Practice English Conversation (My dad's success story) Improve English Speaking Skills

wait a minute yorge I'm tired  can we sit down for a moment

等一下，约格，我累了，我们可以坐下来一会儿吗

please sure Dad but we're close  we will arrive to the lake in 2

，请确定，爸爸，但我们很近，两分钟后我们就会到达湖边，

minutes yeah I know but I'm am tired  you know I am not very young anymore

是的，我知道，但我累了，你知道我不再年轻了，

I know you are the one who  said you wanted to come to the

我我知道你是那个说你想来到这个

field that's right now that I'm about  to retire I want to spend some time  

领域的人，现在我即将退休，我想

with you son I have worked hard to have  everything we have now and I deserve my

和你一起度过一段时间，儿子，我努力工作才拥有我们现在所拥有的一切，我值得我

break well that's true you have  always worked hard but we have  

好好休息一下，那就是是的，你一直在努力工作，但我们拥有

everything that I mean we have a big house  nice furniture food in the fridge a swimming

一切，我的意思是，我们有一座大房子，漂亮的家具，冰箱里有食物，一个游泳池，

pool I study at one of the best universities in  the country what else can I ask for nothing yes  

我在全国最好的大学之一学习，我还能要求什么，是的，

but that has not always been the  case I mean I haven't always had

但那没有一直都是这样 我的意思是我并不总是有钱

money no well once you told me you were poor  but I don't believe you it is impossible you  

，一旦你告诉我你很穷，但我不相信你，你

say that because you don't know what poverty  is but believe it or not I was very poor I  

这么说是不可能的，因为你不知道贫穷是什么，但不管你信不信我我很穷 我

was so poor that I had to sell candy on  the street I had to work when I was a

穷到不得不在街上卖糖果 我小时候不得不工作

child wow then why don't you tell me  about that I Want To Know Your Story

哇 那你为什么不告诉我这个 我想知道你的故事

Dad how did you become rich if you were  so poor tell me about it while we rest

爸爸 你是怎么变得富有的 如果你太穷了，趁我们在

here all right when I was a child life wasn't  easy for my family my father was blind and my  

这里休息的时候告诉我吧，好吧，当我还是个孩子的时候，我家人的生活并不容易，我的父亲是盲人，我的

mother had to sell candy on the streets just  to put food on the table I remember watching  

母亲不得不在街上卖糖果，只是为了把食物放在桌子上，我记得看过

them struggle every day but they always did  it with a smile on their faces as the oldest  

他们每天都在挣扎，但他们总是面带微笑，作为最大的

child I felt a sense of responsibility to help  help out after school I would join my mother on  

孩子，我感到有责任在放学后帮忙，我会和我的母亲一起在

the streets selling candies to passers by  my father played the guitar while we sold

街上向路人出售糖果，我的父亲一边弹吉他，一边弹着吉他。 尽管困难重重， 我们还是卖

candy despite our hardships my parents  always emphasized the importance of

糖果。 我的父母总是强调教育的重要性，

Education they believed that it was the key  to a better life so I studied home hard and  

他们相信这是美好生活的关键，所以我在家努力学习，

did my best in the school knowing that it was  my ticket to a brighter future but it wasn't  

在学校尽我所能，知道这是我通向更光明未来的门票，但事实并非如此。这并不

easy there were times when I wanted to give up  when the weight of our struggles felt too heavy  

容易，有时我想放弃，当我们的挣扎感觉太重而

to Bear it was not easy but then I could look at  my parents and their resilience would inspire me  

无法承受时，这并不容易，但后来我可以看看我的父母，他们的韧性会激励我

to keep going after graduating from high school  I knew that I had to do something to change our

在高中毕业后继续前进。我知道我必须做点什么来改变我们的

situation so I worked odd jobs saving  every penny I could for college it  

处境，所以我打零工，攒下每一分钱上大学，这

wasn't easy but I was determined to  make something of myself seriously

并不容易，但我决心认真地做点什么，

we didn't have enough money so I can't study  at the University so I had to study first in a  

我们没有足够的钱，所以我不能在大学学习，所以我必须先在

different place it was a place where I learned  how to build a furniture with good I became a  

另一个地方学习，在那里我学会了如何用好的材料制作家具，我成为了一名

carpenter I knew I had to learn fast so I can  get a job fast too so I put in all my effort  

