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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingAfter the cracks, Abuela Alma kneels before Pedro's portrait and names the fear: the house is splitting, the miracle may be dying, and they cannot lose home again. She begs him to open her eyes. Across the house Mirabel vows to save the miracle, then stalls — how? First she will figure out what is happening. She hunts down Dolores, who hears everything, but Camilo is posing as her for seconds. Real Dolores says only Mirabel is worried, plus the rats and Luisa's twitching eye.
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Review right after watchingfigure out
弄清楚、查明
worth a shot
值得一试
have seconds
再来一份
ergo
所以、因此
have no idea
完全不知道
what's wrong with
出了什么问题
out of all
在所有里面
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“I figure out what's happening to the miracle.”
我先弄清楚奇迹出了什么事。
把救奇迹这种空话收成可执行的第一步:先查明。
figure out + 从句。
还不知道怎么办、先说查清楚时。
I need to work out what's going on. / First I find out what happened.
informal
figure out 连读,happening 重音落在 hap 上。
“The only one worried about the magic is you”
全家只有你在为这魔法担心。
一句把她从英雄收成独角戏,后面才轻轻补上路易莎。
The only one + 分词 + is + 人。
指出全场只有某一个人在操心时。
You're the only one who cares. / Nobody else is worried.
informal
only 加重,you 收住下沉。
“We cannot lose our home again.”
我们不能再失去家园。
again 把旧伤钉死,这是她最怕重复的那一句。
cannot + 动词 + again。
强调某件惨事绝不能再来一次时。
We can't go through that again. / Never again.
literary
cannot 咬死,again 拉长下沉。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passageAy, Pedro. I need you. Cracks in our casita. If our family knew how vulnerable we truly are... If our miracle is dying... We cannot lose our home again. Why is this happening? Open my eyes. If the answer is here, help me find it. Help me protect our family. Help me save our miracle.
哎,佩德罗。 我需要你。 咱家小房子裂了。 要是家里人知道我们其实有多脆弱…… 要是我们的奇迹正在死去…… 我们不能再失去家园。 为什么会这样? 让我看见吧。 如果答案就在这儿,帮我找到它。 帮我护住这个家。 帮我保住我们的奇迹。
