新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点 第21课 丹尼尔.门多萨 (7)

　　Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils. He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as $100 for a single appearence. Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt.

　　19.Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils.

　　同时，他建立了一所拳击学校，办得很成功，连拜伦勋爵也成了他的学生。

　　语言点:要特别注意，found在本句中不是find的过去式或过去分词形式，而是“创办”的意思。

　　20. He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as $100 for a single appearence.

　　门多萨挣来大笔大笔的钱，一次出场费就多可达 100英镑。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:was paid是被动语态，指的是别人支付给他出场费。

　　21. Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt.

　　尽管收入不少，但他挥霍无度，经常债台高筑。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:so…that…引导结果状语从句，so extravagant说明原因“挥霍的”，that引出结“债台高筑”。