【大家说英语】 第142期:变魔术

 Lesson 14 Entertainment 第十四课 娱乐

March 30 3月30日

Now You See It, Now You Don't 变魔术

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Jim needs a magician¹ for his son's birthday party. 吉姆需要为他儿子的生日派对找个魔术师。

Rob² tells Jim to learn a few simple magic tricks. 罗柏叫吉姆学几个简单的魔术戏法。

Maybe Jim can make a coin disappear? 说不定吉姆可以把硬币变不见？

No, the party will be very soon. 不行，派对很快就要举行了。

Besides, he can't practice enough. 此外，他也没有足够的时间练习。

But actually, Susie knows a magician. 不过，苏希其实认识一位魔术师。

Jim is so happy. 吉姆好开心，

Susie saved his life. 苏希救了他一命。

Conversation A 会话A

Hi, Taylor. Do you know any magicians³? 嗨，泰乐，妳认识什么魔术师吗？

No, I don't, Jim. 不认识耶，吉姆，

Why do you want a magician? 你为什么要魔术师？

My son's birthday is coming up in a couple weeks. 再过几个礼拜就是我儿子的生日了，

I want a magician to do tricks at his party. 我想要请个魔术师在他的生日派对上表演魔术。

Fun! Kids love magic. 真好玩！孩子最喜欢变把戏了。

Yeah. They do. 是啊，

So I need to find a magician. 所以我需要找个魔术师。

But where can I find a magician? 可是我可以到哪里去找魔术师呢？

Look online. 上网找找看吧，

That's the best way to find one. 这是最好的方法。

Conversation B 会话B

Are you still looking for a magician, Jim? 吉姆，你还在找魔术师吗？

Yes. I looked online, and I couldn't find any. 是啊，我上网找了，可是都找不到。

There aren't many magicians around. 这附近没什么魔术师。

Why don't you do a few magic tricks? 你怎么不自己表演几个魔术戏法？

Me? 我？

Sure! You could learn a few simple tricks. 是啊！你可以学几个简单的戏法，

You could make a coin disappear. 你可以把硬币变不见。

I doubt it. Besides, I don't have enough time. 我恐怕做不来。而且，我练习的时间也会不够。

The party is a week from Saturday. 从星期六算起，派对再过一个礼拜就要举行了。

Conversation C 会话C

Hi, Susie. Do you know any magicians? 嗨，苏希，妳认识魔术师吗？

Actually, I do. 事实上，我有耶。

You do? Great! Who? 真的吗？太好了！是什么人？

Me. I can do some magic tricks. 就是我自己，我会变一些魔术。

Years ago, I did magic for kids' parties. 几年前，我曾经为一些儿童派对表演魔术。

Susie! You can save my life. 苏希！妳真是救了我一命。

I can? 真的吗？

Yes! Please come and do some magic tricks at my son's birthday party. 没错！请妳到我儿子的生日派对上表演一些魔术，

It's a week from Saturday. 就在下星期六。

OK. I can do that. 好，没问题。

1 magician   

n.魔术师，变戏法的人，术士

参考例句：

• With a wave of his hand,the magician made the rabbit vanish.魔术师手一挥兔子便不见了。
• The magician transformed the man into a rabbit.魔术师把那个人变成了兔子。

2 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

3 magicians   

n.魔术师( magician的名词复数 )；巫师；术士；施妖术的人

参考例句：

• Like all magicians, he kept his secrets to himself. 象所有魔术师那样，他对此守口如瓶。 来自辞典例句
• The early priests were also doctors and magicians. 早期的僧侣又是医生又是巫士。 来自辞典例句