新概念英语第二册第85课课件

honor
（1） n. 敬意 Show honor to sb. 向某人表使敬意 （2） n. 名誉、荣誉、光荣 eg： It is a great honor to receive that prize. 获得这个奖项非常荣幸。
in honor of 为纪念、为庆祝 There is a party tonight in honor of our new president. 今晚为庆祝新总统当选而招开宴会。
devoቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱe
devote + sth + to (doing) sth 完全致力于，全身心投入 eg：He devoted his life to promoting world peace. 他毕生致力于促进世界和平。 devote oneself + to 献身、热爱、专心 eg：She devoted herself to tennis in her life. 她一生热衷于网球。 devoted adj. 忠实的 、挚爱的 a devoted friend 忠实的朋友 devotion n. 献身、挚爱 the devotion of parents to their children 父母对子女的挚爱
I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week.
※ informing me that=Which informs me that...修饰letter的后置定语
※ pupil 小学生、儿童 ※ old and new 同位语 ※ mark the occasion 纪念这个日子 mark 本义为“给......作记号/留痕迹”，在这里表示“纪念” ※ occasion 1. 场合,时刻;重大活动[C] 2. 时机,机会[(+for)]
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.
gardening n. 园艺
gardener n. n.园丁，园艺爱好者 garden n. 园地，花园
hobby
eg：What are your bobbies ？ 你有什么嗜好？ eg：My bobby is playing cards. 我的嗜好是打扑克牌。
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.
information (u).n. 情报、数据、信息、知识 He refused to comment before he had seen all the information. 在看到全部资料之前，他拒绝评论。
headmaster n. 校长
邓布利多是霍格沃茨的校长。 Dumbledore is the headmaster of Hogwarts.
inform
(1) v. 告诉，通知 inform sb of/that 通知某人某事 我告诉她的母亲，她安全抵达 I informed her mother of her safe arrival. I informed her mother that she had safety arrived.
farewell
（1） 再见！再会！（比goodbye正式） （2）n. 告别，送别 say farewell to 向….告别 eg：They made their farewells at the airport. 他们在机场告别。 （3）adj. 送别的 a farewell party 欢送会
total
（1）n. 总数 a total of ...的总计 （2） adj. 全部的、总计的 eg：What’s the total population of china？ 中国总人口是多少？ （3） adj. 完全的、全然的 （complete） a total failure 彻底的失败 （4） v. 合计为…… eg：The expenses totaled ＄1000. 开销总计1000美元
Inform v. 告诉，通知 contribute v. 捐助，援助 album n. 签名簿，相册 encouragement n. 鼓励 honour n. 敬意 total n. 总数 gardening n. 园艺
headmaster n. 校长 gift n. 礼物，赠品 patience n. 耐心 farewell n. 告别 coincidence n. 巧合 devote v. 致力于 hobby n. 爱好，嗜好
album
n. 签名簿，相册、唱片 a photograph album 相册
patience n. 耐心、忍耐、毅力
反义词：impatience 这种工作需要极大的耐心。 This kind of work requires much patience.
patient
（1） adj. 有耐心的（反义词：impatient） be patient of sth / be patient with sb 对……有耐心 你应该更有耐心对待其他人。 You should be more patient with others. （2）n. 病人
coincidence n. 巧合、 （事件等）同时发生
What a coincidence！真是太巧了！
coincide v.同时发生、巧合 coincide with 符合, 与 ... 一致 eg：I didn’t go to meet him because his arrival coincided with an important conference. 我不能去接他是因为他来时，我正好有个很重要的会议。
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.
※kindly 在这里为形容词，表示“仁慈的”、“和蔼的”，这个词既可以作形容词，也可以作副词： eg: She gave me a kindly smile.
※ remember for 因……记住 这个长句子的主要框架是remember sb. for sth.（因某事记住某人），介词for 有3 个并列宾 语：patience，understanding 和encouragement 最后这个宾语又带有自己的定语从句，定语从句又有自己的时间状语从句。
contribute
（1）v. 捐助，援助 中国捐助了很多物资给塞尔维亚。 China has contributed a lot of goods to Serbia. (2) v.有贡献、有助于 contribute to 为 ... 作贡献 This meeting will contribute to peace and security all over the world.
encouragement n. 鼓励、促进、奖励
eg：He received a lot of encouragement from his teacher. 他的老师给了他很多鼓励 。
encourage v. 鼓励、激励 encourage sb to do 鼓励 （某人）做…… eg：老师鼓励我出国留学。 The teacher encouraged me to study abroad.
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.
她对我和蔼的笑了一下。（形容词） eg: I greeted her and she smiled kindly.
我向她打招呼，她亲切地微微一笑。
※unwillingly adv.不情愿地;勉强地
A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday.
contribution n. （1） 捐款（2）贡献
gift
（1）(c.) n. 礼物，赠品=present （2）(c.) n.天赋、天资=talent 这男孩有音乐天赋。 The boy has a gift for music.
gifted adj. 有天赋的=talented 有天赋的音乐家 a gifted musician
Question
When will be Mr. Stuart Page retiring？ Next week.
How long has Mr. Stuart been teaching? He has been teaching almost 40 years.
What will Mr. Stuart Page do after retiring? He will devote himself to gardening.