He came from somewhere south of Rome. I didn't know when or how he got to America, swam maybe. But one evening I 1 him in the driveway, behind my garage, extremely thin.
＂My name Tony Trivionno and I mow (割) your lawn(草坪). "he said. It was hard to comprehend his2English. "I mow your lawn, "he said again and walked away. Yes, these Depression days were 3 ， but how could I 4 a person who had come to me for help? When I got home the next evening, the lawn had been mowed, the walks5and the garden weeded. 6, my wife thought I had7him. I told her of my8the night before and we thought it strange that he had not asked for9. The next two days were busy, and I10 a bout him But on Friday, I saw him, behind my garage again and busy around.
I managed to11him some small weekly pay and each day he cleaned up the yard and took care of any little 12. He was very helpful whenever there were any heavy objects to lift or things to fix in my factory.
＂I want to be an apprentice (学徒), "he said one day. 13we had a good Prentice school that trained laborers, I doubted whether he had the ability to14micrometers(千分尺). Therefore, he spared some money to become an (a)15.
Many years later, I found him in our16lawn, much17 than he used to be and taking on a look of18 . He was a millionaire now!
Tony came to America seeking the American Dream. But he did not find it-he19it himself. Tony didn't begin on the bottom rung (横档) of the ladder. He began in the20. Tony's affairs were tiny, and all he had were 24 hours a day. He wasted none of them and succeeded finally.
