lesson31 Success story

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Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man.

Frank is nowthehead of a verylarge business company, but as a boy heused to (曾经)work in a

small shop.

experience (经验)VS experiences(经历)

sophisticated

英[səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd] 美[səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd]

adj.见多识广的; 老练的; 见过世面的; 复杂巧妙的; 先进的; 精密的; 水平高的; 在行的;

[例句]Honeybees use one of the most sophisticated communication systems of  insect.（昆虫）

蜜蜂之间所用的交流方式是昆虫中最为复杂的方式之一。

inexperienced

英[ˌɪnɪkˈspɪəriənst]  美[ˌɪnɪkˈspɪriənst]

adj.缺乏认识(或经验)的;

[例句]They are inexperienced when it comes to decorating

说到装修，他们就没有什么经验了。

tell me the news VS tell me about your book

where are you heading/headed=where are  you going

head a company

you’ll get used to it soon(习惯)

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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 1938 he bought a small work-shop of his own

It’s my duty to keep you safe/take care of you。It代指keep yousafe等

a fortnight =two weeks

put aside some money 攒钱

save money for 为…存钱VS save time/money

save money for my new car 存钱

save time/money 节约

save the trouble of…

省去…的麻烦

Try a bit of persuasion—remind your customer why he chose your product in the first place, give him a new one and save him the trouble of making further decisions. 

试着去说服客户—提醒你的客户为何优先选择你的产品，给他换一个新的并免除他做进一步决定的麻烦。

save one’s life 救了某人的命

You really saved my day 拯救了某人，就某人于水火

图-3

During the war Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers.

assistant 助手

help yourself(to) 自便

I can’t help yourself  情不自禁

can’t help doing sth 情不自禁做了某事

lend/give a helping hand 帮助

In his twenties 在他而是二十几岁

图-4

By the end of the war，（后面使用过去完成时）the small work-shop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people.

We’re at war.正在交战

go to war 参战

have a war of words 唇枪舌战

I’m self-employed / a freelancer 自由职业者

I’m unemployed 我失业了

Unemployment rate 失业率

The staff are very hard-working 这些员工工作很努力

图-5

Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success

remember /recall 回想起

remind sb of sth提醒某人某事

recall sb/a player/a product 召回

beyond recall 想不起来

go throughout many hard years 艰辛岁月

success 成功,成功者

successful 形容词

succeed (in) doing 成功做某事

There’s no shortcut to success 成功没有捷径

There is long way to go 长路漫漫…

There is the only way that will lead you towards success 这是唯一帮助你通向成功的路

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He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair their son’s bicycle