练习材料：

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 fourteen hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small work-shop 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 work-shop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight 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!

/ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ/ /ˌæftərˈnun/ /fræŋk/ /ˈhɔkɪnz/ /wʌz/ /ˈtɛlɪŋ/ /mi/ /əˈbaʊt/ /hɪz/ /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/ /æz/ /ə/ /jʌŋ/ /mən/. /bɪˈfɔr/ /hi/ /rɪˈtaɪrd/, /fræŋk/ wʌz/ /ðə/ /hɛd/ /ʌv/ /əˈvɛri/ /lɑrʤ/ /ˈbɪznəs/ /ˈkʌmpəni/, /bʌt/ /æz/ /ə/ /bɔɪ/ /hi/ /juzd/ /tu/ /wɜrk/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /smɔl/ /ʃɑp/. /ɪt/ /wʌz/ /hɪz/ /ʤɑb/ /tu/ /rɪˈpɛr/ /ˈbaɪsɪkəlz/ /ænd/ /æt/ /ðæt// taɪm/ /hi/ /juzd/ /tu/ /wɜrk/ /ˈfɔrˈtin/ /ˈaʊərz/ /ə/ /deɪ/. /hi/ /seɪvd/ /ˈmʌni/ /fɔr/ /jɪrz/ /ænd/ /ɪn/ 1958 /hi/ /bɑt/ /ə/ /smɔl/ /wɜrk/-/ʃɑp/ /ʌv/ /hɪz/ /oʊn/. /ɪn/ /hɪz/ /ˈtwɛntiz/, /fræŋk/ /juzd/ /tu/ /meɪk/ /spɛr/ /pɑrts/ /fɔr/ aeroplanes. /æt/ /ðæt/ /taɪm/ /hi/ /hæd/ /tu/ /ˈhɛlpərz/. /ɪn/ /ə/ /fju/ /jɪrz/, /ðə/ /smɔl/ /wɜrk/-/ʃɑp/ /hæd/ /bɪˈkʌm/ /ə/ /lɑrʤ/ /ˈfæktəri/ /wɪʧ/ /ɛmˈplɔɪd/ /'sɛvən/ /ˈhʌndrəd/ /ænd/ /ˈtwɛnti/-/eɪt/ /ˈpipəl/. /fræŋk/ /smaɪld/ /wɛn/ /hi/ /rɪˈmɛmbərd/ /hɪz/ /hɑrd/ /ˈɜrli/ /jɪrz/ /ænd/ /ðə/ /lɔŋ/ /roʊd/ /tu/ /səkˈsɛs/. /hi/ /wʌz/ /stɪl/ /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/ /wɛn/ /ðə/ /dɔr/ /ˈoʊpənd/ /ænd/ /hɪz/ /waɪf/ /keɪm/ /ɪn/. /ʃi/ /ˈwɑntəd/ /hɪm/ /tu/ /rɪˈpɛr/ /ðɛr/ /ˈgrændˌsʌnz/ /ˈbaɪsɪkəl/!

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

1.词汇：

*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

*grandson n.孙子

*of his own自己的

*in his twenties20多岁的时候

练习感悟：

今天还好有Helen姐的提醒，我总是会把一些/r/省略掉，所以retired这个词也算给了我一个警示吧：不要忘记r的存在。

今天的在复述时，我总会发现自己喜欢忘记下一句，也许确实是对材料不熟吧，即使好像我很认真地去记了。我可以在前一天晚上把要材料弄懂一些，尝试在不抠字的发音顺利地背出材料想说的内容。