Bill Bird is a shoemaker in London. He makes shoes for people with feet of unusual (size): very large, very small, very fat or very thin. The shoes are as beautiful as those found in shopping centres. His shop is so popular that he feels he can't make shoes fast enough (介词) his growing number of customers.
Mr Bird says, "My problem is that I need more (worker) and I can't find them. people all went (work) with computers these day I'm afraid shoemaking will become （冠词）lost art because there are fewer and fewer shoemaker now. I am 45, and now I want to teach young people everything I know about (make) shoes. It's a good job, and a lot of people want to buy beautiful shoes specially made for them."
Mr Bird (start) making shoes 19 years ago and now he employs (雇用) three people. "Our customers come (连词) they want to wear comfortable shoes which are the right size," he says. His customers pay about ￥500 for (they) first pair of shoes. Extra (额外) pairs of shoes are between ￥320 and ￥450. They are never cheap, as it (take) one employee about a week to make just one shoe.
Different people have different ideas about time. People in the US think that it is1to know the time. In cities in America, there are2in stations, factories and other buildings. Most Americans also have watches with them3they go. They want to do certain(一定的) things4certain times. They don't like to be
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But time is not so important to6in the world. When you visit a country in South America, you will find that people there don't like to be in a hurry. If you have an appointment(约会) with somebody, he could7be late, because he may not want to arrive8.
In South America, 9the radio programs may not begin on time. The men on the radio may not think it is important to tell the exact time. People in South America think that clocks or watches are just machines. They think that you10a clock or a watch control(控制) your life if you do everything on time.
