练习材料：

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.

[aɪ] [hæv] [ʤʌst] [rɪˈsiːvd] [ə] [ˈlɛtə] [frɒm] [maɪ][əʊld] [skuːl] [ɪnˈfɔːmɪŋ] [miː] [ðæt] [maɪ] [ˈfɔːmə] [ˌhɛdˈmɑːstə], Mr.[ˈstjʊət] [peɪʤ], [wɪl] [biː] [rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ] [nɛkst] [wiːk]. [ˈpjuːplz] [ɒv] [ðə][skuːl], [əʊld] [ænd] [njuː], [wɪl] [biː] [ˈsɛndɪŋ] [hɪm] [ə] [ˈprɛznt] [tuː][mɑːk] [ði] [əˈkeɪʒən]. [ɔːl] [ðəʊz] [huː] [hæv] [kənˈtrɪbju(ː)tɪd] [təˈwɔːdz][ðə] [gɪft] [wɪl] [saɪn] [ðeə] [neɪmz] [ɪn] [ə] [lɑːʤ] [ˈælbəm] [wɪʧ] [wɪl][biː] [sɛnt] [tuː] [ðə] [ˌhɛdˈmɑːstəz] [həʊm]. [wiː] [ʃæl] [ɔːl] [rɪˈmɛmbə] Mr.[peɪʤ] [fɔː] [hɪz] [ˈpeɪʃəns] [ænd] [ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ] [ænd] [fɔː] [ðə] [ˈkaɪndli][ɪnˈkʌrɪʤmənt] [hiː] [geɪv] [ʌs] [wɛn] [wiː] [wɛnt] [səʊ] [ʌnˈwɪlɪŋli] [tuː][skuːl]. [ə] [greɪt] [ˈmɛni] [ˈfɔːmə] [ˈpjuːplz] [wɪl] [biː] [əˈtɛndɪŋ] [ə][ˈfeəˈwɛl] [ˈdɪnər] [ɪn] [hɪz] [ˈɒnə] [nɛkst] [ˈθɜːzdeɪ]. [ɪt] [ɪz] [ə] [ˈkjʊərɪəs][kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns] [ðæt] [ðə] [deɪ] [bɪˈfɔː] [hɪz] [rɪˈtaɪəmənt], Mr. [peɪʤ] [wɪl][hæv] [biːn] [ˈtiːʧɪŋ] [fɔːr] [ə] [ˈtəʊtl] [ɒv] [ˈfɔːti] [jɪəz]. [ˈɑːftə] [hiː][hæz] [rɪˈtaɪəd], [hiː] [wɪl] [dɪˈvəʊt] [hɪmˈsɛlf] [tuː] [ˈgɑːdnɪŋ]. [fɔː][hɪm], [ðɪs] [wɪl] [biː] [ən] [ɪnˈtaɪəli] [njuː] [ˈhɒbi]. [bʌt] [ðɪs] [dʌz] [nɒt][ˈmætə], [fɔː], [æz] [hiː] [hæz] [ˈɒf(ə)n] [ˈrɪˈmɑːkt], [wʌn] [ɪz] [ˈnɛvə][tuː] [əʊld] [tuː] [lɜːn].

任务配置：L0 +L4

笔记：

1.知识点

（1）inform sb about   告诉某人关于某事

inform sb of sth  通知某人某事，把…事告诉某人。

（2）pupil [ˈpjuːpl]   n.学生; (尤指) 小学生

（3）All those who have contributed towards the gift will sign their names in a

large album…所有凑钱买此礼品的人都将把自己的名字签在一本大签名簿上……

    ①contribute通常与to/towards连用，表示“捐给”、“提供给”；

②present与gift都可以表示“礼物”、“赠品”，但gift相对要正式些。

（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. 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。

①这个长句子的主要框架是remember sb. for stb.(因某事记住某人)

②kindly在这里为形容词，表示“仁慈的”、“和蔼的”、“亲切的”等，这个词既可以作形容词，也可以作副词。

（5）a farewell dinner in his honour, 为他举行的告别宴会。

①farewell比goodbye要正式，可以单独使用：Farewell!(再见!再会!一路平安!)

②in sb.'s honour作定语，表示“为向某人表示敬意”、“为纪念某人”等，也可以说in honour of sb.：

　　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。

This is a farewell performance in her honour.这是一场为她举办的告别演唱/演奏会。

（6）a total of，总共。

　　total在这里是名词，表示“总数”、“总额”、“合计”等

（7）devote oneself to，致力于，献身于，专心于