17 “The Show Must Go On”

Chapter 17 "The Show Must Go On" "The show must go on" (expression) An old phrase in show business that declares that no matter what troubles or obstacles exist, the show must be performed for the waiting audience Each trick was better than the last. Jessie couldn't believe how good Evan was. He started with some sleight-of-hand tricks—making a coin disappear from his hand and then making it reappear behind Jessie's ear. And even though Jessie knew exactly how the trick was done, it still fooled her. Evan was that good. After that, he did his TnR, where he cut a rope into four pieces and made them come together into one piece. Then he did his Cups and Balls routine, placing a red rubber ball underneath one of three

第十七章“演出必须继续”“演出必须继续”（表达）演艺界的一句老话，表示无论遇到什么困难或障碍，演出必须为等待的观众表演，一个比一个好。 杰西简直不敢相信埃文这么棒。 他开始玩了一些小花招——让一枚硬币从他的手中消失，然后让它重新出现在杰西的耳朵后面。 尽管杰西很清楚这个把戏是怎么做到的，但它还是骗过了她。 埃文就那么好。在那之后，他做了他的TnR，他把一根绳子切成四段，然后把它们合在一起。 然后他做了“杯子和球”的动作，把一个红色的橡皮球放在三个球中的一个下面

cups and making it appear under a different one. Next he made three balls appear, and then all three disappeared! The audience applauded wildly, even though they had to stand because the ground was wet. There had to be at least fifty people watching the show. Almost half of the kids from 4-O had shown up, and there were lots of littler kids from the neighborhood and school. Jessie spotted a whole group of fifth-graders. And there were even a few sixth-graders. Sixth-graders! Jessie took a bow after each trick. Evan may have been the magician, but she was the one responsible for setting up the props, and so far, she hadn't made one mistake. Twice Evan had whispered to her, "Good job!" and she knew she was as good an assistant as he had hoped for. Next Evan began his card tricks. He started with Out of This World, then Finding Four Aces, then Order from Chaos, and finally the Mixed-Up Kings, which was still Jessie's favorite. For each one, she

让它看起来在另一个杯子下面。 接着他让三个球出现，然后三个球都不见了！观众热烈鼓掌，尽管他们不得不站着，因为地面是湿的。 至少有五十个人在看演出。 几乎一半的4- 0班的孩子都来了，还有很多邻居和学校里的小孩。 杰西发现了一群五年级学生。 甚至还有几个六年级的学生。 六年级的水平吧!杰西每次表演完都鞠一躬。 埃文可能是魔术师，但她是负责设置道具的人，到目前为止，她没有犯过一个错误。 埃文曾两次低声对她说：“干得好！”她知道她是一个像他所希望的那样好的助手。 接着，埃文开始玩纸牌戏法。 他从《走出这个世界》开始，然后是《寻找四张a》，然后是《混乱中的秩序》，最后是《混乱的国王》，这仍然是杰西最喜欢的。 对于每一个，她

set up the deck of cards just the way it needed to be done, and each trick worked perfectly. It's true what Evan had said: the assistant was the most important part of the show. Well, maybe he hadn't said exactly that, but something close. It was toward the end of the last card trick that Jessie started to feel a little flippy-floppy in her stomach. She had made a promise to Evan, and he was counting on her. Her dad had broken his promise to Evan, and Jessie was determined not to be like her dad. But would she be able to do it? Or would she ruin the whole show? "And now, ladies and gentlemen," Evan said in his booming stage voice, "for my second-to-last trick, I will make a rabbit appear in this empty box!" Jessie carefully placed the rabbit box on the prop table, just as Evan had taught her, so that the front of the box faced directly out to the audience. She had already hidden Peter Rabbit inside the box behind the secret wooden panel. As she put the box on the table, she felt a pang of sadness. Peter Rabbit was

按照需要的方式布置一副牌，每个把戏都很完美。 艾凡说的没错：助理是演出中最重要的部分。 也许他没这么说，但差不多了。 在最后一个纸牌戏法快要结束的时候，杰西开始觉得肚子有点软。 她对埃文做出了承诺，他就指望她了。 她的父亲违背了对埃文的承诺，杰西决心不像她的父亲那样。 但她能做到吗？ 还是她会毁了整个节目？ “现在，女士们，先生们，”埃文用洪亮的声音说，“我的倒数第二个把戏，我要让一只兔子出现在这个空盒子里！”杰西小心翼翼地把兔子盒子放在道具桌上，就像埃文教她的那样，这样盒子的正面就直接面向观众。 她已经把彼得兔藏在盒子里，藏在秘密的木板后面。 当她把盒子放在桌子上时，她感到一阵悲伤。 彼得兔是

made of soft material, but his fur wasn't silky or warm like Professor Hoffmann's. Evan did a great job building up the crowd's excitement. First he knocked loudly on all four sides of the box. Then he lifted the tablecloth on the prop table to show that there was nothing underneath. Then he opened the lid of the box and waved his hand around inside to show that the box was indeed empty. "And now, I will simply place this scarf over the box and lightly tap it once with my magic wand"— Evan tapped the box and then whisked away the scarf—"and there is the rabbit!" The stuffed toy Peter Rabbit was in the box, lying on its side, still wearing its blue coat and holding a carrot. Jessie reached into the box and held up the rabbit for everyone to see. "Hey! That's not a real rabbit!" shouted Scott Spencer from the audience. "It's a toy!" called out one of the younger kids from the neighborhood.

