新概念英语第二册笔记-第85课(共17页).doc

精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上Lesson 85 Never too old to learn 活到老学到老【Text】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.【课文翻译】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。 New words and expressions 生词和短语Inform v. 告诉，通知 headmaster n. 校长contribute v. 捐助，援助 gift n. 礼物，赠品album n. 签名簿，相册 patience n. 耐心encouragement n. 鼓励 farewell n. 告别honour n. 敬意 coincidence n. 巧合total n. 总数 devote v. 致力于gardening n. 园艺 hobby n. 爱好，嗜好【生词讲解】1. inform (1)v. 告诉，通知inform sb of 通知某人某事eg：I informed her mother of her safe arrival. 我告诉她的母亲，她安全抵达inform sb + that / wh- 告知某人某事eg：I informed her mother that she had safety arrived. 我告诉她的母亲说，她已平安抵达。eg：We were informed that a big fire had broken out in the next town. 我们被告知，旁边的小城镇发生火灾。eg: 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。eg：His letter informed us how and when he was expected to arrive in Beijing. 他的信告诉我们他预计抵达北京的时间和交通方式。(2) vi. 告发，检举（与against/on 连用）：eg: He used to inform against his classmates. 他过去常打同学的小报告。eg: Several people have informed on him.好几个人告发了他。 informed adj. 消息灵通的、见闻广博的informed sources 消息灵通之士informative adj. 知识性的、给予知识的informer n. 告密者、提供情报者 police informer 向警察通风报信的人information n. 情报、数据、信息、知识a piece of information 一条信息collect information gather information收集情报cover up information 隐满消息 ； offer information 提供消息2. headmaster n. 校长美：常指私立学校的校长（head of school） 英：中、小学小长headmistress 女校长与head有关的词：head nurse 护士长 ； headman 酋长headphone 耳机 ； headquarters 总部、总署、司令部headsman 刽子手 ； headstone 基石3. contribute （1）v. 捐助，援助eg：He contributed a lot of money to the charity .他捐很多钱给慈善机构。 eg：I contributed to the church. 我捐款给教会。（2） v.有贡献、有助于、成为原因之一contribute to contribute towards 为 . 作贡献, 为 . 捐款或撰稿eg：The construction of a highway will contribute to the growth of the suburbs. 一条公路的建设将有助于郊区的发展。contribution （1） 捐款eg：I give a ten-dollar contribution to the church every Sunday.（2）n. 贡献eg：He has made great contributions to a space development program.他对太空发展计划作出了巨大贡献。contributor n. 捐赠者 、投稿人4. gift （1）n. 礼物，赠品、捐赠（present 指以物的一般性用语，gift 是稍正式的说法） a Christmas gift ； a birthday gift ； a graduation gift 毕业礼物（2） 天赋、天资a boy of many gift 多才多艺的少年have a gift for music / painting a gift from the God 老天爷的恩赐gifted adj. 有天资的、有天赋的a gifted musician 有天赋的音乐家5. album （1）n. 签名簿，相册、集邮册a photograph album 照相本 a stamp album 集邮册put a photograph in an album 放照片在相册里（2） 书集、文集6. patience n. 耐心、忍耐、毅力（反义词：impatience） eg：This kind of work requires much patience.这种工作需要极大的耐心。eg：He had patience to hear my complaints . 他有耐心听我的投诉。work with patience 工作有耐心be out of patience with 对.不能忍受、不耐烦patient （1） adj. 有耐心的（反义词：impatient） be patient of sth be patient with sb 对有耐心eg：You should be more patient with other. 你应该更有耐心对待其他人。eg：He was patient of hardships. 他承受许多苦难。（2）adj. 勤快的、 （行动等）需要耐心的a patient worker 勤快工作者 ；patient researches 需要耐性的研究（3）n. 病人eg：The hospital has a lot of patients. 医院有很多病人。7. encouragement n. 鼓励、促进、奖励eg：He received a lot of encouragement from his teacher. 他的老师给了他很多鼓励 。