英语翻译
RogerConnerisamoderndayHoratioAlgerhero.Rogerstartedoutasanunpaidworkerinasmallflowershop.Hehasbecometheownerofafloristcompanywhosesalesarewellover$100000ayear.
OnedaywhenRogerwasonlytwelve,hestoppedatalocalflowershop.Heaskedtheownerifhecouldworkforhim,withoutpay,inordertolearnthebusiness.Rogerstartedworkingeverydayafterschoolandonweekends.Aftertwoyearsonthejob,hefinallyaskedforasmallsalary.Theownerstoldhimhe“wasn'tgoodenoughtobepaid.”Sohequit,andfoundapayingjobatanotherlocalflowershop.Heworkedhardthere,butaftersixmonthstheylaidhimoffbecausebusinesswasslow.
Notdiscouraged,Rogerdecidedtodoitaloneandstartedhisownflowerstoreinabasement.Hestartedhisbusinesswithonlysixtyfivedollars.Heboughtoldrefrigeratorsatgaragesalesandknockedtheshelvesout.Thisturnedthemintocoolersforhisfreshcutflowers.Hisbusinessgrewrapidlyashebuiltupareputationfortopqualityandfineservice.
In1977,Rogerboughtouttheflowerstorewherehehadworkedwithoutpayforovertwoyears.Thepeoplewhosaidhe“wasn'tgoodenough”wereastonishedtofindthattheywerebeingtakenoverbyateenager.Hehadplanstorenovatethewholestore.
OneofthereasonstheownerssoldouttoRogerwasthatthestorewasn'tdoingwell.ButafterRogertookoverownershipandredidthestore,businessstartedbooming.Infact,businesswassogoodthatafteroneyear,hecelebratedbybuyingouttheotherstorewherehehadworked.Rogerthencombinedbothstoresandmovedtoalocationinthecenterofhistown.
Thenewstorehas2000squarefeetandsevenemployees.Andhediditallbeforehereachedtheageoftwenty.