, I'm good.
◆ Go by
在课堂自我介绍时,有时会说中文名,然后英文名。Instead of saying "My Chinese name is xxx, and my English name is xxx.", 你也可以这样说:
My name is xxx (中文名), and I go by xxx (英文名).
Go by即“被叫做,人们常叫我……”,例如:
Our friend William often goes by Billy.
我们的朋友William,我们一般都叫他Billy。