新概念英语第二册Lesson85

1、 Lesson 85 Lesson 85 Never too old to learnNever too old to learnBY:LynnWarming up1.Have you any hobbies? What are they? Why do you enjoy them?2.Do you think most people look forward to retirement? Why?/Why not?3.Do you agree with Mr. Page that “one is never too old to learn”? Why?New words 1.inform

2、 v. 告诉，通知告诉，通知 2.headmaster n. 校长校长 3.contribute v. 捐助，援助捐助，援助 4.gift n. 礼物，赠品礼物，赠品 5.album n .签名簿，相册签名簿，相册 6.patience n. 耐心耐心 7.encouragement n.鼓励鼓励 8.farewell n. 告别告别New words 9.honour n. 敬意敬意 10.coincidence n. 巧合巧合 11. total n. 总数总数 12.devote v. 致力于致力于 13.gardending n. 园艺园艺 14.hobby n. 爱好，嗜好爱好，嗜好

3、words learning inform Vt. 通知，告知，报告通知，告知，报告 inform后面不跟双宾语， He has informed me his new address.这个句子是错误的，应在his前加介词of。 inform后可加宾语再接that引导从句，但不能直接跟that引导从句。 I have to inform that I have removed to the above given address. 这个句子错误应在inform后加宾语you。 vt. 通知，告知 inform sb. of sth. 通知某人 Who informed you about/of

4、 this? inform that 通知 he was informed that he would receive an extra thousand pounds a year. tell sb. sth. 告诉某人某事 tell sb. that 告诉某人 vi. 告发，检举（与against/on连用） He used to inform against his classmates. Several people have informed on him. headmaster n. 校长 美：常指私立学校的校（head of school） 英：中、小学的校长 headmistr

5、ess 女校长 head nurse 护士长 ； headman 酋长 headphone 耳机 ； headsman 侩子手 ； contrbute 用作及物动词用作及物动词 (vt.) Vt. 捐（款）给,捐助， 提供 It was generous of her to contribute such a large sum. 她很大方，捐助了这么大笔钱。 She asked him to contribute a biweekly article on European affairs. 她让他每两周写一篇有关欧洲情况的文章。 用作不及物动词用作不及物动词 (vi.) 投稿给, 投稿 D

6、ont contribute after the closing date. 请在截止日期前投稿。 Honesty and hard work contribute to success and happiness. 诚实加苦干有助于成功和幸福。 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） a Christmas gift ； a birthday gift ； （2） 天赋、天资 a boy of many gift 多才多艺的少年 have a gift for music / painting 音乐天赋 a gift fro

7、m the God 上天的恩赐 album n. 签名簿，相册、集邮册 a photograph album 照相本 a stamp album 集邮册 patience n. 耐心、忍耐、毅力（impatience） eg：This kind of work requires much patience be out of patience with 对.不能忍受、不耐烦 Patient adj. 有耐心的（impatient） be patient of sth be patient with sb 对有耐心 eg：You should be more patient with other

8、 . encouragement n. 鼓励、促进、奖励eg：Hereceivedalotofencouragementfromhisteacher.encourage v. 鼓励、激励（discourage） eg：The good news encouraged him . encourage sb to do 鼓励（某人）做（今后怎么做）eg:The teacher encouraged me to study abroad . encourage sb in 鼓励 (某人)做 （目前正在做的事情） eg:All the family encouraged the boy in his

9、efforts to become a doctor . farewell（1） 再再见见！再会！（比！再会！（比goodbye正式）正式） eg：Farewell to arms ！永別了，武器！永別了，武器！ （2）n. 告别告别 adj.送別的送別的 say farewell to bid farewell to 向向.告別告別 a farewell party 欢送会欢送会 honor （1） n. 敬意 Show honor to a person 向某人表使敬意。 （2） n.名誉、名声、面子、体面eg:The athletes competed for the honor of

