Here fairytale is not the story. It is a describing word. A fairytale life, a fairytale ending, a fairytale romance: something so happy, so lucky, or so neatly finished that it feels like a children’s story, not like ordinary days.

Here在這裡, fairytale fairytale is not the story不是指故事本身。It它 is a describing word是個形容詞。A fairytale life一個fairytale般的人生, a fairytale ending一個fairytale般的結局, a fairytale romance一段fairytale般的戀情: something某件事 so happy, so lucky, or so neatly finished太幸福、太幸運，或收尾得太完美 that以至於 it feels like a children's story讓人感覺像童話故事, not like ordinary days而不像平常的日子。

Newspapers love it for weddings, sports wins, and overnight success. It is warm and a bit dreamy. People also use it with a raised eyebrow, as if to say “this cannot last,” or “this is the pretty version.” You will see fairy-tale with a hyphen, and fairy tale as two words for the story itself; all three spellings turn up, and readers still follow.

Newspapers新聞 love it很愛用它 for weddings用在婚禮上, sports wins運動賽事的勝利, and和 overnight success一夕成名。It它 is warm and a bit dreamy帶著溫暖、有點夢幻。People人們 also也 use it with a raised eyebrow會帶著懷疑的表情用它, as if to say好像在說 “this cannot last”「這不可能長久」, or或 “this is the pretty version”「這是美化過的版本」。You你 will see fairy-tale with a hyphen會看到fairy-tale中間有連字號的寫法, and而 fairy tale as two words也會看到fairy tale分成兩個字 for the story itself指故事本身; all three spellings這三種拼法 turn up都會出現, and readers still follow讀者也都看得懂。

Though actually, calling something fairytale can hide years of work: the “fairytale rise” still took a long time. The word does not mean there are fairies in it. It means the ending is the kind children are promised — and grown-ups half know that real life is messier.

Though actually不過其實, calling something fairytale把某件事說成fairytale can hide years of work可能掩蓋了背後好幾年的努力: the “fairytale rise”那個「fairytale般的崛起」 still took a long time其實還是花了很長時間。The word這個字 does not mean不代表 there are fairies in it裡面真的有仙子。It它 means意思是 the ending結局是 is the kind children are promised孩子們被承諾會得到的那種結局 and而 grown-ups大人們 half know半明白 that real life is messier現實生活其實更混亂。