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What is a natural woman? 什么是本色女人？
The definition seems wide and deep. Despite any preconceived notions, natural women are not a mystery. They are women who are comfortable in who and what they are. They can be versatile. They can be 1)driven. They might choose to be a 2)homebody, a factory worker or a model. No matter what they are and do, natural women are always themselves. The most beautiful women always are.
其定义似乎广而深。不论这个名词引发你任何先入之见，本色女人并不是什么神秘的东西。她们安于真我，乐守其分。她们可以是多才多艺，可以进取不息，她们可能选择家庭至上，也可能成为工厂女工，或者当一名模特。无论她们在从事什么工作，在做着什么事情，本色女人总是展现自己的本色。最美的女人总是最真的。
Why? 为什么？
Natural women have an 3)aura about them. They find comfort even in their own 4)insecurities. They don’t have to 5)flaunt “I am who I am.” It flows effortlessly from them. They are not afraid of their emotions. They will even share a laugh with you over their flaws. Natural women form deeply based relationships. They don’t depend on cosmetics, perfumes and fashion. They see them for the most part as accessories instead of necessities.
本色女人自身有种光环。她们甚至能泰然接受自己的缺陷。她们没必要标榜“我就是我”。那种真实自然而然就从她们身上流露出来。她们并不惧怕自己的情感。她们甚至会和你一块嘲笑她们自身的瑕疵。本色女人与人相交，根深情厚。她们不依赖化妆品、香水和时装。多数情况下，她们把那些东西看作装饰品，而非必需品。
What’s the difference? 本色女人和做作女人有何不同？
They are subtle. I have held hands with women that really are the farthest from natural as can be. The feel in the touch of a natural women is a world apart. A not so natural woman 6)exploits or 7)forces hand holding. They have to think about it. With a natural woman, it just happens. Almost without thought the hands glide together. It’s not a statement. It is a state of being. The kiss of a natural woman is passionate even in the most incidental of expression. Why? She doesn’t have to think about it. It is an 8)involuntary action that originates from the heart. An unnatural woman will seem to start out that way but it fades away over time. Their actions come from what they want not who they are.
区别是微妙的。我跟一些和本色怎么也扯不上边的女人牵过手，相比跟本色女人牵手的感觉，简直是天渊之别。做作女人伸手出来，不是有所图谋就是勉强扭捏。对于牵手，她们得揣度一番。而和一个本色女人牵手，一切自然而然就发生了。几乎什么都没想，手就牵在了一起。牵手并不是一种声明，而是一种“存在”现状。本色女人接吻时充满激情，即使是偶然为之。为什么？她无需思索。那是一种发自内心，自然而然的行为。一个做作的女人的吻一开始也是充满激情的，但那种激情会随着时日消失。她们做的事情带有目的性，并非其本色所为。
Why are they the most beautiful? 为什么本色女人最美？
Natural women emanate even in their worst of moments “this is me.” They will wake up in the morning and not have to run to the make up table. They glide into the day. Everything is performed with an “I care” aura. The don’t look for glory in what they do and who they are. Yet, their appreciation of recognition is deeper felt and more profoundly expressed.
本色女人即使在最糟糕的时刻都会散发出这样一种信息——“这就是我”。她们早上睡醒，不急着梳妆打扮。她们悠然地步入新的一天。她们做任何事情都带着“我在意”的光环，但做事做人并不追求名誉赞美。然而，对于他人的认可，她们由衷地感受并深切地表达其感激之情。
Who is a natural woman? 谁是本色女人？
She can be anyone because she always is herself. She is a woman not afraid to lead with her heart. She is a woman who, when she cares about you, there is no 9)looking back or over the shoulder. She relates with true lasting emotions. They won’t be swayed. Her feelings are real, 10)worn on her sleeve, and 11)etched in stone. I have met many natural women in my time. I have even met those that pretended to be. Over time the gap widens and the unnatural women are eventually exposed. You may ask, “Can any woman be a natural woman?” The answer is a yes and no that needs a deeper look. Any woman can be a natural woman but few rarely are.
本色女人可以是任何人，因为她就是她自己。她是那种不惧怕随心而为的女人。她是那种真心关心你，对过去无怨无悔的女人。她以真心长情待人接物。没有东西可以动摇她。她的情感真真切切，自然流露，隽永深刻。我一生中见过很多本色女人，甚至也见过那些装本色的女人。和她们相处一段时间后，差别渐显，做作的女人最终会暴露出真面目。你可能会问：“任何女人都可以成为本色女人吗？”回答是半肯定半否定，得再深究。任何女人都可以成为本色女人，但很少是本色女人。
Who are the “unnaturals”? 谁是“做作女人”？
We have all encountered them. These women put on the air of being natural. Yet, instead of wired and push-up 12)bras, make-up and other beauty enhancers being accessories, they are lifelines of necessity. They really are about appearances. Natural women, as I said, do things from the heart. The unnaturals do things out of self-gain and what suits their purposes at the time. They don’t form true relationships; they form alliances that fit the moment. Unnatural women will change emotions and relationships as they see are in their best interests at the time.
我们都曾遇见过她们。这些女人表面装成本色。然而，在她们眼中，钢圈提升型胸罩、化妆品和其他使她们变美的东西不是装饰陪衬，而是她们的命根、必需品。她们真的只在乎外表。而本色女人，如我先前所说，做任何事都是发自内心的。做作的女人做事出于一己私利，以自己当时的目标为准绳。她们不会真心与人交往。她们建立适时的“盟友”关系。做作的女人会依据某一时间个人的最大利益来改变调整感情及与他人的关系。
13)Beholding a natural woman 遇见一个本色女人
The beauty of a natural woman shines through. To behold one, you have to open up your eyes willingly enough to see the person. When you do you will see natural women are the most beautiful women. You will also see they are all around you.
本色女人的美是由里至外透出来的。要遇见一个这样的女人，你得睁大眼睛，主动去看去了解。当你这么做了，你就会发现本色女人是最美的女人。你也会发现，她们就在你身边。
