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Lesson 31
Success story
成功者的故事
Discussion
What is success
Success = Money
Success = Money
Do you know these successful people
Bill Gates
Li Jiacheng
Guo Jingjing
Jacky Chan
Stephen William Hawking
【New words and expressions】
retire[r ta r] v. 退休
company['k mp n ] n. 公司
bicycle['ba s kl] n. 自行车
save[se v] v. 积蓄
workshop n. 车间
helper['help (r)] n. 帮手,助手
employ[ m'pl ] v. 雇佣
grandson n. 孙子
success n. 成功
successful adj. 成功的
retire v. 1) 退休(stop working)
eg. He retired at the age of 60.
retired adj. 退休的
eg.I am retired now so I have time to learn English.
company n. 1) 公司,商号
firm:指两个人以上合资经营的商业机构
a limited (liability)company 有限责任公司 (Ltd.Co)
2) 陪同,交往,交际
eg. I enjoyed his company.
3) 伙伴,朋友,同伴
eg. A man is known by the company he keeps.
近朱者赤,近墨者黑。
bicycle n. 自行车(口语 bike)
构成:bi(两个)+cycle(轮子)
get on a bicycle 上自行车
get off a bicycle 下自行车
eg. It was his job to repair bicycles.
save v. 1) 挽救,救
save sb. / save sth. 挽救…
save one’s life 救了…的命
save one’s face 保全面子
lose one’s face 丢脸
SOS : save our soul/ save our ship 国际求救信号
eg. He saved an old man from the fire.
save v. 2)储存,积蓄,节省,省去
eg. He save money for years and bought
a house.
eg. Save your strength for the hard work
you’ll have to do later.
savings n. 积蓄
helper n. 帮手,助手 assistant n. 助手
(shop assistant n. 售货员)
help v. 帮助
eg. Help me! 救命
can‘t help doing sth. 忍不住做……
eg. On hearing the news , I can’t help laughing.
eg.Heaven helps those
who help themselves.
自助者天助。
employ v. 雇佣
eg. She is employed in a bank.
employ oneself in…/ be employed in …
从事…,忙于…
eg. She was employed in preparing dinner for 5 guests.
employer 雇主
employee 雇员
employment
n.
a piece of the whole of something
parts n. 零件
a piece that can replace another
spare parts n. 备件,配件
a room where things are made or repaired
workshop n. 车间
workshop n. 车间(工作并且可以拿出来卖)
workhouse n. 感化院(强迫劳动的地方)
a building or set of buildings where large amounts of goods are made
factory n. 工厂
something that happens to you
experiences n. (C) 经历
I had a strange experience last year.
knowledge or skill from doing, seeing or feeling things
experience n. (U) 经验
I don't think she has the experience for the job.
In my experience, people generally smile back if you smile at them.
Practice: Look at the pictures and say the words
Round1:
Listen to the recording and answer: 听完看
1. What did he do when Frank was a boy
As a boy he used to work in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles.
2. What did he do in 1958
In 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own.
3. How many employees were there in his large factory
There were 728 people.
4. What did his wife want him to do when he was telling me his success story
His wife wanted him to repair their grandson’s bicycle.
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man
昨天下午弗兰克.霍金斯向我讲述了他年轻时的经历。
experience n.&v.
He is a man with a lot of experience.
Seeing my uncle after 10 years is an unforgettable experience.
Grandpa has experienced many difficulties.
He is experienced in computers.
不可数名词“经验”
可数名词“经历”
及物动词“经历”
形容词“有经验的”
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.
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。
2. retire v. 退休
He is getting old and he is going to retire.
3. used to do… 过去经常做某事
be used to do… 被用来做某事
be used to doing… 习惯(做)某事
He used to stay up late but now he is used to going to bed early.熬夜
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.
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。
head是“首领、头目”的意思,“the head of+名词”的意思是“……的老板,头”
John is the head of the family. 一家之主
Frank is the head of the firm. 弗兰克是那家公司的总裁。
work…as… 作为……工作
He used to work as a teacher.
as a boy = as he was a boy
(as的意思是“当……的时候”)
as a young man 当他年轻的时候
It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day.
他那时的工作是修理自行车,并且通常是一天工作十四个小时。
4. it 做形式主语
It is easy for him to solve the problem.
不定式做真实主语
It’s difficult for Jenny to eat a pig.
It is necessary that we learn English well.
主语从句
He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own.
他靠多年积蓄,于1958年买下了自己的一个小铺子。
5. of one’s own 属于某人自己的(强调)
When I was five I had the first doll of my own.
my own book (own 起强调作用, 自己的)
on one’s own=by oneself=alone 单独,独自
Last night I was at home on my own.
