Subj : Good for you!
To   : All
From : Alexander Koryagin
Date : Tue Feb 04 2020 12:28:22

Hi, Dan Cross! ->Alexander Koryagin
I read your message from 31.01.2020 17:26


 AK>> Another strange expression in English. In Russia we see it
 AK>> like "It is the best such people like you can do! (and very
 AK>> possibly there are a lot of people who can do better)."

 DC> That's an unfortunate interpretation. I think most people would say
 DC> to mean something like, "I see and am pleased that something good
 DC> has happened to you" or perhaps "I am happy that something good has
 DC> happened to you."

 AK>> But in reality you probably mean "You are a smart guy!"?

 DC> I don't think it's usually a statement of intelligence; it's rather
 DC> more general than that. It's often used as an expression where you
 DC> might say, "that is good" or "that is great".

That is something inanimate. May be "well done!" is more close to "good for 
you"?

Bye, Dan!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2020

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