木匠，我知道我必须学得快，这样我才能很快找到工作，所以我把在我努力

to learn everything I was already working as a  carpenter assistant but I wanted to earn more

学习一切的过程中，我已经成为一名木匠助理，但我想赚更多的

money so I started and got a better job  finally I had the money to pay for the

钱，所以我开始并找到了一份更好的工作，最后我有钱支付大学费用，

College of course I had to work for two  years to save that money it wasn't easy  

当然我必须工作两年才能存下这笔钱一点也不容易

at all espe especially because every time I  managed to save some money something always

，特别是因为每次我设法存下一些钱时，总是

happened there was always an emergency my dad got  sick my mom didn't have money among other things  

会发生一些事情，总是有紧急情况，我爸爸生病了，我妈妈无论如何都没有钱，

anyway with a lot of effort I could finally  save the money I needed to study at College  

但我付出了很大的努力，我终于可以省下大学学习所需的钱了

finally the day came came when I was able to  enroll in college it was a dream come true  

终于有一天我能够上大学了 这

for me and my family I studied hard balancing  my course work with part-time jobs to support

对我和我的家人来说是梦想成真 我努力学习平衡我的课程和兼职工作来养活

myself after years of hard work and dedication  I graduated from college with a degree in

自己经过多年的努力和奉献，我从大学毕业，获得了商业学位，

business I always wanted to start a business  because I was so curious about it since I was a

我一直想创业，因为我从小就对它很好奇

child and I had experience remember  I used to sell candy on the

，而且我有经验，记得我曾经在街上卖糖果，

street it was a proud moment for me and my  family knowing that all our sacrifices had  

那是对我和我的家人来说，这是一个值得骄傲的时刻，因为我知道我们所有的牺牲终于在毕业后得到了

finally paid off after graduating I got a job in  a company it was one of the most famous companies  

回报 。 很快

of course I started as an assistant but with  a lot of effort and discipline I could get a  

就能升职

promotion soon then I was the coordinator and  finally the boss well after that the general

，然后我是协调员，最后是老板，总经理之后

manager everything was good I earned  good money I traveled to different

一切都很好，我赚了很多钱，我去了不同的

places but the problem was that I didn't  have enough time for my parents my wife  

地方，但问题是我没有足够的时间陪伴我的父母，我的妻子

and my dear son that's why I decided I had to  do something different I had to start my own

和我亲爱的儿子，这就是为什么我决定我必须做一些不同的事情，我必须开始自己的

business well you know today I work as  a successful businessman running my own

事业，你知道，今天我作为一个成功的商人经营着自己的

company I've come a long way from  selling candies on the streets but  

公司，我从在街上卖糖果已经走过了很长的路，但是

I'll never forget where I came from  my parents taught me the value of hard  

我永远不会忘记我来自哪里，我的父母教会了我努力工作和坚持不懈的价值

work and perseverance and I carry those  lessons with me every day and I hope that  

，我每天都带着这些教训，我希望

those same values are transferred to you  and you make them part of your life son

这些相同的价值观也能传递给你，让它们成为你生活的一部分，儿子

what I meant is in the end our struggles  only made us stronger seriously and I know  

什么？我的意思是，最终我们的奋斗只会让我们变得更加坚强，我知道

that no matter what challenges life  throws my way I'll always be able to  

，无论生活给我带来什么挑战，我总是能够

overcome them just like my parents taught  me your grandparents are not here anymore  

克服它们，就像我父母教我的那样，你的祖父母不再在这里了，

but I want you to know they were  the best parents one son could

但我想要你我知道他们是一个儿子可以

have and I hope to be at least half  as good parents as they were I hope

拥有的最好的父母，我希望至少能成为他们一半的好父母，

so I didn't know my grandparents  much they died when I was a child

所以我不太了解我的祖父母，他们在我小时候就去世了，

but what I know is that you are the best  father one son could ask I love you dad  

但我知道的是，你是最好的父亲，一个儿子可以问我爱你，爸爸，

I love you too son and now let's  keep walking before you make me

我也爱你，儿子，现在让我们继续走吧，在你让我

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哭泣之前，我希望你喜欢这次对话，如果你能再提高一点英语，

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