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Lesson 31
Success story
New words
retire
company
bicycle
save
workshop
helper
employ
grandson
退休
公司
自行车
积蓄
车间
帮手,助手
雇佣
孙子
Success
Failure is the mother of success.
Successful
He is a successful businessman.
Succeed in doing sth.
He succeeded in passing the exam.
New words
retire v. 退休
retire=stop working
她越来越老, 打算退休了。
She is getting old. She is going to retire.
New words
1.退出;退隐[(+from/to)]
She retired to the country.
她退隐到乡下去了。
2. 后退,撤退
He retired to his room.
他退回自己的房间了。
3. 就寝
He retired to bed, but he did not sleep.
他就寝了,但睡不着。
company n. 公司
firm 商行
corporation 责任公司
limited corporation 有限责任公司 缩略形式 : Ltd.Co
bicycle n. 自行车
save v. 积蓄
save money =save up 存钱
save 挽救
save one's life
他挽救我的生命
He saved my life
save one‘s face
挽回面子
西方人不喜欢提钱, 所以用 save up 表示存钱
I have saved up for many years: 我已经存了好几年的钱
save it for a rainy day:
未雨绸缪, 为将来需要做好准备
workshop n. 车间
helper n. 帮手, 助手
assistant 助理
办公室助理
office assistant
employ v. 雇佣
employee: 雇员
employer: 雇主
trainer 教练
trainee 接受训练的人
grandson n. 孙子
New words
retire
company
bicycle
save
workshop
helper
employ
grandson
退休
公司
自行车
积蓄
车间
帮手,助手
雇佣
孙子
Listen and Answer
1.What did he used to do as a boy?
He used to work in a small shop.
2. When did he buy a small workshop?
In 1958
Find out the phrases.
告诉某人某事
…的头/负责人
过去经常做某事
修理自行车
自己的
在二十几岁
几年之后
漫长的成功之路
tell sb. about sth.
the head of
used to do sth.
repair bicycles
of one’s own
in one’s twenties
in a few years
long road to success
Useful structure
1.Yesterday afternoon Frank was telling me about his experiences as a young man.
Tell sb. about sth.
He always tells me about his story.
Experience [c] 经历 [u] 经验
Please tell us about your experiences in Africa.
Have you had any experience of teaching English?
Useful structure
2. Before he retired, Frank was the head of …used to work in a small shop.
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。
Useful structure
Used to do sth.过去常做, 但是现在不做