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 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.
应用配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：pupils/[ˈpjuːplz] honour/[ˈɑːnər] coincidence/[koˈɪnsɪdəns]
练习感悟：句子稍长，读起来需要费些时间理解。不要快，慢慢读，一个音一个音读准。学习模仿，一定是一个慢慢积累的过程，不能操之过急，不能因为为了录制交任务而囫囵吞枣。放慢速度，认真学。经过这85天的学习，谈不上有太大进步，但是对于语感，对于对课文的理解还是有些收获的。在2019年持续朗读，全勤朗读。加油。💪