10、their country . in honor of 为纪念do the honors （口）（在宴会等） 尽地主之谊guard of honour 仪仗队 inoneshonour为纪念某人，对某人表示尊重 honorable adj. （1） 可敬的、值得尊敬的 eg：The deceased was an honorable man . 死者 （2）光荣的、高贵的eg：He comes of an honorable family . 他出身名门。 coincidence n. 巧合、 （事件等）同时发生 the coincidence of two accidents两个意外的巧合

11、eg：What a coincidence！真是太巧了！ by a strange coincidence 奇妙的巧合 coincide v.同时发生、巧合 coincide with 符合, 与 . 一致 total （1） n. 总数 the sum total 总计、全部、总额； a total of 总计 （2） 全部的、总计的（entire , whole） eg：Whats the total population of china ？ （3） adj. 完全的、全然的 （complete） a total failure 彻底的失败 ； total silence 完全沉默 de

12、vote v. 致力于致力于 devote to + doing 致力于致力于（to 是介词）是介词） I devote myself to teaching. He devoted himself to making money. devoted adj. 忠实的、挚爱的忠实的、挚爱的 a devoted friend忠实的朋友忠实的朋友 devotion n. 献身、挚爱献身、挚爱 the devotion of parents to their children父母对孩子的爱父母对孩子的爱Questions to the text1.Where do I receive a letter

13、 from?2.What is the letter about?3.What will all the pupils do?4.What will we all remember Mr. Page for?5.When is a farewell dinner being held in hishonour?6.What is the curious coincidence?7.What will Mr. Page do after he has retired?How long has Mr. Page been teaching? I have just received a lette

14、r 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

15、to the headmasters 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 t

16、he 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. Text explanation

17、1、I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week. informing me that :现在分词作状语 - 可以表示时间可以表示时间, 原原因因, 结果结果, 条件条件, 行行 为方式或伴随动作等为方式或伴随动作等 ，一般说来，这种结构的，一般说来，这种结构的逻辑主语就是句子的主语逻辑主语就是句子的主语 1. All night long he lay awake, thi

18、nking of the problem. 2. The six blind men stood there begging for a meal. 3. Her husband died ten years ago, leaving her with three children to look after. will be retiring 将来进行时预计、安排即将发生或势必发生的动作 2、Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion. pupil 学生、儿童 （美

19、：常指小学生、其他主要用student ） （英：指中、小学生） 、瞳孔 old and new 作pupil的同位语，由并列连词连接的两个adj.作定语时要放在所修饰的词后面 mark the occasion 纪念这个日子mark n. 标记；v. 做标记，给作记号/留痕迹；纪念 He marked all the foods which were forbidden with a red pencil. send sb. sth. 送某人 （send sth to sb) 3、All those who have contributed towards the gift will sig

20、n their names in a large album which will be sent to the headmasters home. contribute towards/to sth. 为为捐款，提供给捐款，提供给 Before his death, he contributed a large sum of money to the church. all those who will do sth. 所有那些人都所有那些人都 All those who want to go on an excursion will sign their names. 想去郊游的人签名想去

21、郊游的人签名 present 和和gift都表示都表示“礼物，赠品礼物，赠品”，但，但gift 相对相对要正式些：要正式些： She has just received a beautiful birthday present. He made a gift of $60,000 to his old school. 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

22、to school. 1）remember sb. for sth. 因为因为记住某人，记得记住某人，记得的的 eg：We shall all remember her for her sweet smile. 2）be willing to do sth. 心甘情愿做某事心甘情愿做某事 remember for 因记住 eg：I remember him for his naughty . remember as 记得 （人、物） 是 eg：I remember him as a naughty boy . remember doing 记得做过某事 eg：I remember having

23、 met her somewhere . remember to do 记得去做某事 eg：I remembered to mail the letter . 5、AgreatmanyformerpupilswillbeattendingafarewelldinnerinhishonournextThursday. in ones honour = in honour of sb. 为向表示敬意，为纪念某人 eg：Many people attended the party in honour of the new manager. a great many +（pl.） 许多 will be

