校園英語口語習慣用語第300期:work like magic
work like magic 很有效
【講解】
work指“生效,起作用”;magic指“魔力”,該習語從字面上解釋就是“效果像有魔力一樣”,意即“某物非常有效果”。
【對話】
A:I always have difficulty in sleeping well.
A:夜裏我總是睡不好覺。
B:You can try drinking a glass of hot milk before you go to bed. It works like magic for me. This is the doctor's advice.
B:試着在臨睡前喝杯熱牛奶,這對我是很靈驗的,也是醫生的建議。
A:Really? I'll try it tonight.
A:真的嗎?今晚我也試一試。
B:I hope you have a good sleep.
B:但願你今晚睡個好覺。