charm (n.)
咒语，护符。Something works like a charm.是说「…有奇效。」
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听力测试：
A: Jeff, do you think I can take tomorrow off?
J: Do you have to?
A: I know tomorrow will be very busy. But my mother was hospitalized
yesterday and I've got to see her.
J: In that case, you should go.
★ take (tomorrow) off「(明天)请假或休假」，I'm
going to take next Tuesday off.的意思是「我下星期二打算休假。」如果是每星期三都休假的场合，可说成"I
have Wednesdays off."这种场合动词常用have一词，休假的时间使用复数形。另外，也有"Wednesday
is my day off."的说法。问人工作的时间时可说"What hours are you
working?"「你的工作时间怎样？」回答时可用"Nine to five."「从九点到五点。」这样的说法。
★ hospitalize「住院」 cf. be in (the) hospital「住院」leave the hospital「出院」
★ in that case「既然如此」cf. in case「万一」In case you get lost, call
me.「万一你迷路了，打电话给我。」
听力挑战：
Elaine:What? The print is so small─I can't even see it. That's
false advertising!
Cheech:OK.
Allow me to show you our 100NT jackets then. Ta-daaa!
Elaine:Ughh!
I wouldn't be caught dead in those things! Can't you give
me a special price for mine?
Cheech:Well,
the LV jacket is 800NT, the CK is 900NT, and the Prada and
DKNY jackets are both 1,200NT.
Elaine:I
can't afford all that! I'll have to just get one then.
Cheech:OK.
I'll tell you what...if you buy two jackets, I'll shave off
100NT from the total.
