Question

新概念英语第二册逐句精讲语言点第31课(2)

Answer 1

31课 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 towork 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 smiledwhen 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!

精讲笔记：

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

他靠多年积蓄，在1958年买下了属于他自己的一个小铺子。

语言点1 save money for years积蓄了多年

语言点2 a small workshop of his own = his own workshop属于他自己的一个小铺子

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

20多岁时，弗兰克曾制造过飞机的零配件。

语言点1 关于年龄和年代的表达：

1) in one's + 十位数(s):

in one's tens在某人十几岁的时候

in one's thirties在某人30多岁的时候

in one's early twenties在某人20出头的时候

in one's late twenties 在某人二十八九岁的时候

2) at the age of +年龄……岁的时候

3) in the twenties 在20年代

in the thirties 在30年代

in the 1940's 在20世纪40年代

in the 1590's 在16世纪90年代

6、At that time be had two helpers.

那时，他有两个助手。

语言点 two helpers = two assistants 两个助手