♥ head是“首领、头目”的意思,“the head of+名词”的意思是“……的老板,头” ♥ As a boy, as在这里是介词,表示“当…时”, as a boy相当于as he was a boy。
♥ ed to的结构
u s e d t o “ 过 去 常 常 做 某 事 ” 表示过去的习惯动作或某种情况,但是 现在已经停止,不再重复的动作。
ItIn 是“形式主语” his twenties Frank ,代表 usedto to repair make spare bicycles parts for 这个真正的主语 aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. 即To repair bicycles was his job. 但是,不定式短语作 句子的主语是不常用的,我们必须借助形式主语it作句子的 for years表示“许多年”。 主语。而不定式短语却放在表语之后。 It is hard to learn English well. 2. of his own - of one ’ s own 表示“属于某人 It is a pity to miss the concert.
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.
was telling me是过去进行时,它主要表示过去某个时刻 或某段时间正在进行的动作。与一般过去时相比,它更强调 动作的持续性。一般过去时则表示比较短暂的动作或事件。 在叙述故事时,过去进行时往往用来表示背景。