内容正文:
Lesson 85
Never too old to learn
Vocabulary
inform v. 告诉,通知
结构:
inform sb. of sth.
inform sb. that … 通知某人某事
请通知我们你对于这件事的最后决定。
Please inform us of your final decision about this.
contribute v. 捐助,援助
词组:
contribute…to/ towards...
把……捐助给……
中国四大发明为世界文明做出了巨大贡献。
China has contributed four great inventions to the world civilization.
patience n. 耐心
派生:patient adj. 耐心的
词组:
have patience with sb./sth. 对某人/某事有耐心
成长过程中最重要的一课就是要学会对失败有耐心。
The most important lesson in growing up is to learn to have patience with failures.
farewell n. 告别
goodbye是普通的再见;
而farewell则有“永别,再也不见”的意思;
比如电影《霸王别姬》的英文版就是
Farewell, my concubine[ˈkɒŋkjubaɪn]
再比如,海明威的名著《别了,武器》标题就是
A farewell to arms
honor n. 敬意
用法1:
It's one’s honor to do sth.
做某事是某人的荣幸
很荣幸能有机会参加此次会议。
It is my great honor to have the opportunity to take part in the meeting.
用法2:
in one's honor/ in honor of sb.
为纪念某人,对某人表示尊重
为了纪念在汶川地震中死去的人们,中国政府竖立起一块碑。
Chinese government erected a monument in honor of people who died in Wenchuan earthquake.
coincidence n. 巧合
口语句型:
What a coincidence!
devote v. 致力于
词组:
devote oneself to n. / doing sth. 致力于……
她致力于保护环境。
She devotes herself to protecting the environment.
根据括号中所给的汉语提示写出相应的英语单词,并注意运用其正确形式。
1. If you see anything suspicious, ____________(通知) the police at once.
2. One of my __________(爱好) is painting.
3. Children should be taught to show ______________(敬意) to their elders.
4. Looking after children requires ___________(耐心).
5. Each worker has _________(捐助) one dollar to the Red Cross.
6. He decided to ____________(致力于) his whole life to science.
7. You will never know how much your ______________(鼓励) meant to me.
8. By ____________(巧合), we arrived here at the same time.
9. They wave____________(告别) to their friends on board the ship.
10. Add this numbers together and give me the ____________(总数).
Listening
How long has Mr. Page been teaching?
For forty years.
Reading
1. The pupils who will be signing their names in the album are those who____.
(a) are at the school now