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.
