新概念英语第二册Lesson 85 学习笔记

新概念英语第二册Lesson 85 Never too old to learn First listen and then answer the question. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 How long has Mr. Page been teaching? 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 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. 参考译文 我刚刚收到母校的一封信,通知我说以前的校长斯图亚特.佩奇先生下星期就退休了。为了纪念这个日子,学校的学生——无论老同学还是新同学——将送他一件礼物。所有凑钱买此礼品的人都将自己的名字签在一本大签名簿上,签名簿将被送到校长的家里。我们不会忘记佩奇先生对我们既有耐心又充满理解,也不会忘记在我们不愿去上学时他给予我们的亲切鼓励。很多老同学都准备参加下星期四为他举行的告别宴会。佩奇先生退休的前一天正好是他执教满40年的日子,这真是奇妙的巧合。他退休后,将致力于园艺。对于他来说,这将是一种全新的爱好。但这没有关系,因为正如他常说的那样,人要活到老学到老。 自学导读 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 tired可以换到句首,相当于状语) The villagers here, young and old, are interested in gardening. 这里的村民们,无论年轻的还是年长的,都对园艺感兴趣。 (2)mark本义为“给……作记号/留痕迹”,在这里表示“纪念”: He marked all the foods which were forbidden with a red pencil. 他用红笔标出所有禁吃的食物。 2.All those who have contributed towards the gift will sign their names in a large albu