1、Lesson 85Never 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.headmaster n.校长 headmistress 女校长 与head有关的词：head nurse 护士长 headman 酋长 headphones 耳机
2、 headquarters 总部、总署、司令部headsman 刽子手 headstone 基石 contribute （1）v.捐助，援助 He contributed a lot of money to the charity.（2）v.有贡献、有助于、成为原因之一 contribute to 为.作贡献,为.捐款或撰稿 The construction of a highway will contribute to the development of the suburbs.Before his death,he contributed a large sum of money to
3、the church.Bad weather contributed to my failure.Exercise contributes to better healthcontribution（1）捐款I give a ten-dollar contribution to the church every Sunday.（2）n.贡献make(little/great)contribution to sth.He has made great contributions to the space development program.contributor n.捐款人，捐助人He is
4、a major contributor to the Hope Project.gift （1）n.礼物，赠品、捐赠 present 指礼物的一般性用语 gift 是稍正式的说法（2）天赋、天资 a boy of many gift 多才多艺的少年 gifted adj.有天资的、有天赋的 a gifted musician album n.签名簿，相册、集邮册 a stamp album a photograph album我们把最好的照片放进一个相册里。Weve put the best photos into an album.他们的最新专辑很难听Their new album soun
5、ds terrible.patience n.耐心 vYoull need patience and understanding if youre going to be a host.vIt will take time and patience to get these changes accepted.vYou have to have such a lot of patience when youre dealing with kids.vIn the end I lost my patience and shouted at her.sb have patience with sb.
6、/sth.I have patience with the exam.I lose my patience with English class.have/lose patience to do sth.I have little patience to dance with a fool.be out of patience with sthI am out of patience with him.encouragement n.鼓励vWith encouragement,Sally is starting to play with the other children.vHe alway
7、s likes to give us words of encouragement.v.encourage v.鼓励、激励（discourage）The good news encouraged him.encourage sb to do 鼓励（某人）做The teacher encouraged me to study abroad.encourage sb in 鼓励某人的My parents have always encouraged me in my choice of career.farewell n.告别Farewell,arms 永别了武器sb say farewell t
8、o sth 对永别/一去不复返China says farewell to evil guys.They said their farewells to me at the cafe.farewell party 欢送会farewell speech 告别演说honor n.敬意，荣誉Its my honor to do sth.Its my honor to talk with you.have the honor of doing somethingEarlier this year,I had the honor of meeting the President.a guard of h
9、onor 仪仗队 in ones honor/in the honor of sb.为纪念某人，对某人表示尊重 中国建立了个碑 为了纪念死去的战士China erected a monument in honor of the dead soldiers.coincidence n.巧合What a coincidence!好巧啊I have seen the same person on the same chair in the same bus at the same time.What a coincidence.It is a coincidence thatIt is a coin
10、cidence that I saw you twice in one day.coincidental adj.巧合的 They are all excited about their coincidental meeting in Shanghai after 10 years.total n.总数a total of我总共有10个好朋友.I have a total of 10 friends.他总共吃了10个汉堡.He had a total of 10 hamburgers.in alldevote sth.to 把献给v他把生命献给祖国He devoted his life to
11、his motherland.v克林顿把这本书献给希拉里Clinton devoted the book to Hillary.v我把自己献给了世界和平I devoted myself to world peace.devotion n.奉献devote oneself to 把自己献给;致力于devote oneself to n.devote oneself to doing sth.他致力于帮助穷孩子。He devotes himself to helping the poor kid.她致力于保护环境。She devotes oneself to protecting environm
12、ent.devotion n.献身、挚爱the devotion of parents to their children gardening n.园艺 gardener n.园丁，园艺爱好者 garden n.园地(用于种植花、果、菜)We have only a small garden.hobby n.爱好，嗜好 What are your bobbies？My bobby is playing cards.hobbyhorse 旋转木马1.I have just received a letter from my old school,informing me that my form
13、er headmaster,Mr.Stuart Page,will be retiring next week.will be retiring 将来进行时课文讲解课文讲解2.Pupils of the school,(old and new),will be sending him a present to mark the occasion.The workers,thirsty and tired,took a rest under the trees.The villagers here,young and old,are interested in gardening.pupil 指
14、中小学的学生student 通指所有的学生send sb.sth.送某人mark the occasion 纪念这一时候mark n.标记；v.做标记，纪念He marked all the foods which were forbidden with a red pencil.His death marked the end of an era.3、All those(who have contributed towards the gift)will sign their names in a large album(which will be sent to the headmaste
15、rs home.)all those who will do sth.All those who want to go on an excursion will sign their names.All those who will take part in the sports meeting will sign their names.4、We shall all remember Mr.Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement（he gave us）when we went so un
16、willingly to school.remember sb.for sth.因为记住某人，记得某人的v我会永远记得你在背后设计陷害我。Ill always remember you for having set me up in the back!v我们不会忘记Jenny对我们的关心和理解，也不会忘记在我们沮丧时她给予我们的鼓励。We shall remember Jenny for her care and understanding and for the encouragement she gave us when we were depressed.willing adj.自愿的，
17、心甘情愿的be willing to do sth.心甘情愿做某事 unwilling adj.不情愿的be unwilling to do sth.不愿意做某事 我特别愿意帮助那只淘气的狗。I am really unwilling to help that naughty dog.unwillingly adv.不情愿地，勉强地we went so unwillingly to school.5.A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honor next Thursday.in ones
18、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.这是为她举行的告别演出。This is a farewell performance in her honor.6、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 cu
19、rious coincidence that 纯属巧合，真是奇异的巧合 before his retirement.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.For him,this will be an entirely new hobby.entirely/completely/totallydevote oneself to 致力于，献身于，专心于玛丽致力于帮助穷
20、人Mary devotes herself to helping the poor.他把大部分的空闲时间都用于翻译那些作品Most of his spare time was devoted to the translation of those works.8.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does not matterOne is never too old to learn.can not/neve
21、r too 无论怎样。也不过分vYou cannot be too cautious.vA man can never have too many friends.vYou cannot be too careful in proofreading.vYou can never be too careful when crossing the road.【Special Difficulties】Too and Enoughtoo adv.太，过分太，过分enough adv.足够，十分足够，十分too和和enough都可作程度副词，但都可作程度副词，但too通常位于它通常位于它所修饰的形容词所修饰的形容词/分词之前，分词之前，enough则位于它所修则位于它所修饰的词之后。在含有不定式的句型里，饰的词之后。在含有不定式的句型里，too经常具经常具有否定的含义，有否定的含义，enough则表示达到必要的程度：则表示达到必要的程度：He is too heavy for me to lift.The pear is ripe enough for me to eat.作品欣赏谢谢观看！
