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 workshop 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 workshop 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!

New words and expressions 生词和短语

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

参考译文

昨天下午弗兰克.霍金斯向我讲述了他年轻时的经历。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。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。他靠多年积蓄，于1958年买下了自己的一个小铺子。20多岁的时候，弗兰克曾生产飞机零配件。那时他有两个帮手。几年之后，小铺子已经发展成了一个雇有728人的大工厂。弗兰克回想着他早年的艰难经历和走过的漫长的成功之路，微笑了。他正笑着的时候门开了，他的妻子走了进来。她叫他去修理孙子的自行车。

lesson 31

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 雇用
grandson n 孙子

he is getting old，he is going to retire
retire＝stop doing this ＝ stop working
i'm going to retire next year
我明年将推出影坛或歌坛等
i'm so tired that i‘m going to retire now

form 商行
corporation 责任公司
limited corporation 有限责任公司
Ltd. Co
he works in my business
他在我的公司工作
save 挽救
save one's life
he saved my life
他挽救了我的生命
save one's face 挽回面子
save money 存钱
西方人不喜欢提钱，所以用
save up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，为将来而做好准备
workhouse 感化院，强迫劳动的地方
workshop 工作并且可以拿出来卖

assistant助理
employee雇员
employer雇主
trainer训练
trainee被训练的人

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he worked in a factory他曾经在一个车间工作
he used to work in a small workshop他过去在一个小车间工作
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（现在不在了）
he lived there 他过去住在那，（但不知道他现在时否住在那）
she worked as a teacher
work...as...作为...工作...
he used to work as a teacher
i used to study in this school
as a boy＝as he was a boy
as 在这是当...的时候
as a young man 当他年轻的时候
in his twenties，in one’s thirties/fourties
in one's －ies，在某人几十多岁的时候
in my fifties 在我五十多岁的时候
in his fifties，he learned the second language
in the 1980s 二十世纪八十年代
i worked/began the job in the 1990s
a head of 老板
at that time＝just then＝at that moment
of one's own某人自己的
my own book
用of one's own 或 one's own 由被修饰词的位置决定，如过修饰词在前边用
of one's own，否则用one's own
has become 成长为
in a few years在一些年之后
hard early years早年的艰辛
long road to success通往成功的长路
remember记得，回忆起
memory n 记忆 memorize v.
there is a long way to go

my wife came in when i was smiling强调我妻子进来
i was smiling when my wife came in强调我微笑（when 不能放在强调的前面）
want sb to do sth

过去进行时出现在1。一个故事的背景
2。和另外一件事同时发生
a。experience 经历（可数名词） 经验（不可数名词）experienced 有经验的
b.save save one's life save、 one's face、 save money
c.work and job work 可做动词，job 可数，work 不可数
economize 经济，节省（能不用的就不用）
save 存钱（多余的钱）
go for a ride/go for a walk go for a ride on sth
be surprised to do

not anymore不再
leader 起带头作用的人
headmaster 校长
direction 方向
director 管理整个事务的人
Frank is a director of a business company
superior 监理
enter＝go in/come in return＝go back

Lesson 32
Shopping made easy
购物变得很方便

First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Who was the thief?

People are not so honest as they once were. The temptation to steal is greater than ever before -- especially in large shops. A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter. The girl 'gave' her mother a free dress once a week!

New words and expressions 生词和短语

once adv. 曾经，以前
temptation n. 诱惑
article n. 物品，东西
wrap v. 包裹
simply adv. 仅仅
arrest v. 逮捕

参考译文

人们不再像以前那样诚实了。偷窃的诱惑力比以往任何时候都更强烈 -- 特别是在大的商店里。一名侦探最近注意上了一位穿着讲究的妇女，她总是在星期一上午进入一家大商场。有一个星期一，当这位妇女走进这家商场时，里面的人比往常少，因此，侦探比较容易监视她。这位妇女先是买了几样小商品。过了一会儿，她又选了商场里最昂贵的一件衣服，把它递给了售货员。那售货员以最快的速度为她包好了衣服。然后，那妇女拿过包就走出了商场，根本没有付钱。她被逮捕后。侦探发现原来那售货员是她的女儿。那姑娘每星期“送”她母亲一件免费的衣服！

lesson 32

once adj 曾经，以前
temptation n 诱惑
article n 物品，东西
wrap v 包裹
simply adv 仅仅
arrest v 逮捕

long long ago
i visited my mother once a month
once 连接从句，表示“一旦”
Once you leave my company，you must return the house
temptation to＋动词原形
temptation to do sth
temptation to steal
resist the temptation to do抵抗不了什么的诱惑
i can't resist the temptation to laugh
article 文章：this is a good article
arctile/thing
article强调的是商店里的一个一个的东西，是可数名词
thing 指任何的东西
cargo 货物
goods 货物，商店里的货物的总称
Please wrap them （up） for me请替我把他们包好
wrap sth up
pack
i will take/get/have it。please wrap them for me please pack them for me
simply：only/just
arrest the criminal
arrest one's attention吸引某人的注意
the criminal was arrested。
sb。 be under arrest
control/under control控制/被控制
shopping made easy
make：1、制造
2、使。。。怎么样
make the room clean
make shopping easy
Shopping be made easy（句子）
标题不用句子，所以标题省略be

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not so...as表示比较，不如
as...as...和什么一样
as＋adj/adv＋as＋比较对象
as quickly as possible尽可能快
he is as tall as i
this case is as light as that one
it is as heavy as that one
这个东西不如那个东西重
as...as...的否定形式是not so...as...,/not as ... as...
it is not as heavy as that one
这个东西不如那个东西重
i am not as tall as you
i am taller than you/you are not as tall as i
less ＋ 原级＝not as...as...=not so...as...
not as ＋ 原级 ＋as
i am not so lucky as those fisherman
less ＋ 原级＋than
they are 与 they were 在用不同时态比
you are beautiful。you were beautiful
you are more beautiful than you were
you look better than you were
i think 想
i thought 原以为
you were worse表示you are better
1。 they are 与 they were 在用不同时态比
2。用断语than ever before
People are not so honest as before
impulsion冲动
adventure冒险行动
watch：观察，监视，当心
watch the enemy
watch sth 当心
well-done
well＋动词的过去分词
design
well-design
well-educated 有教养的
as usual想平常
than usual 比平常
be动词＋形容词＋for sb to do sth
so it was easier for the detective to watch her
it 是形式主语，for sb.重中的sb是逻辑主语
the teacher bought a lot of dresses to make her more beautiful
用more是表示对别人的尊重
out of politeness
after a little time过了一会
hand...to...递给（比较有权威的人） pass to一个一个的传递
hand in 上交
find out发现
find/find out
find sth sth 是看得见，模得着的，具体的
i find the pen
find out 后跟的宾语一般是抽象的
find out the truth
free 免费
fee 交费
special difficulties
a强调的是后面的名词；one强调的是“一个”的意思

composition
arrive at come to

most expensive ＋地点 用in
＋范围表示所有的人或（书）当中，用of
i have ever seen/done/heard