Lesson 85 Never too old to learn
·单词
inform v. 告诉，通知
·inform sb. sth 告诉某人某事
·information n. 消息，通知
headmaster n. 校长
contribute v. 捐助，援助
·contribute towards the gift 为礼物捐款
·They contributed food and clothing to the refugees. 他们向难民捐献食物和衣服
gift n. 礼物，赠品
album n. 签名册，相册
·a photo album 相册
·a stamp album 集邮册
patience n. 耐心
·patient adj. 耐心的；n. 患者，病人
·impatient adj. 不耐心的，不耐烦的
encouragement n. 鼓励
·kindly encouragement 亲切的鼓励
·encourage v. 鼓励
·encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事
farewell n. 告别
·a farewell dinner 告别晚餐
·a farewell party 告别聚会
honour n. 敬意
·in honour of sb. = in one's honour 为纪念，为庆祝 ...
coincidence n. 巧合
total n.总数
devote v. 致力于，奉献
·devote oneself to ... 奉献某人自己向
·He will devote himself to gardening. 他将致力于园艺
·I devote myself to helping the poor. 我致力于帮助穷人
·与 contribute 的区别是，contribute 指身外之物（偏外在），devote 指自己投入（偏内在）
gardening n. 园艺
hobby n. 爱好，嗜好
·本课句型
·课文
I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Regmald 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 honour 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. Regmald Page, will be retiring next week.
·informing me that my former headmaster 修饰的是宾语 a letter，由于后面是介词 from，为了防止造成歧义，就放在了后面
·而 informing 是 doing，主动通知，不是我主动通知，而是这个信去主动通知我
·will be doing 将来进行时
old and new 是 pupils of theschool 的同位语。由并列连词连接的两个形容词作定语时，要放在所修饰的词的后面
to mark 为了纪念
All these who have contributed towards the gift 所有凑钱买此礼品得人，contribute towards 是 “为 ... 捐款” 的意思
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 ... for ... and for ... 记住 ... 因为 ... 和 ...
·and 后面相同的主语被省略
a farewell dinner in his honour 为他举行的告别宴会，in one's honour 是 “为向 ... 表示致敬” 的意思
It is a curious coincidence that ... ... 真是奇异的巧合，that 引导主语从句
Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years.
·a total of 总共
·will have been teaching 将来完成进行时，站在将来往回看，强调事情进行的过程
devote oneself to ... 致力于 ...，to 这里是介词，后接名词，动名词
·知识拓展
too ... to ...
too + adj./adv. + to do sth. 太 ... 以至于不能 ...
·too young to go to school 太年幼以至于不能上学
·too tired to clean the room 太累了以至于不能打扫房间
·too old to learn 太老了以至于不能学习
Never too old to learn
·Never 否定，too ... to ... 否定，双重否定表肯定
·所以是：不可能太老以至于不能学习，活到老，学到老
it's never too late to open your heart.
·敞开心扉，为时不晚
it's never too late to change your life.
·改变生活，为时不晚
it's never too late to take a chance
·把握时机，为时不晚