encourage v. 鼓励、激励（反义词：discourage） eg：The good news encouraged him. 那个好消息激励了他encourage sb to do 鼓励 （某人）做（表示鼓励某人今后要做某事） eg：The teacher encouraged me to study abroad. 老师鼓励我出国留学encourage sb in 鼓励（助长） 某人的（表示鼓励某人目前正在做的某种事情）eg：All the family encouraged the boy in his efforts to become a doctor. 那位少年努力想成为一名医生，全家人都鼓励他。eg： Dont encourage him in his idle ways. 不可助长他懒惰成性。 idle a.懒散的；空闲的；无用的 vi.懒散 vt.虚度8. farewell （1） 再见！再会！（比goodbye正式） eg： Farewell to arms！永别了，武器！（2）n. 告别（做adj.使用） 送别的say farewell to bid farewell to 向.告别eg：They made their farewells at the airport. 他们在机场告别。a farewell party 欢送会9. honor （1） n. 敬意 Show honor to a person 向某人表使敬意。（2） n. 名誉、名声、面子、体面eg： The athletes competed for the honor of their country.运动员们为国家争夺荣誉。eg： It is a great honor to receive that prize. 获得这个奖项非常荣幸。相关短语：in honor of 为纪念、为庆祝eg：There is a party tonight in honor of our new president. 今晚为庆祝新总统当选而招开宴会。do the honors （口）（在宴会等） 尽地主之谊have the hour of doing （have the honor to do ） 有做某事的荣幸eg： May I have the honor of dancing with you ？我有荣幸与你跳舞？honorable adj. （1） 可敬的、值得尊敬的an honor dead 死的光荣eg：The deceased was an honorable man. 死者是一个受人尊敬的人。（2）光荣的、高贵贵 die an honorable death 光荣舍身eg：He comes of an honorable family. 他出身名门。The Honorable 阁下10. coincidence n. 巧合、 （事件等）同时发生the coincidence of two accidents两个意外的巧合eg：What a coincidence！真是太巧了！by a strange coincidence 奇妙的巧合coincide v.同时发生、巧合 coincide with 符合, 与 . 一致eg：I didnt go to meet him because his arrival coincided with an important conference.我不能去接他是因为他来时，我正好有个很重要的会议。11. total （1）n. 总数the sum total 总计、全部、总额 ； a total of 总计（2） 全部的、总计的（entire , whole） （反义词：partial） eg：Whats the total population of china？ 中国总人口是多少？the total amount 总额（3） adj. 完全的、全然的 （complete）a total failure 彻底的失败 ； total silence 完全沉默（4） v. 合计为 （vt./vi.不用被动态）eg：The expenses totaled 1000. the expenses totaled up to 1000. 开销总计1000美元12. devote v. 致力于devote + sth + to (doing) sth 完全致力于，全身心投入eg：He devoted his life to promoting world peace.He devoted his life to the promotion of world peace .他毕生致力于促进世界和平。devote oneself + to 献身、热爱、专心eg：She devoted herself to tennis in her teens. 她在少年时代热衷于网球。devoted adj. 忠实的 、挚爱的 ； a devoted friend 忠实的朋友eg：She is devoted to her husband .她很爱她的丈夫。devotion n. 献身、挚爱the devotion of parents to their children 父母对子女的挚爱the devotion of too much time to sports 花太多时间在运动上13. gardening n. 园艺horticulture n.园艺学gardener n. n.园丁，园艺爱好者garden n. 园地(用于种植花、果、菜)eg：We have only a small garden. 我们只有一个小花园。区别：yard 是指房屋四周的土地，可能有草坪、道路等 。gardens 公园 ； zoological gardens 动物园 botanical gardens 植物园 ； garden city 花园城市14. hobby n. 爱好，嗜好eg：What are your bobbies ？ 你有什么嗜好？eg：My bobby is playing cards. 我的嗜好是打扑克牌。hobbyhorse 旋转木马【课文讲解】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. informing me that 现在分词短语做状语 receive表示“客观上收到.”；而accept则表示“主观上(愿意）接受.”eg: Li Ming was accepted as a League member last week.eg: He received a gift, but he didn't accept it. （他收到了一件礼物，但他没有接受。）  will be retiring 将来进行时将来进行时主要表示将来某一时刻正在进行的动作，或表示要在将来某一时刻开始，并继续下去的动作。常用来表示礼貌的询问、请求等。