第31课

[00:00.00]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。#

[00:09.17]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。#

[00:21.98]It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day.#
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。#

[00:31.09]He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own. #
他靠多年积蓄，于1958年买下了自己的一个小铺子。#

[00:41.00]In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes.#
20多岁的时候，弗兰克曾生产飞机零配件。#

[00:47.74]At that time he had two helpers. #
那时他有两个帮手。#

[00:51.83]In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people. #
几年之后，小铺子已经发展成了一个雇有728人的大工厂。#

[01:01.98]Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success. #
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。#

[01:09.42]He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. #
他正笑着的时候门开了，他的妻子走了进来。#

[01:14.96]She wanted him to repair their grandson’s bicycle! #
她叫他去修理孙子的自行车。