until they mentioned needing collateral or a guarantor.
在他們提到擔(dān)保物或擔(dān)保人之前。
He'e never really made it as an actor.
他當(dāng)演員從未有所成就。
Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a 'guard of honour' of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo.