只有在一个变戏法的人接不到球的时候，他才能吸引我。
Only when a juggler misses catching his ball does he appeal to me.
变戏法的人把一块手帕变成了一只鸟。
变戏法的人讨厌推搡。
我想一个变戏法的人可能会称之为别的，比如说花招，误导。
I think a magician might call this something else, you know, sleight of hand, misdirection.
然而，当这些新的变戏法的人停止了练习后，这些区域又缩小回去了。
When the newly trained jugglers stopped practicing, however, these regions shrank back.
根据这一定义，读者就不难猜测出prestidigitator的词义。能从帽子里拉出兔子、吞火和玩其他类似的把戏的人不就是变戏法的人吗？
He was a prestidigitator who entertained the children by pulling rabbits out of hats, swallowing fire, and other similar tricks.
“先生，把你搂着她的手臂再往下放一点。”高级女祭司吩咐道。然后，所有的人都后退一步，专注地看着你的举动，仿佛你正要拿那个孩子变戏法。
"Put your arm more down her middle, Sir," says the high-priestess, and then all step back and watch you intently as though you were going to do a trick with it.
“先生，把你搂着她的手臂再往下放一点。”高级女祭司吩咐道。然后，所有的人都后退一步，专注地看着你的举动，仿佛你正要拿那个孩子变戏法。
"Put your arm more down her middle, Sir," says the high-priestess, and then all step back and watch you intently as though you were going to do a trick with it.
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