Chapter 5 of 14 · 3'52"
The Shadow Man's Deal 影子魔法IMDb ↗
贪心的人总会把命运交给陌生人
The Princess and the Frog · 2009
Learning settings
The story so far
Everything you need before watchingLawrence arrives before Dr. Facilier desperate for a way out of his empty pockets and inherited expectations. With a palm reading, a deck of cards, and a hypnotic song, Facilier turns Lawrence’s anxieties into an irresistible bargain: money, freedom, and a new identity. The scene is playful on the surface, but every rhyme tightens the trap as the shadowy magician prepares to collect his price.
Chapters
14 parts · AI-cutTranscript
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoTeaching points
Review right after watchingcharlatan
江湖骗子
parlor trick
哄人的小把戏
wildest dreams
最疯狂的梦想
cut someone off
断掉某人的经济支持
dough
钱
get hitched
结婚
push someone around
欺负或摆布某人
green
钱（俚语）
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“If you relax, it will enable me to do anything I please”
你只要放松，就能让我随心所欲。
表面像安抚，实则把放松变成对方操控你的许可。
If you…, it will enable me to…
劝人先放松，再说明这样做会带来的便利。
If you focus, it will enable you to work faster. ／ Relax, and I’ll be able to explain everything.
neutral
重读 relax、enable、anything，please 拉长收尾。
“You need to marry a little honey whose daddy got dough”
你得娶个小甜心，而且她爸爸得有钱。
用轻佻俚语把婚姻说成一条通往财富的捷径，讽刺又毒辣。
marry someone whose…
谈论某人因家庭条件而选择伴侣时使用。
She married someone whose family owns a hotel. ／ He wants a partner whose goals match his own.
informal
重读 marry、honey、daddy、dough，whose 后快速连入 daddy。
“- But you lost what you had - But you lost what you had”
可你也失去了原本拥有的。
短句制造愿望与代价的反转，点破得到新东西的残酷代价。
You got…, but you lost…
提醒别人得到某物时，也可能付出同等重要的代价。
You gained freedom, but you lost your routine. ／ She got the promotion, but she lost her weekends.
neutral
But 和 lost 重读，what you had 连读后压低语调。
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passageDon’t you disrespect me, little man Don't you derogate or deride You're in my world now, not your world That's an echo, gentlemen. Just a little something we have here in Louisiana, little parlor trick. Don't worry. Sit down at my table Put your minds at ease If you relax, it will enable me to do anything I please I can read your future I can change it round some, too I look deep into your heart and soul You do have a soul don't you, Lawrence? Make your wildest dreams come true I got voodoo, I got hoodoo I got things I ain't even tried The cards, the cards The cards will tell The past, the present and the future, as well The cards, the cards, just take three Take a little trip into your future with me Now you, young man are from across the sea You come from two long lines of royalty I'm a royal myself on my mother's side. Your lifestyle's high But your funds are low You need to marry a little honey whose daddy got dough Mom and Dad cut you off, huh, playboy? Eh, sad but true. Now y'all got to get hitched. But hitching ties you down. You just want to be free, hop from place to place. But freedom takes green. It's the green, it's the green It's the green you need And when I look into your future it's the green that I seen On you, little man I don't want to waste much time You been pushed round all your life You been pushed round by your mother And your sister and your brother And if you was married You'd be pushed round by your wife But in your future, the you I see Is exactly the man you always wanted to be Shake my hand Come on, boys Won't you shake a poor sinner's hand?
你可别对我不敬，小子。 别贬低我，也别嘲笑我。 现在你在我的世界里，不是你的世界。 那只是回声，各位先生。 只是我们路易斯安那这儿的一点小玩意儿，小把戏罢了。 别担心。 坐到我这桌来。 放宽心。 你们放松下来，我就能随心所欲地做任何事。 我能看透你的未来。 我还可以稍微改改它。 我能看进你的内心和灵魂深处。 你确实有灵魂，对吧，劳伦斯？ 让你最疯狂的梦想成真。 我会巫毒，也会各种巫术。 还有些招数，我自己都没试过。 牌，牌，纸牌会告诉你一切。 过去、现在，还有未来。 牌，牌，只要抽三张。 跟我一起小小地探访你的未来。 那么，年轻人，你来自大海彼岸。 你出身于两个源远流长的王室家族。 我母亲那边也有王室血统。 你的生活档次很高。 可你的资金捉襟见肘。 你得娶个小甜心，而且她爸爸得有钱。 爸妈断了你的经济支持，是吧，花花公子？ 唉，伤心但是真的。 现在你得结婚了，可婚姻会把你困住。 你只想自由自在，四处漂泊。 可自由得靠钱。 是钱，是钱，正是你需要的钱。 我一看你的未来，满眼都是钱。 至于你，小子，我可不想浪费太多时间。 你这辈子一直被人摆布。 你被母亲摆布， 也被姐姐和哥哥摆布， 要是你结了婚， 还会被妻子牵着鼻子走。 但在你的未来，我看到的那个你 正是你一直想成为的那种男人。 跟我握手吧。 来吧，小伙子们，和一个可怜的罪人握握手吧？