昨天在老友记中听到Rachel和Joy传授在咖啡馆打工的经验之谈,说到这样一句话：Asmilegoesalongway.可以理解它的意思,但是不熟悉goesalongway这个用法.请高人点评~

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昨天在老友记中听到Rachel和Joy传授在咖啡馆打工的经验之谈,说到这样一句话：A smile goes a long way.
可以理解它的意思,但是不熟悉goes a long way这个用法.
请高人点评~

Answer 1

查了Longman词典,有这样一个解释：
a little (of something) goes a long way：spoken,used to say that only a small amount of something is needed or has a great effect:
例子：A little kindness goes a long way.
这句话的意思是：微笑虽小,作用很大.