新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第31課(2)

31課 Success story

Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling meabout his experiences as a young man. Before heretired, Frank was the head of a very large businesscompany, but as a boy he used towork in a smallshop. It was his job to repair bicycles and at thattime he used to work fourteen hours a day. Hesaved money for years and in 1958 he bought asmall workshop of his own. In his twentiesFrank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes.At that time he had two helpers. In a few yearsthe small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people. Frank smiledwhen he remembered his hard early years and the long road tosuccess. He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him torepair their grandson's bicycle!

精講筆記：

4、He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own.

他靠多年積蓄，在1958年買下了屬于他自己的一個小鋪子。

語言點1 save money for years積蓄了多年

語言點2 a small workshop of his own = his own workshop屬于他自己的一個小鋪子

5、In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes.

20多歲時，弗蘭克曾制造過飛機的零配件。

語言點1 關于年齡和年代的表達：

1) in one's + 十位數(s):

in one's tens在某人十幾歲的時候

in one's thirties在某人30多歲的時候

in one's early twenties在某人20出頭的時候

in one's late twenties 在某人二十八九歲的時候

2) at the age of +年齡……歲的時候

3) in the twenties 在20年代

in the thirties 在30年代

in the 1940's 在20世紀40年代

in the 1590's 在16世紀90年代

6、At that time be had two helpers.

那時，他有兩個助手。

語言點 two helpers = two assistants 兩個助手