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 值錢的
antique vase 古董花瓶
paint 用油漆漆
satisfy 滿意
eventually 最終
confident 有信心的
retire 退休
match 和……相配

絕配

一個有錢的婦人感到非常驕傲，因為她有一只值錢的古董花瓶，她決定把她的臥室漆成和花瓶一樣的顏色。好幾個油漆匠試圖調出正確的顏色，但是沒有一個人調出的顏色能讓婦人滿意。
最后，來了一個油漆匠。他很有信心可以調出合適的顏色。果然婦人對最終的效果感到滿意，漆匠也因此成名。
幾年后，漆匠退休了，他把生意交給了兒子。“爸爸，”兒子問，“有件事我想知道。你是如何調配出和花瓶一樣的顏色的？” “兒子，”父親回答，“我把花瓶也一起漆了。”