022 魔术师的秘密

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Daniel was eating lunch with his grandmother and her friends at the retirement community

丹尼尔正在养老社区和奶奶以及她的朋友们一起吃午饭。

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" Daniel does wonderful magic tricks," Grandma said proudly to Mr. Hudson and Mrs. Ross

“丹尼尔的魔术变得可棒了，”奶奶骄傲地对哈德森先生和罗斯夫人说。

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" Would you like to see one?" Daniel picked up his spoon and wiped it off

“你们想看看吗？” 丹尼尔拿起勺子，擦了擦。

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" I will now use my magic powers to bend this spoon."

“我现在要用我的魔法力量来弯曲这把勺子。”

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Daniel focused on the spoon, which slowly bent in his hands

丹尼尔专注地盯着勺子，勺子在他手中慢慢地弯了。

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" Such a clever boy!" Grandma said

“多聪明的孩子呀！”奶奶说。

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But Mr. Hudson wasn't impressed

但哈德森先生却不以为然。

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" You need to work on concealing the spoon's handle

“你需要改进一下隐藏勺柄的技巧。

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A magician must be aware of how his tricks look from every angle

魔术师必须清楚自己的戏法从各个角度看是什么样。

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I could see what you were doing over here."

我在这个位置就能看到你的动作。”

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Daniel sighed." Are you a magician?"

丹尼尔叹了口气。“您也是魔术师吗？”

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Mr. Hudson nodded." What's your favorite trick?"

哈德森先生点点头。“你最喜欢哪个魔术？”

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Daniel's face lit up

丹尼尔的眼睛一亮。

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" I love all kinds of magic, especially big illusions!

“我什么魔术都喜欢，尤其是大型幻术！

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It would be fun to make someone float above a table."

要是能让一个人飘在桌子上方，肯定很好玩。”

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" Levitation tricks require special equipment that amateur magicians don't have," Mr. Hudson said

“漂浮魔术需要专业道具，业余魔术师一般没有，”哈德森先生说。

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" Things like platforms that rise in the air

“比如那些能升到空中的平台。

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But I think card tricks and other close-up magic require more skill."

但我觉得纸牌和其他近景魔术更需要手法。”

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He took out a coin

他掏出一枚硬币。

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" My favorite tricks involve teleportation — like moving coins from place to place."

“我最喜欢的魔术都跟瞬移有关——比如让硬币到处跑。”

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Mr. Hudson made the coin vanish from one hand

哈德森先生让硬币从一只手上消失了。

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He pulled it out from behind Daniel's ear with his other hand

他用另一只手从丹尼尔的耳朵后面把它拿了出来。

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Daniel shook his head." How did you do that?"

丹尼尔摇了摇头。“你是怎么做到的？”

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" Practice!" Mr. Hudson winked

“练习！”哈德森先生眨了眨眼。

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" I've always admired escape artists, though their routines make me so nervous," Mrs. Ross said

“我一直很佩服逃脱魔术师，不过他们的表演让我很紧张，”罗斯太太说。

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" Especially when someone is handcuffed or tied inside a tank of water."

“尤其是看到有人被铐住或绑在水箱里的时候。”

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" Don't worry," Mr. Hudson said

“别担心，”哈德森先生说。

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" An assistant slips the magician the keys to the handcuffs or uses knots that are easy to untie

“助手会偷偷把手铐钥匙递给魔术师，或者用些很容易解开的绳结。

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The magician escapes quickly but stays underwater for suspense."

魔术师其实很快就能脱身，但为了营造悬疑气氛，他会继续待在水下。”

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" I still wouldn't want Daniel trying that!" Grandma said

“我还是不想让丹尼尔去尝试这个！”奶奶说。

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" I prefer classic tricks like pulling a rabbit out of a hat."

“我更喜欢经典魔术，比如从帽子里变出兔子。”

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" Nobody does that anymore, Grandma

“奶奶，现在没人那么做了。

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Using animals in magic acts is considered cruel

在魔术表演里用动物，被认为是残忍的。”

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Magicians pull other things out of hats today — like bowling balls!"

今天的魔术师从帽子里变出别的东西——比如保龄球！”

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" The item is often hidden in a secret compartment," Mr. Hudson explained

“物品通常藏在暗格里，”哈德森先生解释道。

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" The magician sets his hat over the compartment and pulls the object through an opening in the hat."

“魔术师把帽子盖在暗格上，然后通过帽子上的开口把东西拉出来。”

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" I'm just a beginner," Daniel said

“我才刚刚入门，”丹尼尔说。

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" All those tricks take lots of practice!"

“所有这些戏法都需要大量练习！”

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Daniel was determined to outwit Mr. Hudson

丹尼尔决心要智胜哈德森先生。

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So the next time he visited Grandma, he brought an assistant, his friend Joaquin

所以，下一次他来看望奶奶时，带来了一位助手，他的朋友乔坤。

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" There's another kind of magic we didn't discuss," Daniel said as Joaquin blindfolded him

“还有一种我们没讨论过的魔术，”丹尼尔说，这时乔坤给他蒙上了眼睛。

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" Mind reading."

“读心术。”

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Joaquin invited Mrs. Ross to hand him any item from her purse

乔坤请罗斯太太从她手提包里随便拿一样东西递给他。

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" I'm thinking about this object." Joaquin paused

“我正在想这个东西。”乔坤停顿了一下。

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" Read my mind."

“读我的心。”

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" Wallet," Daniel said

“钱包。”丹尼尔说。

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" You're right!" Mrs. Ross handed Joaquin something else

“你说对了！”罗斯太太递给乔坤另一样东西。

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" I'm thinking about this object." Joaquin paused for a few seconds

“我正在想这个东西。”乔坤停顿了几秒钟。

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" Read my mind."

“读我的心。”

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" Comb," Daniel replied

“梳子。”丹尼尔答道。

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" Wonderful!" Mr. Hudson applauded

“太棒了！”哈德森先生鼓起掌来。

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" Magicians and their assistants usually have code words for different items, but I'm puzzled

“魔术师和助手通常会用不同的暗号来指代物品，但这让我困惑了。

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Joaquin said the same thing both times

乔坤两次说的都是同样的话。

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If you did the trick again, I could probably figure it out."

如果你再变一次，我大概就能弄明白了。”

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Daniel removed his blindfold

丹尼尔摘下了蒙眼布。

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" That's why we're not repeating it!" he said

“所以我们不打算再来一遍！”他说。

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" Won't you read my mind just once?" Grandma pleaded

“就不能为我读一次心吗？”奶奶恳求道。

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" Sure, that's easy." Daniel grinned

“当然，那还不容易。”丹尼尔咧嘴一笑。

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" You're thinking,' Such a clever boy!'"

“您正在想，‘真是个聪明的孩子！’”