In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers.二十多岁的时候,弗兰克曾生产飞机零配件。那时他有两个帮手。
6. in one’s twenties / thirties…
在某人30/40多岁的时候
He achieved his goal in his late fifties.
五十好多的时候
The great poet died in his early twenties.
二十出头的时候
in the twenties
in the 1920s 在二十世纪二十年代
Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success.
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。
8. the long road to success 通往成功的漫长道路
the key ____ the front door
the answer ____ the question
the solution ____ the problem
the way ____ the hospital
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In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people.
几年之后小铺子已经发展成了一个雇有728人的大工厂。
7. employ vt. 雇用,利用
emplyment n. 雇用,利用
emloyer n. 雇主
emloyee n. 雇员
In a few years 在一些年之后
He has been employed by the school for 10 years.
You should employ your spare time wisely.
He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair their grandson's bicycle!
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。
10. want sb to do…想要某人做某事
want to do… (自己)想做某事
翻译:
他想赶在天黑之前回家。
你到底想要我做什么?
He wanted to get home before dark.
What do you want me to do
【Key structures】
过去进行时与一般过去时
过去进行时表示过去某个时刻或某段时间正在进行的动作,和一般过去时经常在一个句子里使用。与一般过去时相比,它更强调动作的持续性,一般过去时则表示比较短暂的动作或事件。在叙述故事时,过去进行时往往用来表示背景。
When I was watering the garden, it began to rain.
As I was getting on the bus, I slipped and hurt my foot.
过去进行时
★构成形式:
肯定式 否定式 疑问式
I was working.
We (You, They)用were:
We were working. I was not working.
We (You, They)用were:
We were not working.
口语中 否定式常用缩略式:
I wasn’t working.
We weren’t working. Was I working
We (You, They)用were:
Were we working
★基本用法:
过去进行时表示过去某一时间正在进行的动作。过去进行时和过去一般时一样,也常和表过去的时间状语连用。
★与时间状语连用。过去进行时可与at eight o’clock yesterday evening, soon, in minutes, 等时间状语连用。
My brother was playing computer at eight o’clock yesterday evening.
昨晚八点我弟弟在玩电脑来着。
★时间状语的省略。当上下文清楚时,可省去时间状语。
Oh, I was talking to myself.
噢, 我是在自言自语。(指刚才)
考试链接:
1. There _______ a river near my home.
A. used to have B. used to be
C. is used to have D. is used to be
答案:B
2. My father _______ to watch TV, but now he _______ to watching TV news after supper.
A. didn’t use; has been used B. was used; is used
C. usedn’t to; used D. was used; has been used to
答案:A
考试链接:
3. —Has Sam finished his homework today (高考)
—I have no idea. He _______ it this morning.
A. did B. has done C. was doing D. took
答案:C
4. Tom _______ a photograph of me while I was not looking. (PETS 2, 2006)
A. is taking B. had taken C. will take D. took
答案:D
used to do
used to do表示过去有过但现在已不存在的习惯,以便将过去与现在形成对照。它后面经常用由but now…,but not…any more/any longer等构成的、用了一般现在时的句子以强调过去和现在的不同之处。
He used to be a postman a long time ago.
He's a taxi driver now.
很久以前他曾是个邮递员, 现在他是个出租车司机.
I used to collect stamps when I was a boy.
当我还是个小男孩时, 我常搜集邮票.
used to do
used to仅用于一般过去。它的疑问句和否定句形式可以不用助动词do而用used本身。
Used he to smoke
He usedn’t /used not to smoke.
但比较常用的形式是did和didn’t
Did he use to smoke
He didn’t use to smoke.
在针对used to提问时,一般也用did:
I used to be a good swimmer.
Did you really I didn’t even know you could swim.
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Work and Job
work和job都翻译为“工作”,job为可数名词,一般与“职业、职位”有关,或表示某人的“份内事”;work作“工作”讲时是不可数名词,常指具体的“劳动、作业”或“(待做的)工作或事务”等,也可能表示“上班”。
John is looking for a new job.
I’m looking for work as a driver.
I am looking for a new job.
It was his job to repair bicycles.
【Special Difficulties】
Experience
① n. 经历(可数名词)
He told me about his experiences
as a young man.
② n. 经验(不可数名词)
They want someone with a lot of experience for this job.
Does she have any experience in teaching
③ vt. 经验,体验
The village has experienced great changes since 1980.
experienced adj. 有经验的,经验丰富的
John is an experienced driver.