1. 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。
知识点：tell sb. about / of one’s experiences / story 向……讲述某人的经历：
Tom told me of his unforgettable experiences in U.S.A.
汤姆向我讲述了他在美国的一些让人难忘的经历。
2. 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，弗兰克是一个非常大的商业公司的经理。但在他小时候，他曾在一个小铺里做工。
知识点1：本句中before引导时间状语从句，but连接并列句。
知识点2：关于“领导，领袖”的词汇：
head / leader 领袖
headmaster 中小学校长
principal 首长；中小学校长
director 主任，主管，董事；导演
superior 上级，上司
CEO: Chief Executive Officer 首席执行官
CFO: Chief Financial Officer 首席财务官
COO: Chief Operating Officer 首席运营官
CIO: Chief Information Officer 首席信息官
CTO: Chief Technology Officer 首席技术官
知识点3：used to do sth.
过去常常做某事（现在已经不做了）：
I used to go to school by bicycle.
过去我经常骑自行车上学。
She used to eat a lot as a young girl.
她小时候经常吃很多。
3. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day.
他那时的工作是修自行车，并且常常每天工作14个小时。
知识点1：it作形式主语，而动词不定式to repair bicycles才是真正的主语。
知识点2：repair bicycle = mend bicycle = fix bicycle = service bicycle 修理自修车
4. In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people.
几年过后，小铺子变成了一个有728人的大型工厂。
知识点1：本句中关系代词which引导定语从句，修饰factory。
知识点2：employ v.雇佣
employment n.受雇；工作
unemployment n.失业
be in employment 有工作
be out of employment 失业了
look for employment 找工作
5. He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in.
他正笑着，这时门开了，他的妻子走了进来。
知识点：本句中when意为“这时”；and连接并列句。
10、She wanted him to repair their grandson's bicycle!
她叫他去修理孙子的自行车！
知识点：want sb. to do sth. 想要某人做某事
