English: Yesterday afternoon, Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man.

Chinese: 昨天下午，弗兰克·霍金斯正在给我讲述他年轻时的经历。


English: Before he retired, Frank was the head of a very large business company,

Chinese: 退休之前，弗兰克是一家很大的商业公司的负责人，


English: but as a boy he used to work in a small shop.

Chinese: 但他小时候曾经在一家小店里工作。


English: It was his job to repair bicycles, and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day.

Chinese: 他的工作是修理自行车，那时候他过去常常一天工作十四个小时。


English: He saved money for years, and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own.

Chinese: 他存了很多年的钱，并在1958年买下了属于自己的一个小工场。


English: In his twenties, Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes.

Chinese: 二十多岁时，弗兰克过去常常制造飞机零件。


English: At that time, he had two helpers.

Chinese: 那时，他有两个帮手。


English: In a few years, the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people.

Chinese: 几年之内，这个小工场已经变成了一家雇用了七百二十八人的大工厂。


English: Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success.

Chinese: 当弗兰克回想起他早年的艰苦岁月和通往成功的漫长道路时，他笑了。


English: He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in.

Chinese: 门打开、他妻子走进来时，他脸上仍然带着笑容。


English: She wanted him to repair their grandson’s bicycle!

Chinese: 她想让他修理他们孙子的自行车！


English: What was Frank Hawkins telling the writer about?

Chinese: 弗兰克·霍金斯正在给作者讲什么？


English: Frank Hawkins was telling the writer about his experiences as a young man.

Chinese: 弗兰克·霍金斯正在给作者讲述他年轻时的经历。


English: Where did Frank use to work as a boy?

Chinese: 弗兰克小时候过去在哪里工作？


English: As a boy, Frank used to work in a small shop.

Chinese: 小时候，弗兰克过去常常在一家小店里工作。


English: When did he buy his own shop?

Chinese: 他什么时候买下了自己的工场？


English: He bought his own workshop in 1958.

Chinese: 他在1958年买下了自己的工场。


English: What did he make in his twenties?

Chinese: 他二十多岁时制造什么？


English: In his twenties he made spare parts for aeroplanes.

Chinese: 他二十多岁时制造飞机零件。


English: Did he employ many people later?

Chinese: 后来他雇用了很多人吗？


English: Yes, he employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people in his factory.

Chinese: 是的，他在自己的工厂里雇用了七百二十八人。


English: Who came into the room after a while?

Chinese: 过了一会儿，谁走进了房间？


English: After a while, his wife came into the room.

Chinese: 过了一会儿，他的妻子走进了房间。


English: Repair their grandson’s bicycle.

Chinese: 修理他们孙子的自行车。


English: She wanted him to repair their grandson’s bicycle.

Chinese: 她想让他修理他们孙子的自行车。