Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man.昨天下午弗兰克.霍金斯向我讲述了他年轻时的经历。
Frank now was the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. 在退休前，弗兰克是一家非常大的商业公司的经理，但他小时候却在一家小铺里做工。
It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day. 他那时的工作是修理自行车，并且通常是一天工作14个小时。
He saved money for years and in 1938 he bought a small workshop of his own. 他靠多年积蓄，于1938年买下了自己的一个小铺子。
Duing the war, Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. 战争期间，弗兰克曾生产飞机零配件。那时他有两个帮手。
By the end of the war the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people. 战后，小铺子已经发展成了一个雇有728人的大工厂。
Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success.弗兰克回想着他早年的艰难经历和走过的漫长的成功之路，微笑了。
He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair their son's bicycle! 他正笑着的时候门开了，他的妻子走了进来。她叫他去修理儿子的自行车。
New words and expressions 生词和短语
retire v. 退休
company n. 公司
bicycle n. 自行车
save v. 积蓄
workshop n. 车间
helper n. 帮手，助手
employ v. 雇佣
son n. 儿子
