昨天下午，Frank Hawkins 正在向我讲述他年轻时的经历。
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man.
退休之前，Frank 是一家非常大的商业公司的负责人，但小时候他曾经在一家小店里做工。
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.
修理自行车是他的工作，而且那时候他每天要工作十四个小时。
It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day.
他存了多年的钱，1958年买下了一间属于自己的小型工作坊。
He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own.
在二十多岁的时候，Frank 曾经为飞机制造备用零件。
In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes.
那时候他只有两名助手。
At that time he had two helpers.
没过几年，这家小小的工作坊已经变成了一座大型工厂，雇用了七百二十八名工人。
In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people.
当他回忆起那段艰苦的早年岁月和通往成功的漫漫长路时，Frank 微微一笑。
Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success.
他还在微笑着，这时门开了，他的妻子走了进来。
He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in.
她想让他去修他们孙子的自行车！
She wanted him to repair their grandson's bicycle!