Angela Johnson interviews exmillionaire Jason Harley
For a lot of people, becoming a millionaire① is a symbol of success and they set this as their ultimate goal. They spend half of their time dreaming up② ways of getting rich and achieving the success they expect, and the rest of their time thinking about③ all the things they will do once they become rich.(1) But do all millionaires get the sense of success they were looking for after they achieve their goals? Some continue to worry about④ money when they become millionaires — they worked hard to become wealthy, 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 on⑤ their millions and found other forms of success in their lives. Jason Harley is one example.
(1)本句是一个主从复合句。句中they expect是定语从句,先行词为success;they will do 是定语从句,先行词为things;once引导条件状语从句;dreaming up与thinking about并列;getting与achieving并列。
Sixteen years ago, Jason was a college professor⑥ with a huge sixbedroom house and a fortune⑦ of two million dollars. Today he lives in a small dormitory⑧ room with only secondhand furniture. There are certainly no signs that Jason is a rich and successful man!(2) There is a small garden outside with a few fruit trees, which Jason enjoys taking care of⑨. He also grows some vegetables and a few flowers. He gets his clothes and a lot of other things from charity shops.