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143 a truly magnetic performer
What does a magician need in order to give a magnificent and magnetic performance? I am quite sure it is more than just simple magic. To add luster1 to a show, he needs to go way beyond the ordinary and appeal to the innermost emotions that lurk2 inside all of us. In this way, he will be able to lure3 audiences in huge numbers, in another words, become a crowd magnet. Only then will his evening shows be considered truly magical. A magician I once knew, a lusty fellow from Manchester, did everything he could, from dying his hair luggerian lustrous4 black to honing his skills as a lyricist, nothing at all with left chance. His lyrics5 magnetized, nei mesmerize6 his audiences. Their lure exerted sufficient magnetism7 to entice8 wide sections of the population of every place in which he gave his performances. By the time I first met him, he was already doing very well indeed. Mercedes-Benz limousines9 were his preferred means of convenience. And yet, only very few people among those who saw his mighty10 performances realized that he had not always lived a life of luxury. Born during lunar clips to a mother whose husband had died in the war, his stable food during his childhood was nothing other than bread and gruel11. This is hardly what can be called the luxurious12 diet, and it is surprising in more ways than one, that he ever lived long enough to develop his magical spell.
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n.光辉;光泽,光亮;荣誉 | |
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n.潜伏,潜行;v.潜藏,潜伏,埋伏 | |
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n.吸引人的东西,诱惑物;vt.引诱,吸引 | |
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5 lyrics | |
n.歌词 | |
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vt.施催眠术;使入迷,迷住 | |
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7 magnetism | |
n.磁性,吸引力,磁学 | |
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8 entice | |
v.诱骗,引诱,怂恿 | |
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9 limousines | |
n.豪华轿车( limousine的名词复数 );(往返机场接送旅客的)中型客车,小型公共汽车 | |
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adj.强有力的;巨大的 | |
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n.稀饭,粥 | |
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adj.精美而昂贵的;豪华的 | |
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