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Section Ⅱ Lesson 1
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MONEY VS SUCESS
Angela Johnson interviews exmillionaire Jason Harley
For a lot of people, becoming a millionaire[v.ing短语作主语,谓语动词用单数形式。] is a symbol① of success and they set this as② their ultimate③ goal.They spend half of their time dreaming up④ ways of getting rich and achieving the success they expect, and the rest of their time thinking about all the things they will do once they become rich.[they expect和they will do都为省略关系词的定语从句,分别修饰先行词success和all the things。once they become rich为once引导的条件状语从句,once在此连词用,意为“一旦……”。] But do all millionaires get the sense of success⑤ they were looking for after they achieve their goals? Some continue to worry about money when they become millionaires—they worked hard to become wealthy⑥, but then they need to continue making money so they don't lose the sense of success they have achieved.However, there are people who have turned their backs on⑦ their millions and found other forms of success in their lives.Jason Harley is one example.
Sixteen years ago, Jason was a college professor⑧with a huge sixbedroom house and a fortune⑨ of two million dollars.Today he lives in a small dormitory⑩room with only secondhand furniture⑪.There are certainly no signs that Jason is a rich and successful man![that引导的同位语从句,作signs的同位语。] There is a small garden outside with a few fruit trees, which Jason enjoys taking care of.[which引导的非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词fruit trees,which在从句中作taking care of的宾语。] He also grows some vegetables and a few flowers.He gets his clothes and a lot of other things from charity⑫shops.
But Jason appreciates⑬ this change.He is pleased to give up the lifestyle of a rich man.He was tired of being regarded as living a successful life, as a person who had everything while many people had nothing.[as与前面的regarded连用,意为“作为”;who引导的定语从句修饰先行词person;while在此意为“而,然而”。] He made the choice to give all his money away⑭.[不定式短语作the choice的同位语]And this, he said, brought him happiness and a sense of success in life.
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