這場戲：咒語失控把人縮小
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麵包車沒油，伊恩想用魔法把汽油罐變大，哥哥巴利在旁邊不停指揮，結果咒語失控，巴利被縮小。wear off（逐漸消退）是安慰副作用會過去，it's hard to tell（很難分辨）說的是看不出差別。聊意外、安慰人時都能用。
❝ 獨白 · 7 句 別在唸咒時分心：let anything distract you（讓任何事情分心）
a bit more advanced 更高階一點speak from your heart's fire 從心之火中發聲let anything distract you 讓任何事情分心
把咒語搞砸就得認「會有後果」：there are consequences
mess up a spell 把咒語搞砸there are consequences 會有後果trying to help you 想幫你
麵包車半路沒油，伊恩想用成長咒把加油罐變大，可巴利在旁邊一會兒糾正站姿、一會兒喊手肘，害他沒法專注；結果罐子和車都變得巨大，巴利卻被縮小了。兄弟倆為此爭起來，一個說咒語被打擾才 mess up（搞砸），另一個說這是魔法的後果；關於副作用，有人安慰說會 wear off（逐漸消退），可眼下也 it's hard to tell（很難分辨）到底出了什麼事。聊失誤、互相拌嘴、安慰人時都能用。
A1–C2 是歐標等級。點一個等級後，比它高的卡片會變淡，播放到那裡不會自動暫停。
“Well, if you mess up a spell, there are consequences.”
咒語要是搞砸了，是有後果的。
把「犯錯要負責」說得不帶責備：後果不是懲罰，而是事情本身的規律。適合解釋規則而非訓人。
If you mess up ..., there are consequences.
提醒別人行為會有後果時用，語氣平實。
Mess it up and you'll pay for it. ／ Actions here come with a price.
中性
mess up 連讀，consequences 重讀收尾。
If you mess up this recipe, there are consequences. 這菜要是搞砸了，是有後果的。
“The side effects are supposed to wear off eventually.”
副作用按理說過一陣子就會消退。
用 are supposed to 留了餘地：按道理會好，但不保證。這句教人怎麼在不確定中給出安慰。
The side effects are supposed to wear off eventually.
寬慰別人難受只是暫時的時候用。
It should wear off in time. ／ Give it a while, it usually fades.
中性
supposed to 連讀，wear off 連讀，eventually 放慢。
The side effects are supposed to wear off by morning. 副作用按理說早上就會消退。
“Don't let the magic spook you.”
別讓這魔法把你嚇住。
把「魔法」換成任何讓人發怵的新事物都成立：真正攔路的不是它，是你被嚇退的那一下。
Don't let ... spook you.
鼓勵別人別被陌生事物嚇住時用。
Don't let it scare you off. ／ It's only intimidating until you start.
口語
don't let 連讀，spook you 重讀收尾。
Don't let the jargon spook you. 別讓這些術語把你嚇住。
“While you cast the spell, you can't let anything distract you.”
施法的時候，你不能讓任何東西分你的心。
把專注說成施法的前提，也能順手拿去講任何需要專心的事。
While you ... you can't let anything distract you.
提醒別人做事要專注時用；對剛被批評的人說會像補刀，場合上要挑。
You can't let anything distract you. ／ Stay focused on what you're doing.
中性
while you cast 連讀，can t let anything 連貫下滑。
While you study you can't let anything distract you. 學習的時候，你不能讓任何東西分心。
A growth spell is a bit more advanced. Not only do you have to speak from your heart's fire, but now you also have to follow a magic decree. A magic what? It's a special rule that keeps the spell working right. This one states, To magnify an object, you have to magnify your attention upon it. While you cast the spell, you can't let anything distract you.
成長咒可要更高階一點。 你不僅得從心之火中發聲， 現在還得遵守一條魔法法令。 魔法什麼？ 那是一條確保咒語正常運作的特殊規則。 這一條寫著：要放大一個物體， 施咒的時候，
下一章 · 09not what it used to be大不如前這場戲：加油站裡解釋詛咒意思是「（效果、藥效）逐漸消退」。指某個作用隨著時間自己慢慢減弱、消失，比如藥效、副作用、興奮勁都會 wear off。
it's hard to tell。tell 在這裡是「分辨、判斷」，整句意思是「不好說、看不出來」，常用來回答還沒法確定的事。
heart's fire。字面是「心底的那團火」，指人做事時那股真心的熱情和衝勁；片裡唸咒語要從心之火發聲，就是這個意思。
有點隨意、帶吐槽意味，意思是「破爛貨、廢品」，多用來嫌棄舊車、舊電器。熟人之間說往往是在開玩笑。
there are consequences。consequence 是「後果」，通常指做錯事之後要承擔的代價。想提醒別人別亂來，就可以用這句。
