Before making a success of his writing,he worked as a taxi driver,a newspaper seller,a miner,and a railway man.是什么意思？

Before making a success of his writing,he worked as a taxi driver,a newspaper seller,a miner,and a railway man.

他在写作取得成就之前,曾当过出租汽车司机、卖报人、矿工和铁路工人。

before

prep. 在…之前，先于，优于，当着…的面，与其…；conj. 在…之前，在…以前，比…早些，与其…；adv. 先前，从前，在前，在前方；

例句
He pleaded guilty before a court martial to absenting himself without leave.
在军事法庭上他对自己擅离职守表示服罪。

making

n. 制造，产生的过程，成功改进的手段，原料，材料；v. “make”的现在分词；

例句
How did you go about making this marvellous acquisition then?
那么你是怎么买到这一绝品的？

success

n. 成功，成就，好成绩，好结果，成功的人（或物）；

例句
Tom is genuinely appreciative of all the success he's had.
汤姆为他自己获得的所有成功由衷地感激。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

writing

n. 文字，写作，文章，笔迹；v. 写（ write的现在分词），写信；

例句
...teaching the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic.
教授阅读、写作和算术的基础知识

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

worked

adj. 处理过的，作装饰用的；v. （使）工作( work的过去式和过去分词 )，（使）运作，运转，（使）产生效果；

例句
The women who worked in these mills had begun to agitate for better conditions.
在这些工厂里做工的妇女们开始抗议要求改善工作条件。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

taxi

n. 出租车，滑

例句
He caught a taxi to Harrods.
他打了辆出租车去哈罗德百货商店。

driver

n. 驾驶员，司机，驱动器，驱动程序，驱逐者，驱赶者，（高尔夫球）球棒；

例句
They were astonished to find the driver was a six-year-old boy.
令他们吃惊的是，开车的居然是个6岁的小男孩。

newspaper

n. 报纸，报，旧报纸，新闻纸；

例句
I was flicking idly through a newspaper while awaiting the arrival of orange juice and coffee...
我一边无所事事地翻着报纸，一边等着我点的橙汁和咖啡。

seller

n. 卖者，卖方，销售者，销售商，销售物；

例句
...Kraft, the largest seller of cheese in the United States.
卡夫公司，美国最大的奶酪销售商

miner

n. 矿工，采矿机，地雷工兵，矿业股；

例句
...a man who leaves his hearth and home to labour as a miner in the inhospitable north.
离开温暖舒适的家到荒凉的北方做矿工的男子

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

railway

n. 铁路，铁道，铁路系统，铁道部门；vi. 乘火车旅行，在…铺设铁路；

例句
He walked back over the railway bridge.
他从铁路桥上走了回去。

man

n. 男人，人类，男子汉，雇工；vt. 使振作，操纵，给…配置人员，在…就位；int. （表示惊讶、气愤等）嘿，天哪；

例句
Derek was taken aback when a man answered the phone.
德里克吓了一跳，居然是一个男的接的电话。