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.
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a? h?v ??st r??si?vd ? ?l?t? fr?m ma? ??ld sku?l ?n?f??m?? mi? e?t ma? ?f??m? ?h?d?mɑ?st?, Mr. ?stj??t pe??, w?l bi? r??ta??r?? n?kst wi?k. ?pju?plz ?v e? sku?l, ??ld ?nd nju?, w?l bi? ?s?nd?? h?m ? ?pr?znt tu? mɑ?k ei ??ke???n. ??l e??z hu? h?v k?n?tr?bju(?)t?d t??w??dz e? g?ft w?l sa?n ee? ne?mz ?n ? lɑ?? ??lb?m w?? w?l bi? s?nt tu? e? ?h?d?mɑ?st?z h??m. wi? ??l ??l r??m?mb? Mr. pe?? f?? h?z ?pe???ns ?nd ??nd??st?nd?? ?nd f?? e? ?ka?ndli ?n?k?r??m?nt hi? ge?v ?s w?n wi? w?nt s?? ?n?w?l??li tu? sku?l. ? gre?t ?m?ni ?f??m? ?pju?plz w?l bi? ??t?nd?? ? ?fe??w?l ?d?n?r ?n h?z ??n? n?kst ?θ??zde?. ?t ?z ? ?kj??r??s k????ns?d?ns e?t e? de? b??f?? h?z r??ta??m?nt, Mr. pe?? w?l h?v bi?n ?ti???? f??r ? ?t??tl ?v ?f??ti j??z. ?ɑ?ft? hi? h?z r??ta??d, hi? w?l d??v??t h?m?s?lf tu? ?gɑ?dn??. f?? h?m, e?s w?l bi? ?n ?n?ta??li nju? ?h?bi. b?t e?s d?z n?t ?m?t?, f??, ?z hi? h?z ??f(?)n ?r??mɑ?kt, w?n ?z ?n?v? tu? ??ld tu? l??n.
任務配置:L0+L4
知識筆記:1.音標L0
2.L1朗讀
3.L4總結
contributed towards為……捐款
It is a curious coincidence that ……that引導主語從句。
a? total? of 總共……
devote? oneself? to……致力于……to這里是介詞，后接名詞、動名詞。
復習音標/學習新音標:
/dz/濁輔音，聲帶振動，上下排牙齒不用碰到，要留一點縫隙。如“子”。
/z/濁輔音，聲帶振動，上下排牙齒要碰上，自然地對上。
/s/清輔音，聲帶不震動。
/ts/舍端齒齦破擦輔音。舍端先貼住齒齦，堵住氣流略下降，氣流送出口腔。如“次。”
練習感悟:1.今日拿到“江湖傳說”頭銜。倍開心，持續行動得到見證，一下子變得順暢了許多，也不燥了，也不急了，心也跟著靜了。
2.你把Ta時時刻刻放在心里，Ta才會把你在你心上。英語也是如此。學好口語要趁早。
