新概念英语第二册

LESSON 31

Success story

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原文

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 to work in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work 14 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 728 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 grandson's bicycle.

译文

昨天下午,弗兰克·霍金斯向我讲述了他年轻时的经历。弗兰克退休前是一家大型商业公司的负责人。但小时候他曾在一家小商店工作。他的工作是修理自行车,当时他每天工作14个小时。

他积攒了多年的钱,于1958年买下了自己的一个小作坊。弗兰克二十多岁的时候曾制造飞机零部件。当时他有两个帮手。几年之内,这个小作坊就变成了一个拥有728名员工的大工厂。

当弗兰克回忆起早年的艰辛和漫长的成功之路时,他笑了。当门打开时,他还在微笑,他的妻子进来了。她想让他修理孙子的自行车。