Right? There were prescriptions what we do,

我们能做一些事情
and these were magical means

一些有魔力的
by which you have magic-- you know,

也就是说有魔法的
the magician comes,

魔法师来了
rain doesn't come;

雨没有下
the magician does its tricks and rain will come.

而魔法师一挥动魔棒就下雨了
Right? That's magic.

这就是魔法
Now in order to rationalize the world,

而现在为了理性地认识这个世界
you have to get rid of magic.

我们必须抛弃魔法
The world becomes rationalized.

这个世界变得理性化
You understand where the rain is coming from,

你知道雨从哪里来
and you know there is hardly anything you can do to make it rain.

也清楚你几乎没法做任何事让老天下雨