背诵为王第一册：第 一 册 第 16 课

16 Perfect Match

A rich woman is so proud of a valuable antique vase that she decides to have her bedroom painted the same colour as the vase. Several painters try to mix the colour right, but none comes close enough to satisfy the woman.
Eventually, a painter comes. He is confident that he can mix the proper colour. The woman is pleased with the result, and the painter becomes famous. Years later, he retires and turns the business over to his son. Dad,asks the son, there's something I've got to know. How did you get those walls to match the vase so perfectly?
Son, the father replies, I painted the vase.

proud of 自豪
valuable 值钱的
antique vase 古董花瓶
paint 用油漆漆
satisfy 认可
eventually 最后
confident 有信心的
retire 退休
match 和合适

绝配

一个有钱的妇人感到很骄傲，由于她有一只值钱的古董花瓶，她决定把她的卧室漆成和花瓶一样的颜色。好几个油漆匠试图调出正确的颜色，但没一个人调出的颜色能让妇人认可。
最后，来了一个油漆匠。他非常有信心可以调出适合的颜色。果然妇人对最后的成效感到认可，漆匠也因此成名。
几年后，漆匠退休了，他把买卖交给了儿子。父亲，儿子问，有件事我想了解。你是怎么样调配出和花瓶一样的颜色的？ 儿子，爸爸回答，我把花瓶也一块漆了。