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把「魔法」當成相信奇蹟的能力：世界越便利，越容易把好奇丟掉。這是一位父親能留給孩子最輕也最重的叮囑。

I hope there's a little ... left in you.

寫給後輩、鼓勵對方別丟掉熱情與想像力時用。

I hope some of that wonder is still in you. ／ Keep a little magic alive.

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faded away 放慢，a little magic 重讀，句尾輕輕落下。

The world gets practical fast, but I hope there's a little wonder left in you. 世界很快變得現實，但我希望你心裡還留著一點驚奇。

把一段病痛的努力解釋成一個心願：不是求生本能，而是想見一個還沒出生的孩子。

He did it because he wanted to ... more than anything.

解釋某人為何拼盡全力時用，語氣鄭重。

He held on more than anything to meet you. ／ Wanting to see you kept him going.

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fought so hard 重讀，more than anything 放慢收尾。

She kept going because she wanted to see you more than anything. 她一直堅持，是因為她比什麼都想見到你。

把思念寫成咒語：真正想看的不是奇蹟，是孩子長大後的樣子。

so I could see for myself who ... grew up to be

談起為孩子留下的心願或記錄時用，語氣深情；對陌生人說會顯得過於私人。

I kept this so I could watch you grow into who you are. ／ I wrote it down just to see the person you'd become.

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so I could see 輕快連讀，grew up to be 放慢收尾。

I kept this diary so I could remember who you were as a child. 我留著這本日記，好記得你小時候的樣子。

把成長說成一段允許慢的尋找，安撫了那些急著確定自己的人。

It took him/her a while to find out who he/she was.

安慰還在摸索方向的年輕人時用，語氣要平和；別拿去評價剛失去方向的人。

It took him years to figure out who he was. ／ Some people need longer to find themselves.

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took him a while 連讀，find out who he was 放慢。

It took her a while to find out who she was, and that was fine. 她花了好一陣子才弄清自己是誰，這沒什麼。