N2 Lesson Success Story

Stories of Lesson 31:success story winners

What is the Frank ' s first job?

Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me on 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 on a small shop. It is his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own. In He twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had the helpers. In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-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 grandson ' s bicycle!

Reference translation

    yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins told me about his experience as a young man. Before retiring, Frank was the manager of a very large commercial company, but he worked in a small shop when he was a child. His job at the time was to repair bicycles and usually work 14 hours a day. He saved for years and bought a small shop in 1958. By the age of more than 20, Frank had produced spare parts for airplanes. He had two helpers at that time. A few years later, the small shop has grown into a large factory that employs 728 people. Frank looked back at his early years of hard experience and the long road of success, smiling. He was smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. She asked him to repair his grandson's bike.

Gestern nachmittag erzaehlet Hawkins seine erfahrungs als ein Junger Mann. Bevor er trittet zurueck, war Frank der Chef von einer sehr grossen geschaeftsfirma, aber als ein junge pflegte er zu arbe Iten in einer Kleinen Handlung. Seine Arbeit ist Fahrrad zu reparieren und damals pflegte er zu arbeiten vierzehen stunden Pro Tag. Er sparete geld Jahrelang und in 1958 Kaufte er eine eigene kleine Werkstatt. In seiner Zwanziger pflegte er zu produzieren ersatzteile fuer Flugzeuge. Damals hatte er zwei helfer. In Einigen Jahre hatte die kleine Werkstatt eine grosse Fabrik, die Siebenhundertachtundzweizig Menschen Anstellte, Geword En. Frank laechelte Wenn er sich an seine fruehe Jahre Erinnenrete und den Langen Weg zu erflog. Er Laechelte noch, wenn die tuer geoeffnet und seine Frau Einkommte hin. Sie wollte, dass er das Fahrrad von ihrem Enkelsohn Reparieren kann.

New words and expressions words and phrases

Retire v. Retirement Zuruecktretten
Company N. die Firma, pl firmen
Bicycle n. Bike das Fahrrad, Falrraeder
Save v. Savings Sparen
Workshop N. Workshop die Werkstatt, Werkstaetten
Helper N. Helper, Assistant der Helfer, pl helfer
Employ v. Employment of Anstellen
Grandson N. Grandson der Enkelsohn, Soehne

N2 Lesson Success Story