由柔软的材料制成，但它的皮毛不像霍夫曼教授的那样丝滑或温暖。 埃文很好地调动了人群的兴奋情绪。 首先，他大声敲了敲盒子的四面。 然后他掀开道具台上的桌布，证明下面什么也没有。 然后他打开盒子的盖子，在里面挥了挥手，表明盒子确实是空的。 “现在，我只要把这条围巾放在盒子上，用我的魔杖轻轻地敲它一次”——埃文敲了敲盒子，然后把围巾拿走了——“兔子就出来了！”填充玩具彼得兔在盒子里，侧身躺着，仍然穿着它的蓝色外套，手里拿着一根胡萝卜。 杰西把手伸进盒子里，举起兔子给大家看。 “嘿!那不是一只真正的兔子！”观众中的斯科特·斯宾塞喊道。 “这是个玩具！”邻居里一个年纪较小的孩子喊道。

"Well, he still made it appear out of thin air!" shouted Jessie, annoyed that the audience wasn't applauding. It was a good trick! "Where's Professor Hoffmann?" asked Megan. Everyone in 4-O knew that Evan and Jessie had a real rabbit named Professor Hoffmann. "He's on vacation!" said Jessie. "You should all applaud now." The audience applauded, but they weren't particularly enthusiastic. They had expected to see a real rabbit, and all they got was a toy. That was when Jessie realized that the final trick had to be the best of the show. Everything depended on her. "And now, ladies and gentlemen, for my grand finale, I will... make my very own assistant... disappear!" "Yeah, right!" shouted Scott Spencer. "Are you going to use a toy again?" "Quiet!" yelled Jessie. Her dad had been right. You needed to be prepared for hecklers. Being

“好吧，他还是凭空造出来的！”杰西嚷道，她对观众没有鼓掌感到恼火。 这是一个很好的把戏！“霍夫曼教授在哪儿？”梅金问。 4- 0的每个人都知道埃文和杰西有一只叫霍夫曼教授的兔子。 “他去度假了！”杰西说。 “你们现在都应该鼓掌了。” 观众鼓掌，但他们并不是特别热情。 他们期望看到一只真正的兔子，结果他们得到的只是一个玩具。 这时杰西意识到，最后的把戏必须是整个节目中最精彩的。 一切都取决于她。 “现在，女士们先生们，在我的压轴表演中，我将…… 做我自己的助手…… 消失!”“对，没错！”斯科特·斯宾塞喊道。 “你还会用玩具吗？”“安静！”杰西喊道。 她爸爸是对的。你得准备好面对质问者。 被

onstage wasn't as easy as it seemed. Evan and Jessie carried the Indian basket out onto the stage, placing it directly in front of the small rug that covered the hole in the porch. Jessie could feel her heart start to speed up. Her chest felt tight, and it was hard to draw in a deep breath. "You see before you an ordinary basket—four sides, a top, and a bottom." "Is there a toy rabbit inside?" called out Scott Spencer. "Be quiet, Scott," said Megan, and several people in the audience added, "Yeah, be quiet." Evan stared at Scott. "Why don't you come onstage and look for yourself? If you dare." Everyone in the audience turned to look at Scott, who looked as though he didn't quite know what to do. Evan stood casually on the stage, as if he didn't have a care in the world, but Jessie was nervous. If Scott came up and discovered the fake bottom, the trick would be ruined. "Huh! Why would I be afraid to go up there?" said

在舞台上并不像看起来那么容易。 埃文和杰西把印第安篮子搬到舞台上，直接放在盖住门廊洞口的小地毯前面。 杰西可以感觉到她的心跳开始加速。 她感到胸闷，很难深吸一口气。 “你看到的是一个普通的篮子——四个面，一个顶，一个底。” “里面有一只玩具兔子吗？”斯科特·斯宾塞喊道。 “安静点，斯科特，”梅金说，观众中有几个人补充道，“是的，安静点。” 埃文盯着斯科特。“你为什么不上台自己找呢？” 只要你敢。”所有的观众都转过头来看着斯科特，他似乎不知道该怎么办。 埃文若无其事地站在舞台上，好像在这个世界上没有什么牵挂，而杰西却很紧张。 如果斯科特上来发现假屁股，这个把戏就毁了。 “嗯!我为什么要害怕上去呢？