He followed his father and became a surgeon...是什么意思？

He followed his father and became a surgeon...

他子承父业，成为了一名外科医生。

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。

followed

v. 跟随，接着（ follow的过去式和过去分词 ），继承，（按时间、顺序等）接着，从事；

例句
There followed an acrimonious debate.
接着是一场唇枪舌剑的争辩。

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。

father

n. 父亲，祖先，（尤指天主教和东正教的）神父，天父；vt. 成为父亲，创立（新思想），创造，发明（新方法）；

例句
Janet had been abused by her father since she was eleven.
珍妮特从11岁起就遭受父亲虐待。

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。

became

v. 变为，成为（ become的过去式 ）；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

surgeon

n. 外科医生，[军]军医；

例句
He acted both as the ship's surgeon and as chaplain for the men.
他在船上为水手们兼作外科医生和牧师。