It seemed to me that you make magic real by making it a little prosaic, a little difficult and disappointing-never quite as glamorous as the other characters imagine.

对我而言，让魔法变得真实的方法就是让它变得有些平凡，有些别扭，并且会令人失望，也没有其他人所想像的那样迷人的特质。

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What could be more prosaic than "It is raining?" All of a sudden you notice that string of "i's." You notice all kinds of other things about it.

最基本的意思就是“在下雨“，但是你注意到,“i’s“这个词，你注意到它的相关意义。

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