新概念第二册Lesson 85 Never too old to learn课文详解+重点词汇+语法+语法填空 讲义

Lesson 85文本  Never too old to learn I have just received a letter from my old school informing me that my former head- master, 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.  文本解析 一）词汇学习Word study 1. inform（1）vt. 通知，告知：Who informed you about/of this?谁把这事告诉你的？He was informed that he would receive an extra thousand pounds a year.他被告知他每年将得到1,000英镑的额外收入。 （2）vi. 告发，检举（与against/on连用）：He used to inform against his classmates.他过去常打同学的小报告。Several people have informed on him.好几个人告发了他。 2. too与enough 这两个词都可以作程度副词，但too通常位于它所修饰的形容词/分词之前，enough则位于它所修饰的词之后。在含有不定式的句型里，too经常具有否定的含义，enough则表示达到必要的程度： He's too weak to lift the box.他太弱了，举不起这箱子。He isn't strong enough to lift the box.他不够强壮，举不起这箱子。（这两句话中，主要动词的主语也是不定式的主语）He is too heavy for me to lift.他太重了，我不能举起他。The pear is ripe enough for me to eat.这梨熟得能让我吃了。（这两句话中，主要动词的主语是不定式的宾语，不定式的逻辑主语由for引导）需要注意的是，无论有没有for短语，不定式后面都绝不可以带宾语。 二）课文详注 Further notes on the text 1. Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion.为了纪念这个日子，学校的学生——无论老同学还是新闻学——将送他一件礼物。（1）old and new为pupils的非限定性定语，因为有逗号把它与句子的其他成分隔开，并且去掉它对句子的意义影响不大。有时这种两个连用的形容词（或分词）相当于状语，这时它可以位于句子中间，也可以位于句首：The workers, thirsty and tired, took a rest under the trees.工人们又渴又累，在树底下休息了一会儿。（thirsty and ti