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(新概念二册第课成功者的故事
§ 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)) corporation 责任公司
limited corporation 有限责任公司 缩略形式 : Ltd.Co
He works in my business. (私人的公司) 他在我的公司工作
★ He worked in a factory.他曾经在一个车间里工作(过去时只是表示过去发生的,但不知道现在的。从汉语意思来说,可以说他现在已经不再那个车间了;但还有一个概念,比如说我三年前和他联系了,他当时在一个车间工作,但已经很久没联系了不知道他现在是不是还在车间工作)
He used to work in a small workshop. 他过去在一个车间工作
used to do 过去常常, 但是现在不做
My teacher used to live there. 我的老师过去住在那(现在不住了)
He lived there. 他过去住在那(不知道现在是否住在那)
She worked as a teacher.
work...as...作为...工作 (很多在汉语里看起来一样的句子,但是在英文里表达不一样)
He used to worked as a teacher.
I used to study in this school.
★as a boy = as he was a boy (as 在这里不能翻译成 作为 )
as 在这儿是当...的时候as a young man 当他年轻的时候
★a head of 老板(有钱有能力) boss(只有钱)
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 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own.
他靠多年积蓄, 于1958年买下了自己的一个小铺子.
★save v. 积蓄save 挽救(很熟悉的) save ones lifeHe saved my life 他挽救我的生命save ones face 挽会面子save money 存钱西方人不喜欢提钱, 所以用 save up 表示存钱
I have saved up for many years: 我已经存了好几年的钱
save it for a rainy day: 未雨绸缪, 为将来需要而做好准备
★workshop n. 车间workhouse 感化院, 强迫劳动的地方
workshop 工作并且可以拿出来卖, 译为 “车间”
★of ones own某人自己的
my own book (own 起强调作用, 自己的)
用of ones own 或 ones own 由被修饰词的位置决定, 如果被修饰名词在前边, 用of ones own, 如果被修饰名词在后边, 用ones own
In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers.
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