弗兰克·霍金斯从修车工到企业家的逆袭

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弗兰克·霍金斯退休前是大公司老板，但年轻时曾在修车铺每天工作14小时。他攒钱买下小作坊，从做飞机零件起步，最终将作坊发展成拥有728名员工的大工厂。回顾艰辛的早年岁月，他感慨万千。

时长 91 秒 · 口音英式 · 语速 98 wpm

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Lesson 31 Success Story Yesterday afternoon, 昨天下午，弗兰克·霍金斯跟我讲他年轻时候的事儿。

Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man. 弗兰克·霍金斯跟我讲他年轻时候的经历。

Before he retired, 退休之前，

Frank was the head of a very large business company, 弗兰克是一家大公司的头儿，

but as a boy, 但他小时候，

he used to work in a small shop. 在一家小店里打工。

It was his job to repair bicycles, 他的活儿是修自行车，

and at that time he used to work 14 hours a day. 那时候他一天要干14个小时。

He saved money for years, 他攒了好多年的钱，

and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own. 1958年终于买了自己的小作坊。

In his twenties, 二十多岁的时候，

Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. 弗兰克做飞机零件。

At that time, 那时候，

he had two helpers. 他有两个帮手。

In a few years, 没几年工夫，

the small workshop had become a large factory, 小作坊就变成了大工厂，

which employed 728 people. 雇了728个人。

Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success. 弗兰克想起早年的苦日子和漫长的成功路，忍不住笑了。

He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. 他正笑着呢，门开了，他老婆进来了。

She wanted him to repair their grandson's bicycle. 她让他修孙子的自行车。