Lesson 85 Never too old to learn

别志华2022年11月10日大约 5 分钟

Lesson 85 Never too old to learn

中文

活到老学到老

我刚刚收到母校的一封信，通知我说以前的校长斯图亚特.佩奇先生下星期就退休了。

为了纪念这个日子，学校的学生 -- 无论老同学还是新同学 -- 将送他一件礼物。

所有凑钱买此礼品的人都将自己的名字签在一本大签名簿上，签名簿将被送到校长的家里。

我们不会忘记佩奇先生对我们既有耐心又充满理解，也不会忘记在我们不愿去上学时他给予我们的亲切鼓励。

很多老同学都准备参加下星期四为他举行的告别宴会。

佩奇先生退休的前一天正好是他执教满40年的日子，这真是奇妙的巧合。

他退休后，将致力于园艺。

对于他来说，这将是一种全新的爱好。

但这没有关系，因为正如他常说的那样，人要活到老学到老。

英文

I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster [ˌhedˈmɑːstə(r)], Mr.Stuart [ˈstjuːət] Page, will be retiring next week.

Pupils [ˈpjuːp(ə)lz] of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion [əˈkeɪʒ(ə)n].

All those who have contributed [kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪd] towards the gift will sign their names in a large album [ˈælbəm] which will be sent to the headmaster's home.

We shall all remember Mr.Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly [ˈkaɪndli] encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly [ʌnˈwɪlɪŋli] to school.

A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour [ˈɒnə(r)] next Thursday [ˈθɜːzdeɪ].

It is a curious coincidence [kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns] 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 [ɪnˈtaɪəli] new hobby [ˈhɒbi].

But this does not matter, for , as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn.

分析

I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster , Mr.Stuart Page, will be retiring next week.

complex sentence:
- I have just received a letter from my old school
  - I [subject]
  - have received [predicate verb phrase] [present perfect tense]
  - a letter [object]
  - from my old school [adverbial of place]
- informing me that my former headmaster, Mr.Stuart Page, will be retiring next week [adverbial of accompany]
  - informing me that + clause [doing as adverbial clause of accompany]
  - my former headmaster will be retiring next week
    - my former headmaster [subject]
    - will be retiring [future continuous tense]
    - next week [adverbial of time]
knowledge:
- receive + sth. + from + sb.

Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion.

simple sentence:
- Pupils of the school, old and new [subject]
  - of the school [attributive]
- will be sending sth to sth [future continuous tense]
- him [indirect object]
- a present [direct object]
- to mark the occasion [adverbial of purpose]
knowledge:
- send + sth.① + sth.②
  - vt. 寄给...(某人)...(某物), 给...(某人)发送...(某物/某内容), 给...派遣...

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.

complex sentence:
- all those will sign their names in a large album
  - all those [subject]
  - sign [predicate verb phrase]
  - their name [object]
  - in a large album [adverbial of place]
- who have contributed towards the gift
  - who + clause [attributive clause] => all those
  - who [subject]
  - have contributed [predicate verb phrase] [present perfect tense]
  - towards the gift [adverbial of purpose]
- which will be sent to the headmaster's home
  - which + clause [attributive clause] => album
  - which [subject]
  - will be sent to [future simple tense] [passive form of verb]
  - the headmaster's home [object]
knowledge:
- contribute
  - vi. 出力, 捐献, 投稿
- send + to + sth.
  - v. 发送到; 发送给; 发往
- contribute towards
  - 为...捐款

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.

complex sentence:
- We shall all remember Mr.Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us
  - we [subject]
  - shall all remember [predicate verb phrase]
  - Mr.Page [object]
  - for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went to so unwillingly to school
    - for + clause [adverbial of cause]
    - for his patience and understanding
    - and
    - for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went to so unwillingly to school
      - the kindly encouragement
      - he gave us when we went to so unwillingly to school [attributive clause] => the kindly encouragement]
        he gave us
        when we went to so unwillingly to school
        when + clause [adverbial clause of time]
        we [subject]
        went to [predicate verb phrase]
        so unwillingly to school [object]
knowledge:
- shall
  - shall是情态助动词，即为主动词提供更多信息。
  - shall往往涉及必然性(Certainty)、必要性(Necessities)、主动提议，在时态上指向未来。
  - I shall be there on time. 我会准时到那。
  - You shall pass the exam. 你会通过考试。
  - Shall I close the door? 我需要把门关上吗?
- should
  - should
  - should是情态助动词，同样为主动词提供更多信息。
  - 其衍生于shall，是shall的过去式。
  - 如果句子内容受时态影响，且时态为过去式，那么用shall的地方需要改为should。

A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday .

simple sentence:
- A great many former pupils [subject]
- will be attending [predicate verb phrase] [future continuous tense]
- a farewell dinner in his honour [object]
- next Thursday [adverbial of time]
knowledge:
- in one's honour
  - 为向....表示敬意

It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement ,Mr.Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years.

simple sentence:
- It is a curious coincidence that the day before this retirement ...
  - It [subject]
  - is [be verb]
  - a curious coincidence that the day before this retirement [predicative] [noun phrase]
    - that the day before this retirement [subject clause]
- Mr.Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years
  - Mr.Page [subject]
  - will have been teaching [predicate verb phrase] [future perfect continuous tense]
  - for a total of forty years [adverbial of time]
knowledge:
- It is a curious coincidence that
  - that 引导的主语从句

After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening.

complex sentence:
- After he has retired [adverbial clause of time]
- he will devote himself to gardening
  - he [subject]
  - will devote sb. to sth. [future simple tense]
  - himself [object]
  - to gardening [prepositional object phrase]
- he will devote himself to gardening
  - he [subject]
  - will devote sb. to sth. [future simple tense]
  - himself [direct object]
  - gardening [indirect object]
knowledge:
- devote + oneself. + to + sth.
  - v. 某人专心于...

For him, this will be an entirely new hobby .

simple sentence:
- For him
- this [subject]
- will be [be verb] [future simple tense]
- an entirely new hobby [predicative] [noun phrase]

But this does not matter, for , as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn.

complex sentence:
- but this does not matter
  - this [subject]
  - does not matter [predicate verb phrase]
- for
- as he has often remarked
  - as + clause
  - he has often remarked
- one is never too old to learn
  - one [subject]
  - is [be verb]
  - never too old to learn [predicative]

inform sb sth
- 告诉、通知
contribute towards 为...捐款
remember for 记住
a farewell dinner in his honour.
- in one's honour 为向....表示敬意
- in honour of sb 为庆祝
It is a curious coincidence that
- that引导的主语从句
a total of
- 总共
- for a total of forty years
devote oneself to + 名词、动名词致力于
remark
- n.言论，评述；（正式演讲时的）言论（remarks）；<正式> 引人注目，显耀
- v.谈论，说起；注意到
名词 + 从句
- 定语从句关系词能省略
- 同位语从句关系词不能省略
a great many 许多、大量
too ... to
- too + adj/adv + to do sth
- 太...以至于不能