Magic tricks are nearly as old as written history. In modern times, magic is a stage show where buildings can disappear and women are cut in half. But it is more than just smoke and mirrors. It is about the show and the magician. "I'm Josh Norris, and I'm gonna show you a really cool trick that you can do with a toothpick. In a moment we'll come back, and I'll actually teach you how it's done; but first, check it out! Gone. All you've got to do is reach up in the air and grab it." Some people spend a lifetime in search of a calling. But sometimes it just comes naturally. Josh Norris spends a lot of his time performing magic tricks for his family and friends. "I've been doing magic since I was 12 years old and so this is something that started as a hobby for me, but right away I knew this was something I wanted to do the rest of my life." But he says the real magic is in the show. "Do you have a fruit or vegetable in mind? Take a look at it." "Oh, it's ripe, yeah? Okay, okay, you got a good one. Drop it in the bag. Drop it in the bag." "It's really about the performer and his character. Each performer has his own style." "What is the fruit or vegetable that you're thinking of?" "A lime." "A lime. Inside the bag, I reach down inside and I get, check this out, a little lime." But he pulls out an egg. "It's really not about the tricks that he does..., but the way that they do them and the story that they tell." "Reach down inside and show them the egg." "Let me try one last time... Inside the bag we get... a lime." "Everyone in my entire life has told me I'm crazy, yeah, except for my family." That is partly because Josh Norris graduated with honors from the University of Maryland. He rejected several job offers and decided on a career as a magician. "It wasn't crazy, because this is something I loved, and what's crazy about pursuing your passion?" It is a spirit of showmanship that keeps Josh performing, and the crowd in its seats. This night, however, he performs for some special guests."The president of the United States of America... Barack Obama!... You all looked!" "Barack Obama, ladies and gentlemen!" Even if that is a trick, too. Because sometimes the show is about the performer, and not as much the trick.
魔術戲法幾乎和書寫的歷史一樣古老。在現代，魔術是一種舞台表演，它能讓建築物消失，也可以把女子的身體切成兩半。但它不僅僅是利用煙霧和鏡子來變把戲而已，魔術的靈魂在於表演和魔術師。 「我是喬許．諾瑞斯，我可以用一支牙籤，就變一個很酷的魔術給你看。待會我會回頭教你怎麼變這個魔術。但首先，你看！牙籤不見了。你只要在空中手一揮，然後抓住它就行了。」 有些人一輩子都在尋找適合自己的志業。但有時順其自然，志業自然就能找上門。 喬許．諾瑞斯花了很多時間為家人和朋友表演魔術。「我從12歲起就一直在變魔術，所以這一開始只是個興趣，但我馬上就知道這是我下半輩子想要做的事。」 但他說，表演本身才是真正的魔法。 「你有沒有想到某個水果還是蔬菜？看一下這個。」 「喔，這個（水果或蔬菜）已經成熟了，對吧？很好，你挑到一個不錯的，把它丟進袋子裡，丟進去。」 「魔術的重點，其實是表演者和他的性格。每位魔術師都有自己的風格。」 「你現在正在想的水果或蔬菜是什麼？」 「萊姆。」 「萊姆是吧，現在我手伸進袋子裡，拿出了一小顆??你看，萊姆！」 但他拿出的其實是一顆蛋。 「魔術表演的重點，其實不在魔術師變了什麼戲法??而是魔術呈現的方式，和魔術師講述的故事。」 「把手伸進袋子裡，然後拿出這顆雞蛋給觀眾們看看。」 「讓我再試最後一次??這一次，我們從袋裡拿出了一顆??萊姆！」 「除了我的家人之外，我這輩子身邊的每個人都說我瘋了。」 部分的原因是因為，他以優異的成績畢業於馬里蘭大學，但他拒絕了好幾個工作機會，並決定當職業魔術師。 「這並不瘋狂，因為這是我想要做的事。追求自己的熱情，怎麼會叫瘋狂呢？」 驅使喬許不斷表演魔術的，是身為一位表演者的精神，以及底下的觀眾。 然而，這一夜，他為一些特別的客人表演。「各位你們看！美國總統──歐巴馬！」 「各位先生女士，歡迎歐巴馬！」即使這也是個魔術，而不是真的。因為有時候魔術表演重點在於演出者，而不是魔術本身。 | 
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