1. My hobby is painting.
我的愛好是繪畫。
還能這樣說：
What I enjoy most is drawing.
Painting is my favourite.
應用解析：
pretty as paint 非常漂亮；
paint in 補畫上去；
paint it red 把事物弄得引人注目；
paint sb. black 給某人抹黑；
paint out 用顏料涂去
2. He has skill in painting.
他擅長繪畫。
還能這樣說：
He is apt at painting.
He is good at painting.
應用解析：
diplomatic skill 外交手腕；
exert one's utmost skill 運用最大技巧；
have no skill in 沒有……的技能；
pictorial skill 繪畫技巧
3. Her daughter is dead nuts on painting.
她女兒熱衷于繪畫。
還能這樣說：
Her daughter is full of enthusiasm about painting.
Her daughter is keen on painting.
諺語：
Let the dead bury the dead.
既往不咎；不念舊惡。
4. The painting was his last work after his wife died.
他的妻子死后這個畫家就封筆了。
還能這樣說：
The painter didn't paint any more after his wife died.
The artist gave up painting after the death of his wife.
應用解析：
last out 還夠用；經得起；
be on one's last legs 糟糕；
the last word 權威性的言論；
the last lap 最后階段