90岁开始精彩

• 作 者: 佟才录 喻江云
• 出 处: 聪明泉(少儿版)
• 发表日期: 2012年09期
• 关键词: 拳击运动员 加利福尼亚州 巨额财富 从零开始 学习单词 霍根 康涅狄格州 道森 响把 面包师

詹姆斯·亨利出生于葡萄牙,4岁时随父母移民到美国。后来,父亲染上了酗酒和赌博,家庭陷入困境,6岁的亨利不得不走上街头成了一名报童。长大成人后,亨利干过建筑工,当过面包师,为了赚到更多的钱,他甚至还做了一段时间的拳击运动员。亨利积累了一些钱后,买了一条渔船,在海上以捕捞龙虾为业。虽然他不识字,甚至连自己的名字都不会写,但这并不影响他把龙虾生意做大。多年后,他又买了几艘大船,雇佣了很多

James Henry was born in Portugal, 4-year-old emigrated to the United States with his parents. Later, his father was infected with alcohol and gambling, the family in trouble, Henry, 6, had to go onto the street became a newsboy. After growing up, Henry worked as a builder, baker, and even a boxer for a while to make more money. After Henry had accumulated some money, he bought a fishing boat and took lobster fishing at sea. Although he is illiterate and can not even write his own name, this does not affect him to bigger lobster business. Years later, he bought a few more ships and hired a lot