新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第85課: 活到老學到老(2)

　　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.

　　句子講解：

　　4、 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.

　　我們不會忘記佩奇先生對我們既有耐心又充滿理解，也不會忘記在我們不愿去上學時他給予我們的親切鼓勵。

　　語言點 remember sb. for sth.因為某事而記住某人

　　encouragement

　　英 [?n?k?r?d?m?nt] 美 [?n?k?:r?d?m?nt]

　　n.鼓勵; 激勵; (的事物) 支持; (的事物) 促進;

　　[例句]Come on! Let's give hera little encouragement.

　　來吧!掌聲鼓勵!

　　unwillingly

　　adv.不情愿地，勉強地; 勉勉強強;

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

　　很多老同學都將出席下個星期四為老校長舉行的告別宴會。

　　語言點 attend a farewell dinner出席告別宴會

　　farewell：

　　n.告別，歡送; 歡送會; 告別辭;

　　int.再見，再會; 一路平安;

　　adj.告別的，送行的;

　　[例句]It's very hard for elizabeth and me to say farewell.

　　這對伊麗莎白和我是一個非常艱難的告別。

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

　　佩奇先生退休的前一天正好是他執(zhí)教滿40年的日子，這真是奇妙的巧合。

　　語言點 curious coincidence奇妙的巧合

　　curious：

　　adj.好奇的; 奇妙的; 好求知的; 稀奇的;

　　[例句]Aren't you a little curious?

　　你就一點不好奇嗎?

　　retirement：

　　n. 退休，退職;引退，退役

　　The history instructor was a retired minister.

　　那位歷史教師是個退休的牧師。

　　She is a retired teacher.

　　她是個退休教師。

　　He will retire from the army.

　　他明年從部隊退役。

　　He will retire on a pension at 65.

　　他將在65歲時退休，領(lǐng)養(yǎng)老金生活。

　　The troops retired in good order.

　　軍隊井然有序地撤退。