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Welcome to this edition of The Stories of Super Geniuses.

欢迎收听本集《超级天才的故事》。
I'm Susan Wilbur.
我是苏珊·威尔伯。
Today, you're going to hear a story of a great magician.
今天,你讲收听的是一位伟大魔术师的故事。
He was born on September 16th, 1956 in New Jersey.
1956年9月16日,他出生于新泽西州。
He picked up magic at eight and began performing professionally at twelve.
他8岁学习魔术,12岁登台表演。
By the age of sixteen, he was already teaching magic at New York University.
16岁的时候,他就已经是纽约大学的魔术教师了。
In 1977, he was chosen to host a TV show, The Magic of ABC.
1977年,他被选中主持一档电视节目——《ABC魔术》。
The show was a huge success, and made him known to the whole world.
节目取得巨大成功,他的名字从此家喻户晓。
He understands his craft more than any other magician before him.
相比于前人,他对魔术有着更多的理解。
He said, "Before there can be wonders, there must be wonder."
他说:"不积跬步,无以至千里。"
Where others think, "It can't be done," he always says, "Yes, it can."
每当别人认为"这事儿不可能实现"的时候,他总是说:"不,可以实现"。
With this attitude, he never stops amazing people with magic.
凭着这一态度,他不断地用魔术带给人们惊喜。
But the greatest work he thinks he has done is Project Magic.
但在他看来,"魔术计划"才是他最伟大的作品。
This is a project established in March 1982 to help disabled patients.
该项目创立于1982年3月,旨在帮助残疾病人。
Every year, he performs over 550 shows and has created many box office records.
每年,他都要表演550多场魔术,已创下诸多票房纪录。
His love for magic is everything to him.
对他而言,对魔术的爱就是一切。
And to those who want to become great magicians, he gave this advice:
而对那些渴望成为伟大魔术家的人,他如此建议道:
"Practise, practise, practise, and never consider anything impossible."
"练习,练习,再练习,永远不要认为有什么事情是不可能的。"
Do you know who he is now?
现在你知道他是谁了吗?
Call two o two nine eight three two four seventy-six to tell us the name of this magician,
拨打202-983-2476,告诉我们这位魔术师的名字,
and you will get a DVD of his shows.
你就能获得他的演出DVD。

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craft [krɑ:ft]

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n. 工艺,手艺,狡诈,航空器,行会成员
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established [is'tæbliʃt]

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adj. 已被确认的,确定的,建立的,制定的 动词est

 
impossible [im'pɔsəbl]

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adj. 不可能的,做不到的
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