"Cast a spell" nghĩa là gì?

Truyện "gối đầu giường" của rất nhiều độc giả trẻ. Photo by Dzenina Lukac from Pexels 

"Cast a spell (on someone/sth) = mê hoặc bằng phép thuật, thường có trong phim/ truyện. Nghĩa bóng là quyến rũ, làm xiêu lòng hoặc gây tò mò. 

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But upon further reflection (xét thêm), maybe this particular school official has a point, albeit not the point he thinks he’s making. Maybe the “Harry Potter” series can cast a real spell on young readers. 

In an article, the former Akwa Ibom governor (cựu thủ hiến) said his defection (ly khai) had cast a spell of fear over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which had resorted to paying clergymen (giáo sĩ, mục sư) to tell lies against him. 

Step inside, though, and it’s immediately clear why the Garnier has cast a spell for so long. No space is left undecorated (không trang hoàng): the Grand Staircase seemingly stolen from a storybook, the Salon de la Lune’s and Salon du Soleil’s lamps reflected in facing mirrors to infinity. 

Thu Phương

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