L85新概念二册 never too old to learn

Lesson 85Never too old to learn

inform v. 告诉，通知 ① vt. 通知，告知 inform sb. of sth. 把……通知某人 谁把这个通知给你的？ Who informed you of this? inform that… 通知…… 有人通知他，每年他将多挣1000英镑。 He was informed that he would receive an extra thousand pounds a year.

contribute (1) v. 捐助，援助 他捐很多钱给慈善机构。 He contributed a lot of money to the charity . (2) v.有贡献、有助于、成为……原因之一 contribute to 为 ... 作贡献, 为 ... 捐款或撰稿 一条公路的建设将有助于郊区的发展。 The construction of a highway will contribute to the development of the suburbs.

contribution (1) 捐款 (2)n.贡献

gift (1)n. 礼物，赠品、捐赠 present 指以物的一般性用语 gift 是稍正式的说法 (2) 天赋、天资 a boy of many gift 多才多艺的少年 gifted adj. 有天资的、有天赋的 有天赋的音乐家 a gifted musician

album n. 签名簿，相册、集邮册 集邮册 a stamp album 相册 a photograph album

patience n. 耐心、忍耐、毅力 反义词：impatience 这种工作需要极大的耐心。 This kind of work requires much patience . 他耐心听我的投诉。 He heard my complaints with patience. be out of patience with sth 对…..不能忍受、不耐烦 我无法忍受他了 I am out of patience with him.

patient (1) adj. 有耐心的(反义词：impatient) be patient of sth ;be patient with sb 对……有耐心 你应该更有耐心对待其他人。 You should be more patient with others . (2)n. 病人 这家医院有很多病人。 There are a lot of patients in this hospital.

encouragement n. 鼓励、促进、奖励 他的老师给了他很多鼓励 。 He received a lot of encouragement from his teacher . encourage v. 鼓励、激励(反义词：discourage) 那个好消息激励了他 The good news encouraged him .

encourage sb to do 鼓励 (某人)做…… 老师鼓励我出国留学 The teacher encouraged me to study abroad .encourage sb in 鼓励某人的… 我的父母在我职业的选择上永远都鼓励我。 My parents have always encouraged me in my choice of career.

farewell (1) 再见，再会(比goodbye正式) 永别了，武器！ Farewell to arms ! (2)n. 告别(做adj.使用) 送别的 say farewell to 向….告别 他们在咖啡馆向我告别 They said their farewells to me at the cafe. a farewell party 欢送会

honor (1) n. 敬意 show honor to sb向某人表使敬意。 (2) n.名誉、名声、面子、体面 获得这个奖项非常荣幸。 It is a great honor to receive that prize . in honor of 为纪念、为庆祝 今晚为庆祝新总统当选而招开宴会。 There is a party tonight in honor of our new president . have the hour of doing 有做某事的荣幸 我有荣幸与你跳舞？ May I have the honor of dancing with you ?

coinc

idence n. 巧合、 (事件等)同时发生 真是太巧了！ What a coincidence! coincide v.同时发生、巧合 coincide with 符合, 与 ... 一致 I didn’t go to meet him because his arrival coincided with an important conference . 我不能去见他是因为他来时，我正好有个很重 要的会议。

devote v. 致力于 devote sth to doing sth 完全致力于，全身心投入 他毕生致力于促进世界和平。 He devoted his life to promoting world peace . devote oneself + to 献身、热爱、专心 她在少年时代热衷于网球 She devoted herself to tennis in her teens . devotion n. 献身、挚爱 父母对子女的挚爱 the devotion of parents to their children

devote v. 致力于 devote sth to doing sth 完全致力于，全身心投入 他毕生致力于促进世界和平。 He devoted his life to promoting world peace . devote oneself + to 献身、热爱、专心 她在少年时代热衷于网球 She devoted herself to tennis in her teens . devotion n. 献身、挚爱 父母对子女的挚爱 the devotion of parents to their children

课文讲解I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week. Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion. All those who have contributed towards the gift will sign their names in a large album which will be sent to the headmaster's home.

We shall all remember Mr. Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school. A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honor next Thursday. It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years. After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening. For him, this will be an entirely new hobby. But this does not matter, for, as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn.

I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week. will be retiring 将来进行时 Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion. pupil 指中小学的学生 student 通指所有的学生 mark n. 标记；v. 做标记，给……作记号/留痕迹；纪念 他用红色铅笔给所有禁食的食物都做了标记。 He marked all the foods which were forbidden with a red pencil. send sb. sth. 送某人…

All those who have contributed towards the gift will sign their names in a large album which will be sent to the headmaster's home. contribute towards/to sth. 为……捐款，提供给…… 在他去世之前，他给教堂捐了很多钱。 Before his death, he contributed a large sum of money to the church.

all those who … will do sth. 所有那些 人都…… 所有要参加运动会的人都要签

名。 All those who will take part in the sports meeting will sign their names. present和gift都表示“礼物，赠品”,但 gift要正式些： 她收到了一件漂亮的生日礼物 She has just received a beautiful birthday present.

We shall all remember Mr. Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school. remember sb. for sth. 因为……记住某人 大家都记得他的幽默 We all remember him for his humor. be willing to do sth. 心甘情愿做某事 我十分乐意为你做任何事情 I am quite willing to do anything for you.

A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honor next Thursday. in one’s honor = in honor of sb. 为向……表示敬意，为纪念某人 这是为她举行的告别演出。 This is a farewell performance in her honor.

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