The interest I exhibited in what he was saying attracted his attention, and much pleased him, so that when I ventured to ask him questions, he both answered them willingly and encouraged me to ask more. (A Voyage round the World by W.H.G. Kingston）
動画の後半部分でリスニング用音声が流れます。
英文を前から読んでいくために、語句のかたまりを作ります。こんな具合に課題文をスラッシュ（斜め線）で区切ります（スラッシュリーディング）。語句のかたまりを意識すると、リスニングで英語の意味をつかむのが楽になります。
The interest I exhibited in what he was saying／（長い主部の後）attracted his attention,／（接続詞の前）and much pleased him,／（コンマの後）so that when I ventured to ask him questions,／（主語が文頭にないときの主語の前）he both answered them willingly and encouraged me to ask more.
語句のかたまりを前から訳していきます。
The interest I exhibited in what he was saying
彼の発言に対して私が示した関心は
attracted his attention,
彼の注意を引いた
and much pleased him,
そして、彼をとても喜ばせた
so that when I ventured to ask him questions,
そこで、私が思い切って彼に質問すると
he both answered them willingly and encouraged me to ask more.
彼は喜んで答えてくれたばかりか、もっと質問するよう私に勧めた
彼の発言に対して私が示した関心は彼の注意を引き、彼をとても喜ばせた。そこで、私が思い切って彼に質問すると、彼は喜んで答えてくれたばかりか、もっと質問するよう私に勧めた。
今回の課題文は前半が少しわかりにくいので解説します。
The interest I exhibited in what he was saying attracted his attention, and much pleased him
The interest I exhibited in what he was saying→ The interest と I の間に、省略された関係代名詞 which（that）を補います→ The interest which I exhibited in what he was saying → I exhibited in what he was saying が後ろから The interest を修飾しています。
The interest I exhibited in what he was saying という主部に動詞が２つ、つながっています。
attracted his attention
The interest I exhibited in what he was saying＜
much pleased him