例如：    1）This time next day they will be sitting in the cinema.    2）What will you be doing at six tomorrow evening?2. Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion. pupil 学生、儿童（美：常指小学生、其他主要用student ）（英：指中、小学生）、瞳孔pupil   小学生（美语elementary，primary school students）   school student   中小学生   junior (middle school) student   初中生   senior (middle school) student   高中生  school leaver   中小学的辍学生  freshman   大学一年级新生  sophomore   大学二年级学生  junior    大学三年级学生  senior    大学四年级学生  undergraduate   大学本科生  bachelor   学士  graduate student(postgraduate)   研究生  master   硕士  doctor   博士 old and new 同位语由并列连词连接的两个adj. ，作定语时要放在所修饰的词的后面。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：eg: 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。 mark the occasion 纪念这个日子 mark 本义为“给.作记号/留痕迹”，在这里表示“纪念”：eg: Prices are marked on the goods. 商品上都标有价目。mark A with B or mark B on A（在某物上作记号）mark one's name on one's clothesmark one's clothes with one's name在自己的衣服上标上自己的名字eg: The route has been marked so that it is easy to follow.这条路线已标有记号，很容易跟着走。 occasion1. 场合,时刻;重大活动,盛典C2. 时机,机会(+for)eg: He seized the occasion to invite her home for dinner. 他抓住机会邀请她回家里吃饭。3. 起因,近因(+of)eg: Her departure was the occasion of much sadness. 她的离别是令人十分悲伤的起因。4. 理由;需要(+for)+to-veg: You have no occasion to buy another car. 你没有必要再买一辆汽车。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. 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 因记住 这个长句子的主要框架是remember sb. for stb（因某事记住某人），介词for 有3 个并列宾语：patience，understanding 和encouragement，最后这个宾语又带有自己的定语从句，定语从句又有自己的时间状语从句。for 后面跟的可以是某人的品德、特征等：eg: Jeremy is remembered for his great sense of humour.人们不会忘记杰里米那绝妙的幽默感。remember as 记得 （人、物） 是eg：I remember him as a naughty boy. 我记得他是一个顽皮的孩子。remember doing 记得做过某事eg：I remember having met her somewhere.我记得在什么地方见过她。remember to do 记得去做某事eg：I remembered to mail the letter. 我记得要把信寄出去。 kindly 在这里为形容词，表示“仁慈的”、“和蔼的”、等，这个词既可以作形容词，也可以作副词：eg: She gave me a kindly smile. 她对我和蔼的笑了一下。（形容词）eg: Dan kindly invited us to lunch yesterday. 丹昨天友好地/好心地邀请我们吃午饭。（副词）eg: I greeted her and she smiled kindly. 我向她打招呼，她亲切地微微一笑。 so 在这里是一种非正式的用法，表示程度，相当于very：eg: This new cheese is so good! 这新奶酪如此之好！ unwillingly不情愿地;勉强地 4. A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday. a great many +（pl.） 许多 表示“许多”的英语短语：(1) 修饰可数名词复数形式的有 many, a good/great many, quite a few, a large (或great)/small number of等，其后的谓语动词用复数形式。(2) 修饰不可数名词的有much, a great deal of, quite a little, an amount of等。其后的谓语动词用单数形式。(3) 既能修饰可数名词，又能修饰不可数名词的有 a lot of, lots of, plenty of, a great quantity of等，谓语动词根据主语是可数或不可数决定单复数形式。 a number of +可数名词，谓语用复数，意为许多，大量的 the number of +可数名词，谓语用单数，意为的数目 will be attending 将参加 attend to sb/sth专心，仔细考虑eg: Attend to your work and stop talking专心工作，不要说话 接待eg: Are you being attended to?有人接待您吗？（店员问顾客） 出席 attend a wedding参加婚礼 attend a meeting参加会议  farewellfarewell 比goodbye 要正式，可以单独使用：Farewell！（再见！再会！一路平安！）它也可以作名词或形容词用：say farewell to sb/sth 向某人/某事物告别eg: You can say farewell to seaside holidays. 你可以向海滨假日告别了。eg: He said farewell to his mother and got on the plane. 