时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:万花筒2008年


英语课

The years may have gone by, but time has not eroded 1 the honesty or the work ethic 2 of James Jimmy Shaw. Jimmy turned 100, Thursday. He was born in Johnston, still lives in Johnston and works at his family owned Shaw’s Garage in Johnston.


 


There was nothing here. There were apple trees here when I put this here.


 


Jimmy started working at the shop 80 years ago, and now as proprietor 3 and manager, he is still working there.


 


I do break, roll it, but that's all. I don't pull nor wrench 4 it. 


 


He's seen and fixed 5 a lot of cars.


 


Daewoos, Bentleys, Volksmans, Grace, yeah, I know all of them, they're all old cars.


 


And he learned his trade the old fashion way trial and error.


 


Weekly fixed it, and didn't charge for what your time you'd spent as long as you fixed it.


 


When Jimmy Shaw took care of your automobile 6, it was taken care of.


 


One of ten brothers,he married just once, his late wife Margaret. As for his life's work, Shaw’s is still a family operation. Several relatives work there. Jimmy has two secrets to longevity 7.


 


One for long life. “I guess the main thing I smoke no cigarettes. ”


 


And one piece of advice for financial health. “If you were unguarded, don't get it, never mind the credit cards. ”


 


Kelly Maggie, NBC 10 News


 



1 eroded
n.道德标准,行为准则
  • They instilled the work ethic into their children.他们在孩子们的心中注入了职业道德的理念。
  • The connotation of education ethic is rooted in human nature's mobility.教育伦理的内涵根源于人本性的变动性。
2 proprietor
n.所有人;业主;经营者
  • The proprietor was an old acquaintance of his.业主是他的一位旧相识。
  • The proprietor of the corner grocery was a strange thing in my life.拐角杂货店店主是我生活中的一个怪物。
3 wrench
v.猛拧;挣脱;使扭伤;n.扳手;痛苦,难受
  • He gave a wrench to his ankle when he jumped down.他跳下去的时候扭伤了足踝。
  • It was a wrench to leave the old home.离开这个老家非常痛苦。
4 fixed
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
  • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗?
  • Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
5 automobile
n.汽车,机动车
  • He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
  • The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。
6 longevity
n.长命;长寿
  • Good habits promote longevity.良好的习惯能增长寿命。
  • Human longevity runs in families.人类的长寿具有家族遗传性。
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