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The Hospitality of Mr. Conrad Hilton(2)
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  Hilton entered the hotel business in 1919 when he bought the 40-room Mobley Hotel in Cisco, Texas. The Dallas Hilton, which opened its doors in 1925, was the first hotel he built under the Hilton name.

  Hilton faced his biggest business difficulties during the Great Depression of the 1930s. By learning to operate carefully, Hilton’s hotels were able to continue, and his company grew. These days, almost every large city in the world has a Hilton Hotel.

  Conrad Hilton died in 1979. He is remembered for his charity work as well as his hotel business. A charitysgroupshe set up still gives help to people in need all over the world. It operates in all kinds of fields,from medicine to farming. Hilton would surely be pleased about the good work that is being done in his name.

人物篇:希尔顿成功之道(2)

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  1919年,他买下了德克萨斯的西斯科市的一座有40间客房的莫布里饭店,希尔顿即进入了酒店事业。1925年开张的达拉斯希尔顿大酒店(同样位于德州)是他第一家建于希尔顿名下的酒店。

  在20世纪30年代美国经济大萧条期间,希尔顿面临了最大的事业危机。通过学习精心经营,希尔顿饭店得以继续运作,而且他的公司也壮大了。如今,几乎世界上的每座大城市里都有一座希尔顿大酒店。

  康拉德·希尔顿于1979年辞世。他的慈善功德像他的酒店事业一样使他为人们所怀念。他所建立的一个慈善团体仍在帮助全世界需要帮助的人们。该团体也在从医药到农业等各个不同的领域中运作。希尔顿一定会为以他的名义所作的善事而感到高兴。

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  be able to“能够”,例如:

  Telephone was not working, so I was not able to call you.

  电话出了故障,因此我不能给你打电话了。




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1. difficulty
n. a situation or problem that causes trouble困境
We should face our difficulties no matter what happens.
不论发生什么事情,我们都应该面对困境。

2. operate
v. to keep a business functioning, or be able to carry out its work运作;操作
The cooks in the restaurant operate in a quick and careful way.
餐厅里的厨师以快速而仔细的方式做事。

3. charity
n. kindness toward people who are poor, sick, or in difficulties慈善(救济)
He often does charity work for homeless people.
他常常为无家可归的人做善事。

4. field
n. an area of activity or influence领域
My field is chemistry.
我的领域是化学。


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