该句使用表语结构表达强烈的愿望，语气生动。
From coal miner to airport laborer and finally a warehouse weighman, Huo Yingdong held six or seven different jobs within about two years, often leaving or being dismissed shortly after starting. With limited capital, he felt that working for others was not his path; his most fervent desire was to become a "small boss" himself.
In 1943, Huo Yingdong seized his first opportunity to become an entrepreneur. Encouraged and persuaded by his mother, Mrs. Liu, he gathered funds from over ten relatives and friends to open a grocery store. A shop named "You Ru" quietly opened at West Ngau Keung Bridge, Kanai Road, Wan Chai. This shop marked the first step in Huo Yingdong's arduous entrepreneurial journey, allowing him, after two years of hardship as an employee, to experience the taste of being a "small boss." "You Ru" operated on a small-scale, low-profit model, selling daily necessities such as salted fish, salted vegetables, dried bean curd, and vermicelli. Although it was a joint venture, others provided the capital while Huo Yingdong managed and operated everything single-handedly. At just 19 years old, he treated this small grocery store as the starting point of his career and managed it with great care.
Every morning at 6:00 AM, Huo Yingdong was the first to open the shop. Since each door panel weighed about a hundred catties, the thin and frail Huo had to carry them out one by one. Once the doors were open, local residents would arrive to shop. When crowds gathered, he would direct other staff to greet customers at the roadside to ensure they wouldn't wander to other grocery stores.
从铲煤工到机场苦力，再到仓库磅米工，在短短两年的时间里，霍英东先后尝试了六七种职业，但往往不久便因被解雇或主动离职而中断。由于资金匮乏，他意识到自己并不适合为他人打工，于是“成为一名小老板”成了他当时最迫切的愿望。
1943年，霍英东迎来了人生的第一次创业机遇。在母亲刘氏的鼓励与游说下，他召集了十多位亲戚朋友凑足本钱，在湾仔坚拿道西鹅颈桥开设了一间名为“有如”的杂货店。正是这家“有如”杂货店，开启了霍英东艰辛的创业之路，让经历了两载打工艰辛的他，初次尝到了身为“小老板”的滋味。“有如”经营的是小本薄利的生意，主要售卖咸鱼、咸菜、腐竹、粉丝等家庭日常必需品。虽然是合资经营，但实际上众人出资，具体管理与劳作则全凭霍英东一人操持。年仅19岁的霍英东，凭借一双手，将这家小店视作创业人生的起点，并倾注心力精心经营。
每天清晨六点，霍英东便会第一个起身开店。由于门板每块重达百余斤，瘦弱的他只能费力地一块块搬出。店门开启后，附近的居民便陆续前来采购。每当顾客涌入时，霍英东会指挥店员到路边招呼，竭力留住客源，不让他们流向其他杂货店。