Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man. Frank is now the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own. In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty - eight people. Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success. He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair their son's bicycle!
新概念英语－课文
新概念英语－单词和短语
- success n.成功；胜利；发财；成名；成功的人（或事物）
- company n.公司；陪伴；宾客；连（队）；（一）群；（一）伙；连队
- bicycle n.自行车；脚踏车
- save v.节省；保存；储蓄；解救；救球；保全；保留；避免；免得；救（球）得分；储蓄金；存款；节省物；（守门员的）救球
- workshop n.车间；研讨会；讲习班；（尤指文艺作品的）创作室；创作坊；作坊
- helper n.助手；帮手；帮手（尤指家庭佣工）
- employ v.雇用；使用；利用；使忙于；使从事于
新概念英语－翻译
昨天下午弗兰克·霍金斯向我讲述了他年轻时的经历。弗兰克现在是一家非常大的商业公司的老板，但当他还是个孩子的时候，他曾在一家小铺里做工。他那时的工作是修理自行车，并且通常一天工作14个小时。他多年来一直省钱，1958年他买了一个属于他自己的小车间。20多岁的时候，弗兰克曾生产飞机零配件。那时他有两个帮手。几年之后，小车间变成了一个雇有728人的大工厂。当弗兰克回想起他早年的艰苦岁月和漫长的成功之路时，他笑了。他正笑着的时候门开了，他的妻子走了进来。她叫他去修理他们儿子的自行车！