单词讲解

success n.成功
successful adj.
successfully adv.
succeed v.
bicycle n.自行车
tricycle n.三轮车
recyclable adj.可循环利用的
save v.存储
save money
save money for the rainy days
save time
save the game
savings n.存款
employ v.雇佣
employment n.就业,雇佣
unemployment n.失业
unemployment rate 失业率

语法讲解

Yesterday afternoon Frank …was telling me about his experiences…
Before he retired,Frank was the head of a… business company…
head n.头 / 头儿
… but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. 过去常常
I used to drink a lot of coffee.
We used to live in the countryside.
People used to be happy when they were young.

It was his job to repair bicycles… = To repair bicycles was his job.
修理自行车是他的工作,it是形式主语,非真正主语.
It is very important to study English.
It is necessary to think about the future.
He saved money … and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own.
his own workshop
his own workshop
a small workshop of his own
In his twenties Frank(坦白的) used to make spare parts…
He was still smiling when the door opened…
She wanted him to repair their grand

3. 知识扩展

used to do sth. : 过去往往做某事
Tony usually worked late. = Tony used to work late.
I was always late for school. = I used to be late for school.
People were very honest in the old days. = People used to be very honest in the old days.

It was his job to repair bicycles…
it 形式主语
to repair bicycles 真正的主语
意义 : 避免头重脚轻
It is difficult for us to travel alone in foreign cities.