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 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.
音标:ˈlɛsn85 ˈnɛvə tuː əʊld tuː lɜːn
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:1.音标L0
2.L1朗读
3.L4总结
contributed towards为……捐款
It is a curious coincidence that ……that引导主语从句。
a total of 总共……
devote oneself to……致力于……to这里是介词，后接名词、动名词。
复习音标/学习新音标:
/dz/浊辅音，声带振动，上下排牙齿不用碰到，要留一点缝隙。如“子”。
/z/浊辅音，声带振动，上下排牙齿要碰上，自然地对上。
/s/清辅音，声带不震动。
/ts/舍端齿龈破擦辅音。舍端先贴住齿龈，堵住气流略下降，气流送出口腔。如“次。”
练习感悟:1.今日拿到“江湖传说”头衔。倍开心，持续行动得到见证，一下子变得顺畅了许多，也不燥了，也不急了，心也跟着静了。
2.你把Ta时时刻刻放在心里，Ta才会把你在你心上。英语也是如此。学好口语要趁早。
