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For Life
2005.10.31(Review of 2003.10.27 edition)

Happy Halloween! We're celebrating the macabre this week, and we plan to “scare the pants off you” (= REALLY scare you!) by Friday. We think you'll enjoy the words we've selected. It simply wouldn't be Halloween without them!

Today's Lesson
MAGIC   魔法

Explanation

  • Magic is a special power that causes things to happen that we normally think are impossible.

    To do magic is to make magic happen.
  • magic は、普通では考えられないような現象を起こすことができる特別な力、つまり、魔法です。

    do magic は、魔法をかける、という意味です。

examples

  1. (a very serious scientist)
    There is no such thing as magic. Everything can be explained with science.
  2. This cologne works like magic! I've never gotten so much attention from women before.
  3. We all thought it was going to rain and the tennis final would be cancelled. But then, as if by magic, the sky cleared and the sun came out.
  4. When we were children, our grandmother used to tell us that she could do magic - and we believed her!

英会話レッスンAnd, like magic, you've learned another useful word - painlessly, effortlessly. That's the WordMaster way!