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A well-dressed man came into a famous jewellery shop.He explained that he wished to buy a pearl (珍珠) for his wife's birthday and that the price didn't matter since business had been very good for him that year.After examining a number of beautiful and valuable pearls,he chose a nice black one that cost$5,000.He paid for the pearl in cash,shook hands with the jeweler and left.
A few days later the man returned and said his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it.It had to be exactly the same size and quality(质地) as she wanted a pair of earrings(耳环) made.“Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?” said the man.The jeweller regretfully replied,“I would say it's nearly impossible to find an exact one like that pearl.”
The rich man asked the jeweller to advertise (登广告) in the newspapers,and offered $25 ,000 for the matching pearl.Many people answered the ad (广告),but nobody had a pearl that was just right.
Just when the jeweller had given up hope,a little old lady came into his store .To his great surprise,she pulled the wonderful pearl from her handbag.“I don't like to part with it,” she said sadly.“I inherited (继承) it from my mother,and my mother inherited from hers.But now I really need the money.”
The jeweller was quick to pay her before she changed her mind.Then he called the rich man's hotel to tell him the good news.The rich man,however,was nowhere to be found.
Title:A () Tricked by a Well-dressed Man
A well-dressed man
A pearl
() The jeweler bought the pearl which he had () before He was ()
A  famous jewellery shop Tricked by a Well-dressed Man
The jeweler  bought  the pearl which he had bought  before he was  asking for another identical one.