1、Lesson 85,Never too old to learn,inform v. 告诉，通知 vt. 通知，告知 inform sb. of sth. 把通知某人 谁把这个通知给你的？ Who informed you of this? inform that 通知 有人通知他，每年他将多挣1000英镑。 He was informed that he would receive an extra thousand pounds a year.,contribute （1） v. 捐助，援助 （2） v.有貢獻、有助於、成為原因之一 contribute to 為 . 作貢獻, 為 . 捐
2、款或撰稿 他捐很多錢給慈善機構。 He contributed a lot of money to the charity . contribution （1） 捐款 我每周日都给教堂捐10美元。 I give a ten-dollar contribution to the church every Sunday . （2）n.貢獻,gift （1）n. 礼物，赠品、捐贈 present 指以物的一般性用語 gift 是稍正式的說法 （2） 天賦、天資gifted adj. 有天資的、有天賦的 有天賦的音樂家 a gifted musician,album n. 签名簿，相册、集郵冊 集郵冊
3、 a stamp album 相册 a photograph album,patience n. 耐心、忍耐、毅力 反義詞：impatience 這種工作需要極大的耐心。 This kind of work requires much patience .be out of patience with sth 對不能忍受、不耐煩 我无法忍受他了 I am out of patience with him.,patient （1） adj. 有耐心的（反義詞：impatient） be patient with sb 對有耐心 你應該更有耐心對待其他人。 You should be more p
4、atient with others . （2）n. 病人,encouragement n. 鼓励、促進、獎勵 encourage v. 鼓勵、激勵（反義詞：discourage） encourage sb to do 鼓勵 （某人）做 encourage sb in 鼓勵某人的 我的父母在我职业的选择上永远都鼓励我。 My parents have always encouraged me in my choice of career.,farewell （1） 再見，再會（比goodbye正式） 永別了，武器！ Farewell to arms ！ （2）n. 告别, 送別的 say fa
5、rewell to 向.告別 他们在咖啡馆向我告别 They said their farewells to me at the cafe. a farewell party 歡送會,honor （1） n. 敬意 （2） n.名譽、名聲、面子、體面 獲得這個獎項非常榮幸。 It is a great honor to receive that prize . in honor of 為紀念、為慶祝 今晚為慶祝新總統當選而招開宴會。 There is a party tonight in honor of our new president . have the honor of doing
6、有做某事的榮幸 我有榮幸與你跳舞？ May I have the honor of dancing with you ？,coincidence n. 巧合、 （事件等）同時發生 真是太巧了！ What a coincidence！,devote v. 致力于 devote sth to doing sth 完全致力於，全身心投入 他畢生致力於促進世界和平。 He devoted his life to promoting world peace . devote oneself + to 獻身、熱愛、專心 她在少年時代熱衷於網球 She devoted herself to tennis i
7、n her teens .,gardening n. 园艺 gardener n. n.園丁，園藝愛好者 garden n. 園地(用於種植花、果、菜) 我們只有一個小花園。 We have only a small garden . hobby n. 爱好，嗜好 我的嗜好是打撲克牌。 My bobby is playing cards. hobbyhorse 旋轉木馬,I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will b
8、e retiring next week. Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion. will be retiring 將來進行時 mark n. 标记；v. 做标记，留痕迹；纪念 他用红色铅笔给所有禁食的食物都做了标记。 He marked all the foods which were forbidden with a red pencil. send sb. sth. 送某人,All those who have contributed towards t
9、he gift will sign their names in a large album which will be sent to the headmasters home. contribute towards/to sth. 为捐款，提供给 在他去世之前，他给教堂捐了一大笔钱。 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 所有要参加运动会的人都要签名。 All those who will take part in the
10、sports meeting will sign their names. present和gift都表示“礼物，赠品”，但gift要正式些。,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 大家都记得他的幽默 We all remember him for his humor. be wi
11、lling to do sth. 心甘情愿做某事 我十分乐意为你做任何事情 I am quite willing to do anything for you.,A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honor next Thursday. in ones honor = in honor of sb. 为向表示敬意，为纪念某人 很多人参加了为新经理举办的派对。 Many people attended the party in honor of the new manager. 这是为她举行
12、的告别演出。 This is a farewell performance in her honor.,It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years. Its is a curious coincidence that 纯属巧合，真是奇异的巧合 a total of 总共 她花在宴会上的钱总共达到了200美元。 The money she spent on the dinner party re
13、ached a total of $200.,After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening. For him, this will be an entirely new hobby. devote oneself to 致力于，献身于，专心于 玛丽致力于帮助穷人 Mary devotes herself to helping the poor.,But this does not matter, for, as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn. matter v. 有（沒有）關係 ，常使用一般现在時態 有关系吗？ Does it matter ？ too to do 太而不能做某事 這道題太複雜,我們解決不了。 The problem was too complicated for us to solve .,
