新概念英语第二册+Lesson+85+Never+too+old+to+learn+课件

Lesson

85Never

toooldtolearninformv.告诉，通知headmaster

n.校长contribute

v.捐助，援助gift

n.礼物，赠品album

n.签名簿，相册patience

n.耐心encouragement

n.鼓励farewell

n.告别New

wordshonour

n.敬意coincidence

n.巧合total

n.总数devote

v.致力于gardening

n.园艺hobby

n.爱好，嗜好1.inform

v.通知，告诉通知某人某事inform

sb

of/

about

sth地址若有变动请通知我们。Pleaseinformusofanychangesofaddress.通知…inform

that…我们很遗憾的通知你，你的邀请未被接受。We

regrettoinformyouthatyourinvitationhasbeenrejected.拓展：informal

adj.

1）非正式的2）轻松有好的，不拘礼节的informant

n.告密者（informer）information

n.消息informed

adj.见多识广的，消息灵通的well-informed/

ill-informed

informative

adj.资料丰富的2.contributev.1)捐助向…捐助…contributesth

to/

towards…志愿者为工程奉献出自己的时间。Thevolunteerscontributetheirtimetotheproject.拓展1:contribution

n.贡献对…做出贡献make

a

contribution

to/

towards…他对项目的成功作出了非常积极的贡献。Hemadeaverypositivecontributiontothesuccessoftheproject.拓展2:contributor

n.捐助人contributory

adj.促成的，促进的，起作用的3.

devote

v.致力于致力于devote

sth

to

sth他致力于电影剧本的创作。Hedevotedhisenergiestowritingfilms.集中精力于…

devote

oneself

to…拓展：1）devoted

adj.投入的，挚爱的热衷于…

be

devoted

to…2）devotion

n.挚爱对…的挚爱devotion

to…4.

honorn.1）荣幸，光荣；敬意做某事深感荣幸Itisan/one’shonortodosth先生，大驾光临，深感荣幸。It

isanhonortohaveyouhere,sir.为了表示对某人/某事的崇敬in

honor

of

sb/sth

=

in

one’s

honor将举办一次特别晚宴向她致敬。A

special

dinner

will

be

held

in

her

honor.有幸做某事have

the

honor

of

sth/

doing

sth能赏光和我跳下一曲舞吗？MayIhavethehonorofthenextdance?v.尊重做某事感到荣幸feel/

be

honored

to

do他在讲话中提到了我，真是荣幸。Iwashonoredtohavebeenmentionedinhisspeech.拓展：honorable

adj.光荣的，值得尊敬的TextIhavejustreceivedaletterfrommyoldschool,informingmethatmyformerheadmaster,Mr.StuartPage,willberetiringnextweek.Pupilsoftheschool,oldandnew,willbesendinghimapresenttomarktheoccasion.Allthosewhohavecontributedtowardsthegiftwillsigntheirnamesinalargealbumwhichwillbesenttotheheadmaster’shome.WeshallallrememberMr.Pageforhispatienceandunderstandingandforthekindlyencouragementhegaveuswhenwewentsounwillinglytoschool.AgreatmanyformerpupilswillbeattendingafarewelldinnerinhishonournextThursday.Itisacuriouscoincidencethatthedaybeforehisretirement,Mr.Pagewillhavebeenteachingforatotaloffortyyears.Afterhehasretired,hewilldevotehimselftogardening.Tex