裕兴新概念英语第二册笔记 第三十一课 课文讲解

裕兴新概念英语第二册笔记 第三十一课 课文讲解

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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!

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。

as a young man / when he was a young man 时间状语，交代叙述时间为过去时 experience [iks'pi ri ns]

1) [U] 经验，体验

Experience is the best teacher. I know it from experience.

经验是最好的老师。我凭经验知道的。

2) [C] 经验之事，经历

have a pleasant experience 有一段愉快的经历

Please tell us of your experiences while in Africa. 给我们讲一下你在非洲的经历吧。 v.

experienced [ k'sp ri: nst] adj. 有经验的

He is an experienced worker. 他是位有经验的工人。

a skilled worker 技工

head

1) 头

I am taller than my sister by a head. 我比妹妹高一个头。

2) 头脑，智力

Two heads are better than one. （谚）三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮。

3) 头目，老板 the head of a firm 公司总裁

4) 最高位 首位

Who is at the head of your class? 你们班的第一名是谁？

5) 人头数，人数

ten dollers per head 每人10美元

above one' s head （深奥得 ）使人无法理解

The novel is a little above my head. 我有点难以理解这部小说。

used to do 过去常常做…

I used to drink. 我过去常常喝酒。

I didn’t used to drink. 我过去不常常喝酒。

Did you use to drink? 你过去常喝酒吗？

[美] 有时用：Used (you) to…

Used you to drink? 你过去常喝酒吗？

I used to ride a bicycle, but now I drive a Cadillac [‘kædilæk].

I used to ride a bicycle, but it was stolen yesterday. So I came here on foot. 我过去常骑自行车，但昨天自行车被盗，所以我是步行来的。

He worked in a factory. 他曾经在一个车间里工作

He used to work in a small workshop. 他过去在一个车间工作

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（现在不住了）

He lived there. 他过去住在那（不知道现在是否住在那）

I used to like Mary, but now I like Rose.

---- I used to be a taxi-driver.

---- Oh, really? I didn't even know you could drive.

I used to be a long-distance runner, but I'm so fat now.

It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day. it 是形式主语，不定时才是真正的主语。在英语中，为了避免头重脚轻，保持 句子整体平衡，用形式主义it 来代替真正的长主语。

It is quite impossible to finish this large book in a month.

It is necessary for you to recite all the passages.

It is interesting to talk to you.

at that time=just then=at that moment

of one's own (强调意味更浓)

a small workshop of his own / his own small workshop

own放在所有格代词之后，强调持有，固有的意味。

my own idea 我自己的主意

with my own eyes 亲眼目睹

Do so for your own sake. 为了你自己去那样做。

one’s own 自己的东西

The three children grew up and had families of their own.

那三个孩子长大成人，并且结婚生子。

on one's own / alone 独自，靠自己

He runs a factory on his own. 他独自经营一家工厂。

in one’s twenties 在…二十几岁的时候

in one's thirties/forties/fifties/nineties

in one's early twenties 在…二十出头的时候

in one’s late twenties 在…快三十岁的时候/二十八、九岁的时候

at the age of twenty 在二十岁时

区分： in the twenties 在二十年代

in the 1920’ s 在二十世纪二十年代

spare parts 零配件，备件

aeroplane 飞机

aero-前缀 空气的，飞行器的

airplane / plane / aeroplane

remember: recall; think back

has become 成长为

in a few years 在几些年之后

hard early years 早年的艰辛岁月

hard

1) 坚硬的 （反义词：soft）

hard wood 坚硬的木头; hard rock 坚硬的岩石

2) 困难的 (difficult)

a hard task to carry out 要执行的艰难任务

3) 刻苦的，勤勉的

a hard worker 一个勤奋的工人

4) 艰苦的 These are hard times . 那些是艰难时期.

5) 严厉的，无情的 a hard teacher 一个严厉的老师

the long road to success 漫长的成功之路 to 是介词

still adv. 仍旧，仍然

He was still smiling. 他还在笑。

remember 记得，回忆起 recall, think back

memory n.记忆 memorize v.

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

want sb. to do 想让某人做某事

repair 修理

repair /mend / fix

repair a watch ; repair a bike

mend shoes ; mend the road

fix the watch, fix the air conditioner

Special difficulties

experience

Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences.

This job requires a lot of experience. 这种工作需要有丰富的经验。 He is an experienced worker. 他是一个有经验的工人。

save

He saved the money for years.

The young man dived into the river and saved the boy’s life.

那位年轻人跳入水中，救了那个男孩的性命。

work/job

It was his job to repair bicycles.

I’ve just found a new job. 我刚找到一份新的工作。

I begin work on Monday. 我星期一开始工作。

选择正确的词填空：

He is a very ___________doctor. (experience experienced)

My father enjoys doing _________ about the house. (jobs works) 我的爸爸喜欢收拾房子。

I am looking for a new _________. (work job)

The government is trying to persuade people to ____ money. (economize save)

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