Lesson 31Success Story
成功者的故事10 句 · 1:33
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WhatwasFrank'sfirstjob?
弗兰克的第一份工作是什么？
YesterdayafternoonFrankHawkinswastellingmeabouthisexperiencesasayoungman.
昨天下午，弗兰克·霍金斯向我讲述了他年轻时的经历。
Beforeheretired, Frankwastheheadofaverylargebusinesscompany, butasaboyheusedtoworkinasmallshop.
退休之前，弗兰克是一家大型商业公司的负责人，但他小时候曾在一家小店里工作。
Itwashisjobtorepairbicyclesandatthattimeheusedtoworkfourteenhoursaday.
他的工作是修理自行车，那时他常常一天干十四个小时。
Hesavedmoneyforyearsandin1958heboughtasmallworkshopofhisown.
他攒了好几年钱，于1958年买下了一间属于自己的小车间。
InhistwentiesFrankusedtomakesparepartsforaeroplanes.
二十多岁时，弗兰克曾为飞机制造零配件。
Atthattimehehadtwohelpers.
那时他有两个帮手。
Inafewyearsthesmallworkshophadbecomealargefactorywhichemployedsevenhundredandtwenty-eightpeople.
几年之后，这间小车间已经变成了一家雇用七百二十八人的大工厂。
Franksmiledwhenherememberedhishardearlyyearsandthelongroadtosuccess.
弗兰克回想起早年的艰苦岁月和通向成功的漫长道路时，露出了微笑。
Hewasstillsmilingwhenthedooropenedandhiswifecamein.
他还在微笑的时候，门开了，他的妻子走了进来。
Shewantedhimtorepairtheirgrandson'sbicycle!
她要他去修理他们孙子的自行车！
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英英解释为课文中的义项。
- retire/rɪˈtaɪr/v.
to stop working because you are old
退休
#2Before he retired, Frank was the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop.
- company/ˈkʌmpəni/n.
a business that makes or sells things
公司
#2Before he retired, Frank was the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop.
- head/hed/n.
the person in charge of a group or business
负责人；首脑
#2Before he retired, Frank was the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop.
- bicycle/ˈbaɪsɪkl/n.
a vehicle with two wheels that you move with your feet
自行车
#3It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day.
- save/seɪv/v.
to keep money so you can use it later
积蓄；攒钱
#4He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own.
- workshop/ˈwɜːrkʃɑːp/n.
a room or building where things are made or repaired
车间；作坊
#4He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own.
- spare parts/ˈsper pɑːrts/n.
extra pieces used to repair a machine
备件；零配件
#5In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes.
- helper/ˈhelpər/n.
a person who works for you and gives you a hand
帮手；助手
#6At that time he had two helpers.
- employ/ɪmˈplɔɪ/v.
to pay someone to work for you
雇用
#7In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people.
- success/səkˈses/n.
getting what you wanted or hoped to do
成功
#8Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success.
- grandson/ˈɡrænsʌn/n.
the son of your son or daughter
孙子；外孙
#10She wanted him to repair their grandson's bicycle!