新概念第二册-lesson31

1、新概念英语新概念英语Lesson 31 Success story 【New words and expressions】 retire v. 退休退休 company n. 公司公司 bicycle n. 自行车自行车 save v. 积蓄积蓄 workshop n. 车间车间 helper n. 帮手，助手帮手，助手 employ v. 雇佣雇佣 grandson n. 孙子孙子 retire v. 退休退休 retire =stop working =stop doing this Im so tired that Im going to retire now. (retire = go

2、 to bed) company n. 公司公司 firm n. 商行商行 corporation n. 责任公司责任公司 limited corporation 有限责任公司有限责任公司（缩略形式：（缩略形式：Ltd.Co） business n. 生意，公司生意，公司 He works in my business. save vt. 积蓄积蓄 vt. 挽救，救助，拯救挽救，救助，拯救 save ones life The doctor saved the childs life. save ones face 挽会面子挽会面子 vt. 积蓄，储蓄积蓄，储蓄 save money 存钱存钱

3、 西方人不喜欢提钱西方人不喜欢提钱, 所以用所以用 save up 表表示存钱示存钱 I have saved up for many years. Save it for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪未雨绸缪workshop n. 车间车间workshop n. 车间（工作并且车间（工作并且可以拿出来卖）可以拿出来卖）workhouse n. 感化院（强迫劳感化院（强迫劳动的地方）动的地方） helper n. 帮手帮手, 助手助手 assistant n. 助理助理 employ v. 雇佣雇佣 employee n. 雇员雇员 ；employer n. 雇主雇主 trainer n

4、. 教练教练 ；trainee n. 接受训练的人接受训练的人 【Text】 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 us

5、ed 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 t

6、wenty-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 grandsons bicycle! 【课文讲解】【课文讲解】 1、Before he retired, Frank was the head of a very large business compa

7、ny, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. head是是“首领、头目首领、头目”的意思，的意思，“the head of+名词名词”的意思是的意思是“的老的老板，头板，头” John is the head of the family. used to do sth. 过去常常过去常常, 但是现在但是现在 My teacher used to live there. workas 作为作为工作工作 He used to work as a teacher. as a boy = as he was a boy 2、It was his j

8、ob to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day. at that time =just then =at that moment 那时那时 3、He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own. of ones own 自己的，属于自己的自己的，属于自己的（own为代词）为代词） Do you have a house of your own? my own book (own 起强调作用起强

9、调作用, 自自己的己的) 用用of ones own 或或 ones own 由被由被修饰词的位置决定修饰词的位置决定, 如果被修饰名词如果被修饰名词在前边在前边, 用用of ones own, 如果被修饰如果被修饰名词在后边名词在后边, 用用ones own 4、In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. in ones -ies 在某人几十岁的时候在某人几十岁的时候 in ones twenties/nineties，十的倍，十的倍数的复数形式可用于表达近似的、非数的复数形式可用于表达近似的、非确定的数量，与

10、所有格形容词连用时确定的数量，与所有格形容词连用时表示大约的年龄。表示大约的年龄。 in my fifties 在我五十多岁的时候在我五十多岁的时候 5、In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people. has become 成长为成长为 in a few years 在一些年之后在一些年之后 factory which employed 工厂雇佣工厂雇佣（除了人可以雇佣外，（除了人可以雇佣外，工厂、公司也可以这样表

11、达工厂、公司也可以这样表达) 6、Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success. ones hard early years =early in ones life 某人的早年艰辛（生活）某人的早年艰辛（生活） the long road to success There is a long way to go. remember v. 记得记得, 回忆起回忆起 memory n. 记忆记忆 ；memorize v. 记住记住 【Special Difficulties】 Ex

12、perience n. 经历经历(可数名词可数名词) He told me about his experiences as a young man. n. 经验经验(不可数名词不可数名词) They want someone with a lot of experience for this job. Does she have any experience in teaching? vt. 经验，体验经验，体验 The village has experienced great changes since 1980. experienced adj. 有经验的，经验丰富的有经验的，经验丰富

13、的 John is an experienced driver. Save and economize Save vt.& vi. 救助，搭救，拯救救助，搭救，拯救 save ones face 挽回面子挽回面子 vt.& vi. 储蓄，积攒储蓄，积攒 save money 存钱（多余的钱）存钱（多余的钱） He saved (money) for years to buy a car. economize v.经济，节省（能不用的经济，节省（能不用的就不用，节衣缩食）就不用，节衣缩食） Work and Job work和和job都翻译为都翻译为“工作工作”，job为可数名词，一般与为可数名词，一般与“职业、职业、职位职位”有关，或表示某人的有关，或表示某人的“份内份内事事”；work作作“工作