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The story so far
Everything you need before watchingMirabel has just climbed Bruno's forbidden tower and found his last vision: the magic is dying and she thinks she caused it. She tells her father before the Guzmán dinner. He scripts a cover-up: nobody broke in, the house is fine, act normal until the guests leave. Dolores already heard every word. At the table, faces slip, cracks spread, and Pepa's cloud gathers. Mid-proposal, Dolores announces that Mirabel will destroy the miracle. The perfect night detonates in public.
Chapters
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Review right after watchingbreak into
闯入某处
act normal
装作没事、装正常
everything is great
一切都好(嘴硬)
miercoles
见鬼(谐音避骂)
fix your face
把表情收回来
doomed
没救了、全完了
say nothing
谁也别开口
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“I broke into Bruno's tower.”
我闯进布鲁诺的塔了。
四个词把禁地、闯祸、坦白一次砸完,后面全场都围着这句转。
break into + 地点。
承认闯进不该进的地方、系统、聊天时。
I snuck into Bruno's tower. / I got into the tower.
informal
broke into 连成一拍,tower 下沉收住。
“No one will know. Just act normal.”
谁也不会知道。装作正常就行。
两句短令把恐慌收成表演:保密,再装没事。
Just act + 形容词。
场面要炸、还得先撑住脸时。
Play it cool. / Just act like nothing happened.
informal
know 收住,act 加重,normal 放平。
“She's gonna destroy the magic and now, we're all doomed!”
她会毁掉魔法,这下我们全完了!
饭桌爆料一句到位:罪名加上末日,求婚当场死掉。
someone's gonna + 动词,we're all doomed.
把坏事说成全员完蛋、夸张示警时。
We're finished. / That's it, we're done for.
informal
gonna 吞掉,doomed 第一音节砸下去。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passageWe say nothing. Abuela wants tonight to be perfect. Until the Guzmáns leave, you did not break into Bruno's tower. The magic is not dying. The house is not breaking. Luisa's gift is not fading. No one will know. Just act normal.
我们什么都不说。 阿布埃拉希望今晚完美无缺。 等古斯曼一家走之前, 你没有闯进布鲁诺的塔。 魔法没有在消失。房子没有在裂。 路易莎的礼物没有在减退。 谁也不会知道。装作正常就行。
