经典英语美文：The Essence of Charm
<p><span word="Charm">Charm</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="weapon">weapon</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supreme">supreme</span>1 <span word="seduction">seduction</span>, <span word="against">against</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="defenses">defenses</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="looks">looks</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="pedigree">pedigree</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="used">used</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="perpetual">perpetual</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thermostatically">thermostatically</span>2 <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tact">tact</span>3.</p><p><span word="True">True</span> <span word="charm">charm</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aura">aura</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invisible">invisible</span> <span word="musk">musk</span>4 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>; <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="working">working</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spell">spell</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="broken">broken</span>. <span word="Charm">Charm</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dynamic">dynamic</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="will">will</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ingredients">ingredients</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nofixed">nofixed</span>5 <span word="formula">formula</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mysteries">mysteries</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="caldron">caldron</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="absolute">absolute</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="almost">almost</span>" <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="partly">partly</span>" <span word="charmed">charmed</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="charm">charm</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="exacting">exacting</span>6 <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="array">array</span> <span word="ofsubtleties">ofsubtleties</span>7. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="impossibly">impossibly</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regret">regret</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="fuss">fuss</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="parting">parting</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="charm">charm</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="dull">dull</span>; <span word="indeed">indeed</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>-<span word="held">held</span> <span word="fantasies">fantasies</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="conviction">conviction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="suspicion">suspicion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="king">king</span>.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="charmed">charmed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="chiefly">chiefly</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="intimate">intimate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enveloping">enveloping</span>8. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>, <span word="supreme">supreme</span> <span word="charm">charm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="betrayed">betrayed</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="warmly">warmly</span> <span word="wrapping">wrapping</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lightest">lightest</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>. <span word="Theirs">Theirs</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="charm">charm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flower">flower</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desert">desert</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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