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SuccessstoryLesson31ThomasAlvaEdison(Feb.11th,1847--Oct.18th,1931)wasanAmericaninventorwhoinventedmanyimportantinventions.Phonograph留声机Dictaphone录音机Radio无线电Electricbulb电灯泡Autographicprinter印刷机(morethanonethousand)1.WhycanFrankbesaidtobesuccessfulinbusiness?2.WhatwasFrank’sjobinasmallshop?3.WhatdidFrankdoin1958?4.WhatdidFrank’swifewanthimtodo?【Newwordsandexpressions】★retirev.退休★companyn.公司★bicyclen.自行车★savev.积蓄★workshopn.车间★helpern.帮手,助手★employv.雇佣★grandsonn.孙子retirev.1)退休（stopworking）eg.Heretiredattheageof60.2).就寝（正式用语）retireforthenight就寝3).退下eg.Theladiesretiredintothedrawingroom.retiredadj.退休的eg.IamretirednowsoIhavetimetolearnEnglish.companyn.1)公司，商号firm：指两个人以上合资经营的商业机构alimited（liability）company有限责任公司（Ltd.Co）2)陪同，交往，交际eg.Ienjoyedhiscompany.3)伙伴，朋友，同伴eg.Amanisknownbythecompanyhekeeps.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。bicyclen.自行车（口语bike）构成：bi（两个）+cycle（轮子）getonabicycle上自行车getoffabicycle下自行车eg.Itwashisjobtorepairbicycles.savev.1)挽救，救savesb./savesth.挽救…saveone’slife救了…的命saveone’sface保全面子loseone’sface丢脸SOS:saveoursoul/saveourship国际求救信号eg.Hesavedanoldmanfromthefire.savev.2)储存，积蓄，节省，省去eg.Hesavemoneyforyearsandboughtahouse.eg.Saveyourstrengthforthehardworkyou’llhavetodolater.savingsn.积蓄helpern.帮手，助手helpv.帮助eg.Helpme!救命can‘thelpdoingsth.忍不住做……eg.Onhearingthenews,Ican’thelplaughing.eg.Heavenhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.自助者天助。employv.雇佣eg.Sheisemployedinabank.employoneselfin…/beemployedin…从事…，忙于…eg.Shewasemployedinpreparingdinnerfor5guests.employer雇主employee雇员employmentn.YesterdayafternoonFrankHawkinswastellingmeabouthisexperiencesasayoungman.Beforeheretired,Frankwastheheadofaverylargebusinesscompany,butasaboyheusedtoworkinasmallshop.Itwashisjobtorepairbicyclesandatthattimeheusedtoworkfourteenhoursaday.Hesavedmoneyforyearsandin1958heboughtasmallworkshopofhisown.Beforeheretired,Frankwastheheadofaverylargebusinesscompany,butasaboyheusedtoworkinasmallshop.首领，头目，老板(director)eg.Heistheheadofthisfirm.as:当…的时候=ashewasaboyusedtodosth.过去经常做…（现在已不再做，强调过去与现在的明确对比）eg.Heusedtosmokealot.Didheusetosmokealot?Yes,hedid./No,hedidn’t.Hedidn’tusetosmokealot.Usedhetosmokealot?Yes,heusedto./No,heusednotto.Heusednottosmokealot.Itwashisjobtorepairbicyclesandatthattimeheusedtoworkfourteenhoursaday.It做形式主语，torepairbicycles才是真正主语eg.It’sdifficulttolearnEnglish.Didheusetowork……？Usedhetowork……？atthattime=justthen=atthatmomentHesavedmoneyforyearsandin1958heboughtasmallworkshopofhisown.ofone‘sown属于某人自己的eg.Childrenneedtoysoftheirown.ownadj.自己的,特有的eg.Yourlifeisyourownaffair.n.自己的东西（onone’sown独自一人）eg.Hecanbelefttoworkonhisown.v.承认，拥有eg.Whoownsthishouse?InhistwentiesFrankusedtomakesparepartsforaeroplanes.Atthattimehehadtwohelpers.Inafewyearsthesmallworkshophadbecomealargefactorywhichemployedsevenhundredandtwenty-eightpeople.Franksmiledwhenherememberedhishardearlyyearsandthelongroadtosuccess.Hewasstillsmilingwhenthedooropenedandhiswifecamein.Shewantedhimtorepairtheirgrandson‘sbicycle!InhistwentiesFrankusedtomakesparepartsforaeroplanes.inone‘s-ies在某人几十岁的时候eg.Inhisfifties,helearnedthesecondlanguage.inthe1980s在二十世纪八十年代过去常常做…零件eg.Iworked/(beganthejob)inthe1990s.1.Heusedtobealone.(改为一般疑问句)_____________________________________Didheusetobealone?/Usedhetobealone？beusedtodoing习惯于做某事usedtodo过去经常做某事1．Where_____livebeforeyoucamehereA.didyouusedtoB.didyouusetoC.usehetoD.heusedto2.I____getupearly.A.usetoB.usedtoC.amusedtoD.wasusedto3.Heusedto_________(stay)uplate,butnowheisusedto_________(go)tosleepearly.staygoingbeusedtodosth.被用来做某事，use是“使用”之意。=beusedfordoingsth.被用来做某事eg.Thedogisusedtoguardthehouse.=Thedogisusedforguardingthehouse.翻译：这把刀是用来切面包的。Thisknifeisusedtocutbread.=Thisknifeisusedforcuttingbread.beusedas…被当做…来用eg.Theroomwillbeusedasouroffice.Inafewyearsthesmallworkshophadbecomealargefactorywhichemployedsevenhundredandtwenty-eightpeople.先行词关系代词定语从句几年之后,小铺子已经发展成了一个雇有728人的大工厂.1．Hisuncleworksinafactorybicyclesaremade．A．thatB．whichC．whereD．there2．Isthereanythingelseyourequire?A．whichB．thatC．whoD．what3．ThelastplacewevisitedwastheGreatWall．A．whichB．thatC．whereD．it4．Hetalkedhappilyaboutthemenandbooksinterestedhimgreatlyintheschool．A．whichB．whoC．itD．that5．Therailwaytunnel,throughthetraingoes,willbecompletedsoon．A．whichB．thatC．itD．whom1C2B3B4D5A定语从句Franksmiledwhenherememberedhishardearlyyearsandthelongroadtosuccess.hardearlyyears早年的艰辛经历longroadtosuccess通往成功的长路MywifecameinwhenIwassmiling强调我妻子进来Iwassmilingwhenmywifecamein强调我微笑弗兰克回想着他早年的艰难经历和走过的漫长的成功之路,微笑了.successsucceedsuccessfuln.成功v.成功adj.成功的抽象意义讲时，不可数n.eg.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.有具体明确的修饰词时，可数n.eg.Thenewmovieisabigsuccess.succeedindoingsth.成功做成某事他成功的解决了这个问题。Hesucceededinsolvingtheproblem.eg.Theplaywasverysuccessful.`