练习材料：

Lesson85 Never too old to learn

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 honor 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

知识笔记：

新词：inform 通知；pupil 学生，未成年；contribute 贡献；album 相册；encouragement 鼓励；unwillingly 不情愿地；farewell 告别；coincidence 巧合，一致；devote 奉献；entirely 完全地

词组：mark the occasion 纪念这个时刻；

练习感悟：

今天很认真地在群里提问，弄懂了第一句中inform为什么要用现在分词形式。知道了是动名词做状语补充成分。算是2018年一个新概念任务很棒的收尾啦。

明年见！