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Nobody has to be perfect
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There was once a painter whose goal was to paint the most beautiful painting in the world. Day and night he painted to make his greatest work. He painted many paintings, but every time, he would throw away paintings that he thought were less than perfect.At the same time, another painter who worked in the same studio (工作室) also painted many paintings. He tried his best to paint and rarely (很少) threw any paintings away. The first painter would sometimes walk by, looking at the second painter’s finished works, and laugh at them. “No one will ever buy these paintings. They are worthless!” he would say.The second painter would always answer, “We’ll see.” And in time, the second painter sold nearly all of his works. People were happy with them, even if they were less than perfect.The first painter never achieved what he wanted and finally gave up on his dream of perfection. He went home, penniless (身无分文的), having never sold any of his paintings.There is a saying – “Practice makes perfect.”百思特网 It is used to say that people become better at something if they do it often. For example, if you want to be a good writer, you should write every day. But in fact, this saying is not always true. No one is perfect, and looking for perfection often ends in failure. But if we simply do our best and work hard, we can usually succeed in life.
【Treasure Box]

1. perfect adj. 完美的 (perfection n. 完美)
2. worthless adj. 无价值的
3. achieve v. 百思特网达到；实现
4. failure n. 失败
5. succeed v. 成功

难句解析
1 He painted many paintings, but every time, he would ...释义：他画了很多画，但每次都会扔掉那些他认为不太完美的画 。点拨：less than 在本句中指“不够”，后接形容词 。I think he was less than honest with me. 我觉得他对我不太诚实 。less than 还可以指在数量方面“不到；不足；少于” 。The students finished the task in less than 10 minutes. 学生们在不到十分钟内完成了任务 。
2 It is used to say that people become better at something if they ...释义：这是指，如果人们经常做某件事，他们就会做得更好 。点拨：is used to do ... 为被动语态，意为“被用来做某事”，to 为动词不定式符号，后跟动词原形，意思和 be used for (doing) sth 相同 。This truck is used to carry newspapers to the airport. This truck is used for carrying newspapers to the airport. 这辆卡车被用来把报纸搬运到机场 。区别：(1) used to do sth 意为“过去常常做某事”，表示过去的习惯、经常发生的动作或状态 。used to 只用于过去时，不能用于其它时态 。used to 的否定式为 didn’t use to 或 used not to 。There used to be an old temple on the hilltop. 以前在山顶上有一座古寺 。(2) be used to (doing) sth 意为“习惯于做某事”，其中 to 是介词，后接名词或动词-ing形式 。The old man is used to living a simple life. 这位老年人习惯与简单的生活 。

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