A Magician’s Secrets

Daniel was eating lunch with his grandmother and her friends at the retirement community. " Daniel does wonderful magic tricks, ” Grandma said proudly to Mr. Hudson and Mrs. Ross. " Would you like to see one?” Daniel picked up his spoon and wiped it off.

丹尼尔在退休社区与祖母和她的朋友一起吃午饭。 "丹尼尔的魔术很精彩，”奶奶自豪地对哈德逊先生和罗斯太太说。 "你想看一个吗？”丹尼尔拿起勺子擦掉了。

" I will now use my magic powers to bend this spoon. ” Daniel focused on the spoon, which slowly bent in his hands. " Such a clever boy! ” Grandma said. But Mr. Hudson wasn’t impressed. “ You need to work on concealing the spoon’s handle. A magician must be aware of how his tricks look from every angle.

"我现在将使用我的魔力来弯曲这把勺子。” 丹尼尔专注于勺子，勺子在他手中慢慢弯曲。 "真是个聪明的孩子！”奶奶说。 但哈德逊先生没有印象。“你需要努力隐藏勺子的把手。 魔术师必须知道从各个角度看他的魔术是怎样的。

I could see what you were doing over here. ” Daniel sighed. “ Are you a magician?” Mr. Hudson nodded. “ What’s your favorite trick?” Daniel’s face lit up. “ I love all kinds of magic, especially big illusions! It would be fun to make someone float above a table. ”

我能看到你在这里做什么。” 丹尼尔叹了口气。“你是魔术师吗？” 哈德逊先生点了点头。“你最喜欢的把戏是什么？” 丹尼尔的脸亮了起来。“我喜欢各种魔法，尤其是大幻觉！ 让某人浮在桌子上方会很有趣。”

" Levitation tricks require special equipment that amateur magicians don’t have, ” Mr. Hudson said. " Things like platforms that rise in the air. But I think card tricks and other close-up magic require more skill. ” He took out a coin. " My favorite tricks involve teleportation—like moving coins from place to place. ” Mr. Hudson made the coin vanish from one hand.

"悬浮技巧需要业余魔术师没有的特殊设备，”哈德森先生说。 "像高空平台这样的东西。 但我认为纸牌戏法和其他特写魔术需要更多的技巧。”他拿出一枚硬币。 我最喜欢的技巧包括传送，比如把硬币从一个地方移到另一个地方。” 哈德逊先生让硬币从一只手上消失了。

He pulled it out from behind Daniel’s ear with his other hand. Daniel shook his head. “ How did you do that?” “ Practice! ” Mr. Hudson winked. ” I’ve always admired escape artists, though their routines make me so nervous, ” Mrs. Ross said. “ Especially when someone is handcuffed or tied inside a tank of water. ”

他用另一只手从丹尼尔的耳朵后面把它拔出来。 丹尼尔摇了摇头。“你是怎么做到的？” 练习！”哈德逊先生眨了眨眼睛。 “我一直很欣赏逃跑艺术家，尽管他们的套路让我很紧张。” 罗斯太太说。“尤其是当有人被手铐或绑在水箱里时。”

” Don’t worry, ” Mr. Hudson said. ” An assistant slips the magician the keys to the handcuffs or uses knots that are easy to untie. The magician escapes quickly but stays underwater for suspense. ” " I still wouldn’t want Daniel trying that! ” Grandma said. " I prefer classic tricks like pulling a rabbit out of a hat. ”

“别担心，”哈德森先生说。 "一名助手将手铐的钥匙递给魔术师，或者使用容易解开的绳结。 魔术师很快就逃走了，但仍留在水下等待悬念。” "我还是不希望丹尼尔那样做！”奶奶说。 "我更喜欢经典的把戏，比如把兔子从帽子里拔出来。”