business.They opened new restaurants in San Francisco and Los Angeles.Even though family members sometimes disagreed with each other，they worked together to make the business successful.Daughter Elizabeth explains，“Our mother taught us that to succeed we must have unity，and to have unity we must have peace.Without the strength of the family，there is no business.”

Their expanding business became a large corporation in 1996，with three generations of Ans working together.Although they began with a small restaurant，they had big dreams，and they worked together.Now they are a big success.

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本篇写作属于概要写作，是记叙文。从Helene An的女儿们小时候讲起。Helene An把筷子比喻成家庭成员，让她的女儿们明白团结的力量，此为要点一；Helene夫妇将三明治店变成了一家饭馆为要点二；女儿们受到母亲的影响，大学毕业后纷纷回到餐馆工作为要点三；故事的结局为一家人齐心协力，拥有远大理想，并将小餐馆做大做强，此为要点四。写作时要注意条理清晰，正确理解全文，同时注意文章的连贯性。 【参考范文】

Helene An once tied several chopsticks together to show her young daughters the strength of family unity.(要点1) Helene An and her family had a large restaurant，which was changed from a small Italian sandwich shop.(要点2) Influenced by what Helene had said，the daughters all returned to work in their family business after graduating from college.(要点3)They worked together and had big dreams，and made the business successful finally.(要点4)

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