Lesson 31

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.
在他退休之前，弗兰克曾是一家大型商业公司的负责人，但当他还是个男孩时，他在一家小商店里工作。
It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day.
修理自行车是他的工作，并且在那个时候他过去常常一天工作十四个小时。
He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own.
他存了多年钱，在1958年买下了一个属于他自己的小作坊。
In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes.
在他二十多岁时，弗兰克曾从事飞机零件的制造工作。
At that time he had two helpers.
在那时他有两个助手。
In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people.
几年后，这个小作坊已经变成了一个拥有七百二十八名员工的大工厂。
Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success.
当弗兰克回想起他艰辛的早年岁月和通往成功的漫长道路时，他露出了微笑。
He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in.
当门打开，他的妻子进来时，他仍然在微笑。
She wanted him to repair their grandson's bicycle
她想要让他修理他们孙子的自行车