王青
【New words and expressions】生詞和短語（14）
inform v. 告訴，通知
headmaster n. 校長
contribute v. 捐助，援助
gift n. 禮物，贈品
album n. 簽名簿，相冊
patience n. 耐心
encouragement n. 鼓勵(lì)
farewell n. 告別
honour n. 敬意
coincidence n. 巧合
total n. 總數(shù)
devote v. 致力于
gardening n. 園藝
hobby n. 愛好，嗜好
★inform v. 告訴，通知
①vt. 通知，告知
inform sb. of sth. 通知某人……
Who informed you about/of this?
inform that… 通知……
he was informed that he would receive an extra thousand pounds a year.
tell sb. sth. 告訴某人某事
tell sb. that 告訴某人……
② vi. 告發(fā)，檢舉（與against/on連用）
He used to inform against his classmates.
Several people have informed on him.
★devote v. 致力于
devote to + doing 致力于……（to 是介詞）
I devote myself to teaching.
He devoted himself to making money.
object to + doing sth.
★farewell n. 告別
farewell n. 告別，再見；adj. 告別（比goodbye更正式）
Farewell! 再會！一路平安！
He said farewell to his mother and got on the plane.
When Frank retired, they held a farewell party.
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★honour n. 敬意
guard of honour 儀仗隊(duì)
in one's honour 為紀(jì)念某人，對某人表示尊重
We will give him a party in his honour.
We will give him a dinner in his honour.
It's my honour. 是我的榮幸
It's my honour to do sth. 做某件事情是我的榮幸
It's my honour to talk with you.
I'm honoured to do sth. 我感到榮幸
I'm honoured to talk with you.
I'm honoured to stand here and give you lessons.
I'm honoured to be your teacher.
【Text】
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.
參考譯文
我剛剛收到母校的一封信，通知我說以前的校長斯圖亞特.佩奇先生下星期就退休了。為了紀(jì)念這個(gè)日
子，學(xué)校的學(xué)生--無論老同學(xué)還是新同學(xué)--將送他一件禮物。所有湊錢買此禮品的人都將自己的名字
簽在一本大簽名簿上，簽名簿將被送到校長的家里。我們不會忘記佩奇先生對我們既有耐心又充滿理解，
也不會忘記在我們不愿去上學(xué)時(shí)他給予我們的親切鼓勵(lì)。很多老同學(xué)都準(zhǔn)備參加下星期四為他舉行的告別
宴會。佩奇先生退休的前一天正好是他執(zhí)教滿40 年的日子，這真是奇妙的巧合。他退休后，將致力于園
藝。對于他來說，這將是一種全新的愛好。但這沒有關(guān)系，因?yàn)檎缢Ｕf的那樣，人要活到老學(xué)到老。
【課文講解】
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.
former adj. 前任的，以前的
2、Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion.
student 通指所有的學(xué)生；pupil 指中小學(xué)的學(xué)生
mark the occasion 紀(jì)念這一時(shí)候
mark n. 標(biāo)記；v. 做標(biāo)記，給……作記號/留痕跡；紀(jì)念
He marked all the foods which were forbidden with a red pencil.
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send sb. sth. 送某人……
3、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.
contribute towards/to sth. 為……捐款，提供給……
Before his death, he contributed a large sum of money to the church.
A few of us contributed towards Mary’s present on her birthday.
all those who … will do sth. 所有那些人都……
All those who want to go on an excursion will sign their names. 想去郊游的人簽名
All those who will take part in the sports meeting will sign their names.
present 和gift都表示“禮物，贈品”，但gift 相對要正式些：
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 to school.
remember sb. for sth. 因?yàn)椤涀∧橙耍浀谩摹?/p>
be willing to do sth. 心甘情愿做某事
We shall all remember him for his hard work
5、A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday.
in one’s honour = in honour of sb. 為向……表示敬意，為紀(jì)念某人
Many people attended the party in honour of the new manager.
This is a farewell performance in her honour.
6、It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of
forty years.
It’s is a curious coincidence that… 純屬巧合，……真是奇異的巧合
the day before 前一天；two days before 前兩天
a total of 總共
The money she spent on the dinner party reached a total of $200.
7、After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening.
devote oneself to… 致力于……，獻(xiàn)身于，專心于（to為介詞，后跟名詞或動名詞）
Mary devotes herself to helping the poor.
As a boy, Jim devoted himself to tennis.
8、For him, this will be an entirely new hobby.
entirely = completely 完完全全地
9、But this does not matter, for, as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn.
as +從句正如…
As you know,… 正如你所知道的……
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【Letter Writing】
一封信的結(jié)尾：
I am looking forward to seeing you soon.
Best regards,
Tom
可以用Best wishes，Yours 或Love結(jié)尾。
簽名必須清楚，必須落在信末尾的下面。如果信寫完后還想作些補(bǔ)充，可以寫在簽名下面。在所寫的
附言之前必須加上P.S.兩個(gè)字母，這是“又及”的意思。
【Special Difficulties】
Too and Enough
too adv. 太，過分
enough adv. 足夠，十分
too和enough都可作程度副詞，但too通常位于它所修飾的形容詞/分詞之前，enough則位于它所修飾
的詞之后。在含有不定式的句型里，too經(jīng)常具有否定的含義，enough則表示達(dá)到必要的程度：
He is too heavy for me to lift.
The pear is ripe enough for me to eat.