新概念二册第3课Lesson 31 Success story 成功者的故事.docVIP

§ Lesson 31 Success story 成功者的故事 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. 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. 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. ★retire v. 退休He is getting old, He is going to retire. 他越来越老, 他打算退休了（在中国） retire=stop working=stop doing this（在西方） Im going to retire next year. 我明年会退出影坛或歌坛 每天晚上可以说 Im so tired that Im going to retire now. (retire = go to bed) ★company n. 公司（跨国公司等大公司） firm 商行（不是很大，有时好表比较谦虚的说法）） co