
【New words and expressions】生词和短语(14)
inform v. 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
honour 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
★inform v. 告诉,通知
① vt. 通知,告知
inform sb. of sth. 通知某人……
Who informed you about/of this?
inform that… 通知……
He was informed that he would receive an extra thousand pounds a year.
② vi. 告发,检举(与 against/on连用)
Several people have informed on him.
★devote v. 致力于
devote to + doing 致力于……(to 是介词)
I devote myself to teaching.
object to + doing sth.
★farewell n. 告别
farewell n. 告别,再见;adj. 告别(比goodbye更正式)
Farewell! 再会!一路平安!
He said farewell to his mother and got on the plane.
★honour n. 敬意
guard of honour 仪仗队
in one's honour 为纪念某人,对某人表示尊重
We will give him a party in his honour.
It's my honour to do sth. 做某件事情是我的荣幸
I'm honoured to do sth. 我感到荣幸
【课文讲解】
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.
former adj. 前任的,以前的
2、Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion.
student 通指所有的学生;pupil 指中小学的学生
mark n. 标记;v. 做标记,给……作记号/留痕迹;纪念
He marked all the foods which were forbidden with a red pencil.
send sb. sth. 送某人……
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.
contribute towards/to sth. 为……捐款,提供给……
Before his death, he contributed a large sum of money to the church.
all those who … will do sth. 所有那些人都……
All those who want to go on an excursion will sign their names.
present和gift都表示“礼物,赠品”,但gift 相对要正式些:
He made a gift of $60,000 to his old school.
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.
remember sb. for sth. 因为……记住某人,记得……的……
be willing to do sth. 心甘情愿做某事
We shall all remember him for his hard work
5、A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday.
in one’s honour = in honour of sb. 为向……表示敬意,为纪念某人
Many people attended the party in honour of the new manager.
6、It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years.
It’s is a curious coincidence that… 纯属巧合,……真是奇异的巧合
the day before 前一天 ;two days before 前两天
a total of 总共
The money she spent on the dinner party reached a total of $200.
7、After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening.
devote oneself to…
致力于……,献身于,专心于(to为介词,后跟名词或动名词)
Mary devotes herself to helping the poor.
8、For him, this will be an entirely new hobby.
entirely = completely 完完全全地
9、But this does not matter, for, as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn.
as +从句 正如…
As you know,… 正如你所知道的……
【Letter Writing】
一封信的结尾:
I am looking forward to seeing you soon.
Best regards,
Tom
可以用Best wishes,Yours或Love结尾。
签名必须清楚,必须落在信末尾的下面。如果信写完后还想作些补充,可以写在签名下面。在所写的附言之前必须加上P.S.两个字母,这是“又及”的意思。
【Special Difficulties】
Too and Enough
too adv. 太,过分
enough adv. 足够,十分
too和enough都可作程度副词,但too通常位于它所修饰的形容词/分词之前,enough则位于它所修饰的词之后。在含有不定式的句型里,too经常具有否定的含义,enough则表示达到必要的程度:
He is too heavy for me to lift.
The pear is ripe enough for me to eat.