24、 attending 将参加 a farewell dinner 告別宴会 ； 表示表示“许多许多”的词组的词组 1.a lot of“许多、大量”它可以修饰任何复数名词，相当于many和much lots of=a lot of 表示不确定的数量: 2.plenty of丰富;充足;大量（可修饰任何复数名词） He has plenty of humorous stories to tell.3.a great/good deal of大量的（只可修饰不可数名词） A great deal of work awaits me.许多工作等着我去做。4.a great/good many很多（只

25、可修饰复数可数名词） There are a good many people in the hall.大厅里有很多人。 5.a number of“一些”=some，如果要表示许多的意思，就要加上一个“强语势形容词”large（只可修饰复数可数名词） A large number of people have left.很多人都走了。 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

26、 is a curious coincidence that 纯属巧合，真是奇异的巧合 the day before 前一天；two days before 前两天 will have been doing 将来完成进行时 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. he

27、has retired(时态的灵活运用）用完成时表示事情的完成，即退休，同时表示对以后的影响，将要致力于园艺。 devote oneself to 致力于，献身于，专心于（to为介词，后跟名词或动名词） Marydevotesherselftohelpingthepoor.Asaboy,Jimdevotedhimselftotennis. entirely = completely 完完全全地 8.But this does not matter, for, as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn. matter v. 有

28、（沒有）关系，常使用一般时态有（沒有）关系，常使用一般时态 eg：Does it matter ？ 有什么关系？有什么关系？ too .to do 太太而不能做某事而不能做某事 not too .to do never too to do不会太而不能做某事 Itsnevertoolatetomendthefoldevenafterthesheepislost.亡羊补牢，犹未晚矣eg：The problem was too complicated for us to solve .enough to 足够、可以 eg：It is easy enough for me to understand

29、. as he has often remarked 正如他常说的那样as 引导非限制定语从句eg：As I soon learnt , he was English himself . 我立即意识到，他本人就是英国人。summary 1.letter-former headmaster-next week 2.pupils-old and new-present-to mark 3.those who-sign-album-will be sent 4.shall all remember-patience and-encouragement-gave us when 5.many form

30、er pupils-farewell dinner-his honour-next Thursday receive a letter from mark the occasion contribute towards sign ones name remember sb for kindly encouragement go unwillingly to school a great many attend a farewell dinner in ones honour a curious coincidence a total of devote oneself to收到收到的来信的来信

31、纪念这个日子纪念这个日子为为捐款捐款签名签名因因记住记住亲切鼓励亲切鼓励不愿上学不愿上学许多、大量许多、大量参加告别宴会参加告别宴会为了纪念为了纪念奇妙的巧合奇妙的巧合总共总共致力于致力于Grammar-将来进行时 结构：will+be+doing A）在将来某时候正在进行的动作； B）预计、安排即将发生或势必发生的动作。 一般将来时 ： be going to + 动词原形 will +动词原形 将来进行时： will be + v. ing 将来完成进行时： will have been + v. ing A）在将来某时候正在进行的动作）在将来某时候正在进行的动作： You can hav

32、e a meeting in my office on Friday . I wont be using it. 星期五你可以在我的办公室开会。那会儿我不用它。 What will you be doing tomorrow morning? 明天上午你做什么？ I cant go to the party tonight . Ill be seeing off a friend .今晚我不能参加聚会了。我要给一位朋友送行。 B）预计、安排即将发生或势必发生的动作：）预计、安排即将发生或势必发生的动作： 在这里，将来进行时与一般将来时很接近， 但前者强调动作按计划、安排要发生；间或也表示委婉、客气， 而后者只表示动作会在未来时间发生。 We shall be meeting at the school gate .我们在校门口见面。 What shall we be doing next ? 我们干什么？ If you dont do so , you will be facing great difficulties. 你如果不这样做就会面临很大的困难。 一般将来时与将来进行时的区别，只一般将来时与将来进行时的区别，只不过是对将来的预测，不过是对将来的预测， 一个表示一个表示将来要做的事将来要做的事， 一个表示