One day an archer (弓箭手) drew a big crowd while practicing shooting. He was very
s.He shot so accurately that the on-lookers cheered with (兴奋). He became very proud of his skill,but among the crowd old oil seller only nodded his head indifferently.
He went over to the old man and questioned him 7he could do that. The old man shook his head. Then the archer asked, “What do you think of my skill?”
“Just okay, but nothing special. You’ve gained your accuracy from constant practice. That’s all.” The old oil seller r
“What can you do, then?” The archer asked.
The old man said .He just put a bottle on the ground and covered its mouth with a coin that had a little hole in the middle.(拿,举) his oil jar high, he began to fill the bottle. A thread of oil came down from the jar ithe bottle just through the hole of the coin. Everybody around watched with their eyes(大). However, the old man said, “This is nothing special. I can do this because I have for long.” And after he said these words, he left.
Later, people use this story to mean “practice makes perfect.”