练习材料:
Lesson85 Never too old to learn
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.
ˈlɛsən85 ˈnɛvər tu oʊld tu lɜrn
aɪ hæv ʤʌst rəˈsivd ə ˈlɛtər frʌm maɪ oʊld skul ɪnˈfɔrmɪŋ mi ðæt maɪ ˈfɔrmər ˈhɛdˈmæstər, ˈmɪstər. ˈstuərt peɪʤ, wɪl bi rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ nɛkst wik. ˈpjupəlz ʌv ðə skul, oʊld ænd nu, wɪl bi ˈsɛndɪŋ hɪm ə ˈprɛzənt tu mɑrk ði əˈkeɪʒən. ɔl ðoʊz hu hæv kənˈtrɪbjutɪd təˈwɔrdz ðə gɪft wɪl saɪn ðɛr neɪmz ɪn ə lɑrʤ ˈælbəm wɪʧ wɪl bi sɛnt tu ðə ˈhɛdˈmæstərz hoʊm. wi ʃæl ɔl rɪˈmɛmbər ˈmɪstər. peɪʤ fɔr hɪz ˈpeɪʃəns ænd ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ ænd fɔr ðə ˈkaɪndli ɛnˈkɜrɪʤmənt hi geɪv ʌs wɛn wi wɛnt soʊ ənˈwɪlɪŋli tu skul. ə greɪt ˈmɛni ˈfɔrmər ˈpjupəlz wɪl bi əˈtɛndɪŋ ə ˌfɛrˈwɛl ˈdɪnər ɪn hɪz honour nɛkst ˈθɜrzˌdeɪ. ɪt ɪz ə ˈkjʊriəs koʊˈɪnsɪdəns ðæt ðə deɪ bɪˈfɔr hɪz rɪˈtaɪərmənt, ˈmɪstər. peɪʤ wɪl hæv bɪn ˈtiʧɪŋ fɔr ə ˈtoʊtəl ʌv ˈfɔrti jɪrz. ˈæftər hi hæz rɪˈtaɪrd, hi wɪl dɪˈvoʊt hɪmˈsɛlf tu ˈgɑrdənɪŋ. fɔr hɪm, ðɪs wɪl bi ən ɪnˈtaɪərli nu ˈhɑbi. bʌt ðɪs dʌz nɑt ˈmætər, fɔr, æz hi hæz ˈɔfən rɪˈmɑrkt, wʌn ɪz ˈnɛvər tu oʊld tu lɜrn.
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
headmaster
美/ˌhedˈmæstər/
a teacher who is in charge of a school, especially a private school (尤指私立学校的)校长
mark the occastion 纪念某时刻
coincidence
美/koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way (令人吃惊的)巧合,巧事
练习感悟:从这篇开始没有笔记存粮了,要着手往下预习了。
原声时长:88s
录音时长:88s
练习时间:25min
完成时间:2022.7.1早7