高中英语作文-鞋钉(Makingthetacks)

1、高中英语作文鞋钉(Makingthetacks)thehardworkingblacksmithjonesusedtoworkalldayinhisshopandsohardworkingwashethatattimeshewouldmakethesparksflyfromhishammer.thesonofmr.smith,arichneighbor,usedtocometoseetheblacksmitheverydayandforhoursandhourshewouldenjoyhimselfwatchinghowthetradesmanworked.”youngman,whydonty

2、outryyourhandtolearntomakeshoetacks,evenifitisonlytopassthetime?”saidtheblacksmith.“whoknows,oneday,itmaybeofusetoyou.”thelazyboybegantoseewhathecoulddo.butafteralittlepracticehefoundthathewasbecomingveryskilledandsoonhewasmakingsomeofthefinesttacks.oldmr.smithdiedandthesononaccountofthewarlostallhi

3、sgoods.hehadtoleavehomeandwasforcedtotakeupresidenceinanothercountry.itsohappenedthatinthisvillagetherewerenumerousshoemakerswhowerespendingalotofmoneytobuytacksfortheirshoesandevenattimeswhentheypaidhighpricestheywerenotalwaysabletogetwhattheywanted,becauseinthatpartofthecountrytherewasahighdemandf

4、orsoldiersshoes.ouryoungmr.smith,whowasfindingitdifficulttoearnhisdailybread,rememberedthatonceuponatimehehadlearnedtheartofmakingtacksandhadthesuddenideaofmakingabargainwiththeshoemakers.hetoldthemthathewouldmakethetacksiftheywouldhelptogethimsettledinhisworkshop.theshoemakerswereonlytoogladoftheof

5、fer.andafterawhile,mr.smithfoundthathewassoonmakingthefinesttacksinthevillage.“howfunnyitseems,”heusedtosay,“evenmakingtackscanbringafortune.mytradeismoreusefultomethanwereallmyformerriches.”琼斯是个非常勤劳的铁匠，常常一整天都在店里工作。他工作非常努力，他的铁锤下常常是火花飞舞。邻居史密斯先生很有钱，他的儿子常常来看琼斯打铁。他喜欢看这位工匠工作，常常一看就是几个小时。“年轻人，为什么不亲自尝试一下如何制

6、作鞋钉呢，哪怕只是为了消磨时间?”铁匠说，“没准，有一天它会对你有帮助。”懒懒的孩子开始想看看自己到底能做什么。然而，仅仅经过很短的练习，他便发现自己非常熟练起来，很快他就做出了最好的鞋钉。老史密斯先生去世了，而他的儿子则因为战争的缘故失去了所有的财产。他不得不离开家园，在另外一个国家住了下来。巧的是，这个国家的这个地区，急需大量军鞋，所以这个村子里有很多鞋匠，他们总是花费很多钱购买鞋钉。有时，即使付了很高的价钱，也买不到他们想要的鞋钉。在这食不果腹的困难时刻，年轻的史密斯记起自己曾学过制鞋钉这门手艺，便突发奇想，想和这些鞋匠们做一个交易。他对他们说，如果他们可以帮助他成立一个店铺，他就可以做鞋钉