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Magic Is Gone

The Magicians (2017)

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角色
A woman with long, straight blonde hair and dark rectangular glasses, wearing a black top with a keyhole neckline.

Alice

A woman with brown hair pinned up in vintage curls and a neutral expression, wearing a burgundy high-neck blouse.

Professor

A man with medium-length, side-parted brown hair and light stubble, wearing a dark hooded jacket. Gray foam sound panels are on the wall behind him.

Quentin

文字稿

[Quentin]

Yeah, I probably shouldn't say this out loud, but this was kind of an okay day.


[Alice]

Are you bragging?


[Quentin]

No. Kind of. Not about this... entirely. I also kind of killed a god.


[Alice]

Hilarious.


[Quentin]

No, seriously. Ember. I mean, he was erasing the whole thing.


[Alice]

Wait, wait, you can't be serious.


[Quentin]

Yeah.


[Alice]

No no no no no no no no no no


[Quentin]

No, I didn't want to he had just killed his brother. He was going after Julia I—he was genocidally insane.


[Alice]

You don't get it. Jesus. When I was a-a niffin, I-I saw things. I saw everything from the beginning of time.


[Quentin]

Alice, calm down.


[Alice]

No, I-I understand the way the universe works, Q. The wellspring, the hierarchies, the plumbing. I was inside it. Gods like Ember have parents, you idiot.


[Quentin]

I'm not following.


[Alice]

The old gods, the creators of the universe, of all magic itself. To Ember, we're like we're like toys, but to them we're we're we're cells. When we're harmless, they ignore us, but when we become malignant, they amputate.


[Professor]

Now if you're gonna use stones like this, it's imperative th— Excuse me? Excuse me, this is—


[Quentin]

Okay, wait like so there's an actual plumber? Like the Mario Brother of the gods?


[Alice]

Yes.


[Quentin]

And he can just—


[Alice]

I guarantee you he's doing it.


[Intercom Voice]

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片段背景

Quentin (Q) tells Alice about something drastic he did. Alice warns him that there will be major repercussions.

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词汇

大声朗读每个单词。

amputate

/ˈæmpjəˌteɪt/

verb

to cut off (a limb) by surgical operation

Example:

The doctors decided to amputate my leg after they discovered a potentially life-threatening infection that could spread.

A person in dark shorts and white sneakers stands against a pale wall, one hand holding the black socket of a prosthetic leg beside their other leg.
malignant

/məˈlɪɡnənt/

adjective

(of a disease, especially cancer) tending to grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body; harmful and difficult to control

Example:

The biopsy results confirmed that the tumor was malignant, requiring immediate treatment to prevent it from spreading to nearby organs.

A doctor in a white coat with a stethoscope holds a red awareness ribbon.
wellspring

/ˈwɛlˌspɹɪŋ/

noun

an original and plentiful source of something

Example:

Reading classic literature has been a wellspring of inspiration for many modern filmmakers and screenwriters.

Wall-to-wall bookshelves packed with books.
imperative

/ɪmˈpɛɹətɪv/

adjective

extremely important; crucial

Example:

It is imperative to seek high ground during storms with heavy flooding.

A dark car drives through a flooded city street.
genocide

/ˈdʒɛnəˌsaɪd/

noun

the deliberate and systematic killing of a peoples within a national, racial, political, or cultural group

Example:

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin reminds visitors of the scale of the Holocaust, one of the most documented genocides in modern history.

Rows of gray concrete blocks of different heights stand in a memorial field, with trees and a cloudy sky behind them.
hierarchy

/ˈhaɪɚˌɑɹki/

noun

a system of organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other in order of status or authority

Example:

I’m stressed about meeting the CEO because he holds a high position in the hierarchy.

A podium with the numbers 1, 2, and 3 glows under a spotlight in a dark room.

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会话练习

正在和导师一起学习?不妨尝试当面提出或回答这些问题。
独自学习?不妨大声说出你的答案,或在下方课程讨论区写下你的见解。
1. Quentin describes Ember as "genocidally insane." In the context of the video, is genocide presented as a crime of madness, or as a calculated act of power?

2. What would you classify as the wellspring of your creativity or motivation?

3. In what real-world contexts could amputate be used metaphorically?

4. What makes an action imperative as opposed to merely important or necessary?

5. Taken as a whole, this scene describes a universe governed by strict rules and violent consequences. Do you think the clip presents this system as just or unjust?

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2026年9月11日

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