练习材料:
Lesson 31 Success story
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!
səkˈsɛsˈstɔri
ˈjɛstərˌdeɪˌæftərˈnun fræŋkˈhɔkɪnz wʌzˈtɛlɪŋ miəˈbaʊt hɪzɪkˈspɪriənsɪz æzəjʌŋ mæn. bɪˈfɔr hi rɪˈtaɪrd, fræŋk wʌz ðəhɛdʌvəˈvɛri lɑrʤˈbɪznɪsˈkʌmpəni, bʌtæzəbɔɪhi juzd tu wɜrkɪnəsmɔlʃɑp.ɪt wʌz hɪzʤɑb tu rɪˈpɛrˈbaɪsɪkəlzændætðæt taɪm hi juzd tu wɜrkˈfɔrˈtinˈaʊərzədeɪ. hi seɪvdˈmʌni fɔr jɪrzændɪn 1958 hi bɑtəsmɔl wɜrk-ʃɑpʌv hɪz oʊn.ɪn hɪzˈtwɛntiz, fræŋk juzd tu meɪk spɛr pɑrts fɔr aeroplanes.ætðæt taɪm hi hæd tuˈhɛlpərz.ɪnəfju jɪrz,ðəsmɔl wɜrk-ʃɑp hæd bɪˈkʌməlɑrʤˈfæktəri wɪʧɪmˈplɔɪdˈsɛvənˈhʌndrədændˈtwɛnti-eɪtˈpipəl. fræŋk smaɪld wɛn hi rɪˈmɛmbərd hɪz hɑrdˈɜrli jɪrz ænd ðəlɔŋ roʊd tu səkˈsɛs. hi wʌz stɪlˈsmaɪlɪŋ wɛn ðədɔrˈoʊpənd ænd hɪz waɪf keɪmɪn.ʃiˈwɔntɪd hɪm tu rɪˈpɛr ðɛrˈgrændˌsʌnzˈbaɪsɪkəl!
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
head:领导
at that time 在那时候
employ 雇佣
the road to 通往……的道路