新概念英语第二册Lesson 85 Never too old to learn课件 (共17张PPT)

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Lesson 85 Never too old to learn
★inform v. 告诉，通知
vt. 通知，告知
inform sb. of sth. 通知某人……
Who informed you about/of this
inform that… 通知……
he was informed that he would receive an extra thousand pounds a year.
★headmaster
n.校长
headmaster是对校长的一般称呼，尤指私立学校校长，也简称为head，在英国指中小学的校长。schoolmaster指教师或校长，现多指男教师，此词主要用于英国，尤指小学校长。principal指中小学校长（美国），在英国不常用，有时指大学校长、学院校长或中小学校长。
★devote v. 致力于
devote to + doing 致力于…（to 是介词）
I devote myself to teaching.
He devoted himself to making money.
★farewell n. 告别
farewell n. 告别，再见；adj. 告别（比goodbye更正式）
Farewell! 再会！一路平安！
He said farewell to his mother and got on the plane.
When Frank retired, they held a farewell party.
★farewell n. 告别
A Farewell To Arms
《永别了，武器》
★honour n. 敬意
in one's honour 为纪念某人，对某人表示尊重
We will give him a dinner in his honour.
It's my honour. 是我的荣幸
It's my honour to do sth. 做某件事情是我的荣幸
It's my honour to talk with you.
★gift
n.1.礼品，赠品
2.天赋，才能
1、I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week.
former adj. 前任的，以前的
2、Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion.
student 通指所有的学生；pupil 指中小学的学生
mark the occasion 纪念这一时候
send sb. sth. 送某人……
3、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……
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……
4、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，记得……的……
be willing to do sth. 心甘情愿做某事
We shall all remember him for his hard work
5、A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday.
in one’s honour = in honour of sb. 为向……表示敬意，为纪念某人
Many people attended the party in honour of the new manager.
This is a farewell performance in her honour.
6、It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years.
It is a curious coincidence that… 纯属巧合，……真是奇异的巧合
the day before 前一天；two days before 前两天
a total of 总共
The money she spent on the dinner party reached a total of $200.
7、After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening.
devote oneself to… 致力于……，献身于，专心于（to为介词，后跟名词或动名词）
Mary devotes herself to helping the poor.
As a boy, Jim devoted himself to tennis.
8、For him, this will be an entirely new hobby.
entirely = completely 完完全全地
9、But this does not matter, for, as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn.
as +从句: 正如…
As you know,… 正如你所知道的……