2022高考英语读后续写精读精炼(九) 一:原文重现 Marty was new at school. Usually when you're the new kid, you lay low, but not Marty. On his first day, he made a toothpick disappear. One second he was holding the toothpick, and the next second it was gone! Everyone was asking him how he did it. “It's magic! At my old school, they actually called me Magic Marty. " Marty said proudly. “Is he serious?" I whispered to my friend Brian. “I don't know, but that was pretty cool, "Brian said, still watching Marty. I knew Marty's magic was fake, but I just couldn't prove it. 【来源:21·世纪·教育·网】 Another time, Marty pulled a water bottle out of his bag, along with a cup and carefully poured water into it. Marty got a handful of ice cubes! Applause filled the hallway. When asked how he did it, he just smiled," Sorry, but that's the first law of magic. A magician never reveals his secrets. " Well he won't have to, I thought to myself. I'll reveal his secrets for him. That night, at home, I sat at the kitchen table for almost an hour, trying to figure out the trick. " At it again, honey?” My mom watched me wiggle (摆动) my fingers hopelessly over a cup of water. "He's tricking people!" I cried. " Sounds as if he's trying to make friends. "My mom patted my arm. Magic Marty had me stumped (把…难住), but the next day I caught a lucky break. At lunch, Marty was going on about how he could make things float. He had a