比如兩個老頭街上碰見，
Are you still working? 妳還在工作嗎？
No,I have just retired.不，我剛退休了。
抑或某臺電腦壞了。
Is this computer still working?這臺電腦還正常嗎？
No,there's something wrong with it.不，它有些毛病。
另外，work 也有奏效的意思
比如壹位母親剛給發燒的孩子吃了退燒藥
父親說：See,it works!
瞧，藥奏效了