在英语学习领域，新概念英语第二册凭借系统化的教学理念和丰富实用的课程材料，为广大英语学习者搭建起坚实的语言基石。今日，我们将聚焦于“成功者的故事”这一课题，希望通过这一真实而实用的场景，为大家带来富有深度的学习素材和有价值的参考资料！

【课文】

Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about 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 in a small shop. It was 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 his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two 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!

昨天下午，弗兰克·霍金斯向我讲述了他年轻时的经历。退休前，弗兰克是一家大型商业公司的负责人，但小时候他曾在一家小商店里工作。他的工作是修理自行车，那时他每天要工作十四个小时。他省吃俭用好几年，终于在1958年买下了一个属于自己的小车间。在二十几岁时，弗兰克开始为飞机制造零部件。那时，他有两个帮手。几年之后，那个小车间已经发展成了一个大厂，雇佣了七百二十八人。弗兰克回想起早年那段艰难的岁月和漫长的成功之路时，脸上露出了笑容。这时，门开了，他的妻子走了进来，他依然面带微笑。她想让他修理一下他们孙子的自行车！

【生词】

retire v. 退休

company n. 公司

bicycle n. 自行车

save v. 积蓄

workshop n. 车间

helper n. 帮手，助手

employ v. 雇佣

grandson n. 孙子

以上就是“新概念英语第二册：成功者的故事”的内容，希望对大家有所帮助!