新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點(diǎn) 第85課: 活到老學(xué)到老(1)
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.
句子講解：
1、 have just received a letter from my old school informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week.
我剛剛收到了母校的一封信，通知我說以前的校長斯圖亞特槧奇先生下星期就要退 休了。
語言點(diǎn) informing me that現(xiàn)在分詞短語作狀語,that之后的內(nèi)容為inform的直接賓語，陳述通知的內(nèi)容是什么。
inform：
vt.通知; 使活躍，使充滿; 預(yù)示;
vi.通知; 告發(fā);
過去式：informed 現(xiàn)在分詞：informing 過去分詞：informed 第三人稱單數(shù)：informs
[例句]To inform your nephew about your condition?
通知你侄子你的病情嗎?
former：
adj.以前的，從前的; 在前的; 前任的;
n.模型，樣板; 構(gòu)成者，創(chuàng)造者; 起形成作用的人; [無線] 線圈架;
[例句]Why was the former sheriff in my house?
為什么前警長會(huì)出現(xiàn)在我房子里?
2、Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion.
為了紀(jì)念這個(gè)日子，學(xué)校的學(xué)生，無論是老同學(xué)還是新同學(xué)，都將送給他一份禮物。
語言點(diǎn) sent sb. sth. to mark 為了紀(jì)念而送某物給某人：I sent my wife a diamond necklace to mark our wedding anniversaiy.為了紀(jì)念結(jié)婚紀(jì)念日，我送了 一條鉆石項(xiàng)鏈給我的妻子。
pupil：
n.學(xué)生; [解] 瞳孔; 未成年人; [法] 被監(jiān)護(hù)人;
[例句]Has the pupil learned her lesson?
你的學(xué)生學(xué)會(huì)了嗎?
3、 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.
所有湊錢買這份禮物的人都將在一本大簽名簿上簽上自己的名字，并會(huì)把這本簽名簿送到老校長家中。
語言點(diǎn) sign one’s name somewhere在某處簽上自己的名字
towards：
prep.對于; 接近; 朝，向; 為了;
[例句]Was he ever violent towards her?
他曾對她施加過暴力嗎?
擴(kuò)展學(xué)習(xí)：
previous和former有哪些區(qū)別
former(adj.):可表示以前的，即時(shí)間上在前的，也可表示前者的，即已提及的兩個(gè)事物中的前一個(gè)。 previous(adj.&adv.):指在時(shí)間上較早的、順序上在前的，表示一事做于另一事之先或指目前某事之前一件事，常用于修飾預(yù)先準(zhǔn)備的行動(dòng)。它還有副詞意義——在前,在先,在以前。
