刘谦，魔术天才背后的故事

赵　凡

编者注：在CCTV 2009年春晚亮出绝活后，台湾魔术师刘谦一时风光无限。不少大陆的网友们开始追捧这个眼睛亮亮的年轻人。然而，同学们可曾知道，这个如今身价倍增的帅小伙也曾有过坎坷的人生经历。

Actually before Louis Liu performed in the Spring Festival Gala Evening, he had been very famous in the world. He is 33 this year and has won nearly all the international awards. To our surprise, this famous guy learned magic all by himself.

其实在上春晚之前，刘谦在国际上已经是名声响当当。今年33岁的刘谦，几乎囊括国际各大魔术奖项。但让我们大家意外的是这样有名的小伙子竟是自学成才。

Louis Liu was born in Gaoxiong, Taiwan. He is the only son in his family. When he was 7 years old, he was deeply attracted by a magic show in a shop. Later on, the shop assistants began to teach Louis Liu some easy magics.

刘谦出生于台湾高雄市，是家中的独生子。7岁那年，刘谦被一家百货公司内的魔术表演深深吸引。不久，店员开始教他一些简单的小魔术。

At the age of 12, Louis Liu took part in a childrens magic competition in Taiwan. At that time, he didnt expect to win any prize, because other childrens magic tools for performance were much better than his several pieces of paper. But when the host announced the winner, it was Louis Liu. This experience was rather important for Louis Liu in his life.

12岁那年，刘谦报名参加了台湾少儿魔术表演，当时他没有指望拿奖，因为其它上百位小选手都摆出了很华丽的道具，但他的表演只有几张纸片。哪想在颁发一等奖时，竟是他的名字。这次经历对刘谦而言，意义非同寻常。

For Louis Liu, the way of becoming a professional magician is not smooth. It is always believed that playing magic is not suitable for a young man. After graduating from Dongwu University, Louis Liu wanted to work in a company, but he failed to realize his dream. Then he consulted with his parents about playing magic to earn money for half a year.

对于刘谦来说，成为职业魔术师并不顺利。因为在人们心中，玩魔术并不是十分适合年轻人。东吴大学毕业后，刘谦最初想进公司工作，然而他却屡屡受挫，最终他和家人商量，自己去靠表演魔术挣钱，他决定用半年闯荡试试。

During the speriod, Louis Liu attended some international competitions and won several awards. Later, he was chosen by a TV programme to play magic for people in the street. This was really a big challenge for a magician because it was very close to the audience and the magician had no tools. During the 3 years of this programme, Louis Liu played magic to all walks of people in all sorts of places.

在这半年里，刘谦参加了一些国际赛事，拿到了一些奖项。不久，一家电视节目找上门来要求刘谦上街为普通民众表演魔术。这对魔术师们而言绝对是一个挑战，因为魔术师与观众面对面，肩并肩的表演，突破了舞台与观众的距离，也没有各种道具的掩饰，完全是凭借真功夫。在这个节目播出的3年里，刘谦已经在各种场合为社会上不同的人们表演了各式各样的魔术。

Although Louis Liu is very popular this year, he knows that the magician really needs to work hard. As a young man, Louis Liu thinks he has to improve himself a lot in different aspects to go further.

尽管今年春晚之后，刘谦一炮走红，但是他深深懂得自己仍需十分努力。他认为作为一个年轻人应该全方位地提高自己，这样才能在事业的道路上走得更远，更好。