他向母亲告别后便登上了飞机。（名词） 作形容词辞行的，告别的eg: When Frank retired, they held a farewell party. 弗兰克退休时，他们开了个欢送会。（形容词）a farewell speech告别演讲a farewell dinner 告别宴会 ； in his honor 为他所举行的 in sb.'s/sth.'s honour 作定语，表示“为向某人/某事表示敬意”、“为纪念某人/某事”等，也可以说in honour of sb/sth：eg: Many people attended the party in honour of the new manager. 很多人参加了为新经理举办的晚会。eg: This is a farewell performance in her honour. 这是一场为她举办的告别演唱/演奏会。 honour荣幸，光荣eg: It's a great honour to be invited. 承蒙邀请，十分荣幸 a man of honour品德高尚的人 an honour to sth/sb为.增光的人或事物eg: She is an honour to her profession. 她是同行的光荣 on my honour我发誓，我以人格担保eg: I promise I'll pay you back on my honour 我以我的人格担保一定把钱还给你。 have the honour of sth获得某种特殊的荣幸 do sb the honour of doing stheg: May I have the honour of this dance?eg: Will you do me the honour of dancing with me? 可以赏光和我跳这个舞吗？eg: I feel highly honoured by your trust. 我得到您的信任感到十分荣幸。5. It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years. curious富于好奇心的，有兴趣的be curious about sth/to do stheg: I am curious to know what she said. 我真好奇的想知道她说了什么。1) 爱管闲事的eg: She's always so curious about my work.她总爱打听我的工作2) 奇特的，不寻常的eg: It's curious that he didn't tell you.他没有告诉你实在反常。curiosity好奇心 6. After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening. For him, this will be an entirely new hobby. entirely全部地，一生地eg: He devoted himself entirely to music.他将一生奉献给了音乐。eg: His success is entirely due to hard work.他的成功完全是努力工作的结果。7. But this does not matter, for, as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn. matter v. 有（没有）关系 ，常使用一般时态eg：Does it matter ？ 有什么关系？ too .to do 太而不能做某事not too .to do never too to do不会太而不能做某事eg：Its never too late to mend the fold even after the sheep is lost . 亡羊补牢,犹未为晚eg：The problem was too complicated for us to solve. 这道题太复杂,我们解决不了。对比：enough to 足够、可以eg：It is easy enough for me to understand. 这是对我来说很容易理解。 as he has often remarked 正如他常说的那样as 引导非限定性定语从句eg：As I soon learnt, he was English himself. 我立即意识到,他本人就是英国人。 remark vi.1. 谈论,议论;评论(+on/upon)eg: Prof. Smith remarked on the difference between the two dictionaries.史密斯教授谈到了这两本词典的不同之处。2. vt.注意到, 留意; 述说as remarked above如上所述eg:Did you remark the similarity between them?你注意到他们之间的相似之处吗?6. in ones honour 7. devote oneself to (doing) sth8. does not matter9. a total of10. be never too old to learn【关键词组摘录】1. receive a letter from 2. mark the occasion 3. contribute to4. remember sb for sth5. a great many【Key structures：时态的系统梳理- 和将来相关联的时态】一般将来时 ： be going to + 动词原形 / will +动词原形将来进行时： will be + v. ing 将来完成进行时： will have been + v. ing 【Special Difficulties】 too 与 enough 的区别，按列句连接以下句子：eg： The wall is high. I cannot climb it . The wall is too high to climb . The wall is too high for me to climb .eg：The wall is low .I can climb it . the wall is low enough to climb . The wall is low enough for me to climb .Exercise： 1. The car is expensive . I cannot buy it . The car is too expensive to buy . The car is too expensive for me to buy .2. this car is cheap . I can buy it . This car is cheap en