泽平 的ScalersTalk第八轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day

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 kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪd

təˈwɔːdz ðə ɡɪft 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 ɡeɪv ʌs wɛn wiː wɛnt səʊ ʌnˈwɪlɪŋli tuː

skuːl. ə ɡreɪt ˈmɛni ˈfɔːmə ˈpjuːplz wɪl biː əˈtɛndɪŋ

ə ˈfeəˈwɛl ˈdɪnər ɪn hɪz ˈɒnə nɛkst ˈθɜːzdeɪ. ɪt ɪz ə ˈkjʊərɪəs kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns

ðæt 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 ˈɡɑːdnɪŋ. fɔː hɪm, ðɪs wɪl biː ən ɪnˈtaɪəli

njuː ˈhɒbi. bʌt ðɪs dʌz nɒt ˈmætə, fɔː, æz hiː hæz ˈɒfᵊn ˈrɪˈmɑːkt, wʌn ɪz ˈnɛvə tuː əʊld tuː lɜːn.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、pupil：学生，弟子，门生，2、album：专辑，相册，影集，3、farewell：再会，再见，告别，辞行，4、in his honour：以他的名义，5、coincidence：巧合，巧事，同时存在，6、devote：致力于，献身，奉献，7、

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练习感悟：今天本来又不想读，想着明天补的，不过最后还是坚持读了，感觉不错。