练习材料：
Lesson85 Never too old to learn
I have justreceived 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 havecontributed towards the gift will sign their names in a large album which willbe sent to the headmaster's home. We shall all remember Mr. Page for hispatience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when wewent so unwillingly to school. A great many former pupils will be attending afarewell dinner in his honour next Thursday. It is a curious coincidence thatthe day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total offorty years. After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening. Forhim, this will be an entirely new hobby. But this does not matter, for, as hehas often remarked, one is never too old to learn.
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 kəʊˈɪnsɪdənsðæt 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+L1+ L4
知识笔记：
单词：1、informing：告知，2、former：前任的，3、headmaster：校长，4、puples：学生，5、mark the occasion：纪念一下，6、album：专辑，集邮本，7、unwillingly：不情愿地，8、farewell：告别，分手，9、in sb’s honour：以某某的名义，10、coincidence：巧合，11、devote to：致力于，12、entirely：完全，13、remark：发言，备注，评论
音标：/g/ 用舌根抵住后颚，再突然张开，使空气外冲而成音，振动声带。
练习感悟：今天录了3遍达标，读起来还是相对拗口的
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