One day when Picasso was walking along a road, a woman passed by and saw him. She ran to Picasso for a painting as a gift. Picasso smiled and said (polite), "I'm sorry, Madam. I have nothing to paint. I am /ˈempti/ handed here. I may make you a painting some other time."
However, the woman didn't give up. She (keep) on, "Please, I am a big fan of you and I want to meet you for years." Hearing this, Picasso was moved and then took out a small of paper and a pen, and began to draw something. Within 10 seconds, Picasso finished (draw) and handed it to the woman, "Take this! It's a million-dollar painting."
But the woman thought Picasso was just playing a joke on her. How could it be /wɜːθ/ a million dollars just in 10 seconds? So she went to the market and was (surprise) to learn that it was true.
When meeting Picasso again, she wished she could be his student. She said, "Please teach me so that I can do the same thing such a short time."
Picasso smiled and said, "Dear, the drawing I made was not in 10 seconds my thirty-year efforts towards the arts!" The woman was speechless.
We fix our eyes on others' /səkˈses/ more often than the hard work and patience behind it. If we want to reach it, we need experience and struggle(奋斗).
