31課 Success story
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man. Before he retired, Frank was the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used towork 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 smiledwhen 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 grandson's bicycle!
精講筆記：
4、He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own.
他靠多年積蓄，在1958年買下了屬于他自己的一個小鋪子。
語言點1 save money for years積蓄了多年
語言點2 a small workshop of his own = his own workshop屬于他自己的一個小鋪子
5、In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes.
20多歲時，弗蘭克曾制造過飛機的零配件。
語言點1 關(guān)于年齡和年代的表達：
1) in one's + 十位數(shù)(s):
in one's tens在某人十幾歲的時候
in one's thirties在某人30多歲的時候
in one's early twenties在某人20出頭的時候
in one's late twenties 在某人二十八九歲的時候
2) at the age of +年齡……歲的時候
3) in the twenties 在20年代
in the thirties 在30年代
in the 1940's 在20世紀40年代
in the 1590's 在16世紀90年代
6、At that time be had two helpers.
那時，他有兩個助手。
語言點 two helpers = two assistants 兩個助手
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man. Before he retired, Frank was the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used towork 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 smiledwhen 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 grandson's bicycle!
精講筆記：
4、He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own.
他靠多年積蓄，在1958年買下了屬于他自己的一個小鋪子。
語言點1 save money for years積蓄了多年
語言點2 a small workshop of his own = his own workshop屬于他自己的一個小鋪子
5、In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes.
20多歲時，弗蘭克曾制造過飛機的零配件。
語言點1 關(guān)于年齡和年代的表達：
1) in one's + 十位數(shù)(s):
in one's tens在某人十幾歲的時候
in one's thirties在某人30多歲的時候
in one's early twenties在某人20出頭的時候
in one's late twenties 在某人二十八九歲的時候
2) at the age of +年齡……歲的時候
3) in the twenties 在20年代
in the thirties 在30年代
in the 1940's 在20世紀40年代
in the 1590's 在16世紀90年代
6、At that time be had two helpers.
那時，他有兩個助手。
語言點 two helpers = two assistants 兩個助手