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Wowenglish Posted 14 years ago
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But somebody stole all my tricks, leaving me disillusioned.
What does "A" mean by the next two sentences?
1. But somebody stole all my tricks, leaving me disillusioned.
2. I should've stuck with it.
A: When I was little, I wanted to become a magician.
But somebody stole all my tricks, leaving me disillusioned.
I should've stuck with it. I'm good at making girls disappear!
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1. But somebody stole all my tricks, leaving me disillusioned.
2. I should've stuck with it.
A: When I was little, I wanted to become a magician.
But somebody stole all my tricks, leaving me disillusioned.
I should've stuck with it. I'm good at making girls disappear!
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1 . - - This is a pun. e.
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- - - This is a pun.
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- 'deprived of one's magic tricks'.
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1. But somebody stole all my tricks, leaving me disillusioned.-- This is a pun. 'Disillusioned' means 'disappointed', but it can also (with a stretch of the imagination) mean 'dis-illusioned', i.e. 'deprived of one's magic tricks'.
2. I should've stuck with it.-- I should have continued to try (to be a magician) —because he is good at making girls disappear (another pun: 'disapp
2. I should've stuck with it.-- I should have continued to try (to be a magician) —because he is good at making girls disappear (another pun: 'disapp
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Magicians do tricks, like making things disappear. Some tricks are called "illusions" - they appear to be real, but are not real.
This is a play on words - the prefix "dis" means not.
Magicians keep their tricks a secret. So when A's tricks were stolen, he became disillusioned (discouraged and unhappy). He was also dis-illusion-ed. (He had no more illusions.) He stopped trying to bec
This is a play on words - the prefix "dis" means not.
Magicians keep their tricks a secret. So when A's tricks were stolen, he became disillusioned (discouraged and unhappy). He was also dis-illusion-ed. (He had no more illusions.) He stopped trying to bec
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