After arriving at Colorado in the fall of 19691, he spent so much time playing pranks (such as producing reams of printouts saying "Fuck Nixon")2 that he failed a couple of his courses and was put on probation3.

长难句解析

解：时间状语1+主句2+结果状语从句3

析：句子包含“so...that...”的结构，意为“如此...以至于...”;主句“he spent so much time playing pranks”的结构为主语“he”+谓语“spent”+宾语“time”+状语“playing pranks”; 其后跟随由“that”引导的结果状语从句“that he failed a couple of his courses and was put on probation”。

重点词汇词组

1.begged sb. to do sth. 恳求某人做某事

I begged him to come back to New York with me.

我请求他和我一起回纽约。

【相关俚语】

beg the question 想当然

These assumptions beg the question that children learn languages more easily than adults.

这些假设想当然地认为儿童比成年人学习语言容易。

2.transfer to... 转职...；转学...

He transferred to UCLA after his freshman year.

他读完大学一年级后，转学到加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校。

【常见搭配】

transfer sb. from... to... 从...换乘到/改乘到...

Passengers are transferred from the airport to the hotel by taxi.

旅客自机场改乘出租汽车到旅馆。

3.bill sb. for sth. 给某人开账单

He paid his bill for the newspapers promptly.

他立刻付了报纸的帐单。

【相关俚语】

fill/fit the bill 符合要求；合格

On paper, several of the applicants fit the bill.

从书面材料看，有几位申请人符合条件。

4.live up to 不辜负

The film has certainly lived up to my expectations.

这部电影确实没有辜负我的期望。

【相关俚语】

live by sb's wits 靠耍某人的小聪明过日子

The city's homeless live completely by their wits.

城里无家可归的人完全靠他们的小聪明生活。

5.bargain 讨价还价，商讨条件

He said he wasn't prepared to bargain.

他说他不愿讨价还价。

【常见搭配】

bargain with sb. 与某人谈判/讨价还价

They prefer to bargain with individual clients, for cash.

他们更愿意同个人客户洽谈，做现金交易。

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