Perfect Match 绝配

时间：2012-07-18 02:21:09

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 A wealthy matron（主妇，保姆） is so proud of a valuable antique1 vase that she decides to have her bedroom painted the same color as the vase. Several painters try to match the shade, but none comes close enough to satisfy the eccentric2（古怪的） woman.

 
Eventually, a painter approaches who is confident he can mix the proper color. The woman is pleased with the result, and the painter becomes famous.
 
Years later, he retires and truns the business over to his son. ″Dad,″ says the son, ″there's something I've got to know. How did you get those walls to match the vase so perfectly3?″
 
″Son,″ the father replies, ″I painted the vase.″
 
一位富婆为拥有一只珍贵的古玩花瓶而深感骄傲,以至于竟要把卧室漆成与花瓶同样的颜色。几名油漆匠试图调出这个底色,但是谁也不能令那位古怪的妇女满意。
 
最后来了位油漆匠。他非常自信能调出那种颜色。那位富婆对他的成果非常满意,油漆匠于是一举成名。
 
多年以后,他退休了,生意也交给了儿子。“爸爸,”儿子说：“有件事我得弄清楚,您是怎样使墙的颜色与花瓶配得那么完美的？”
 
“儿子,”父亲回答说：“我漆了花瓶。”

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1 antique cNCzc     
adj.古时的，古代的；n.古物，古器，古玩
参考例句：
  • The Sunday antique market is a happy hunting ground for collectors.周日的古董市场是收藏家的淘物乐园。
  • I saw the vase in the window of an antique shop.我在一家古玩店的橱窗里看见了这个花瓶。
2 eccentric wk3zQ     
adj.古怪的，怪癖的，异乎寻常的；n.古怪的人
参考例句：
  • His actions since that morning have been eccentric and unpredictable.自从那天早晨，他的行动一直是反常而不可捉摸。
  • He had the name of an eccentric.他有怪人之称。
3 perfectly 8Mzxb     
adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地
参考例句：
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

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