练习材料
Lesson85
Never too old to learn
I have just received a letter from my old school/ informing me
/aɪ/ /hæv/ /ʤʌst/ /rɪˈsiːvd/ /ə/ /ˈlɛtə/ /frɒm/ /maɪ/ /əʊld/ /skuːl/ /ɪnˈfɔːmɪŋ/ /miː/
that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, willberetiring
/ðæt/ /maɪ/ /ˈfɔːmə/ /ˌhɛdˈmɑːstə/, /Mr/. /ˈstjʊət/ /peɪʤ/, /wɪl/ /biː/ /rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ/
next week. Pupils of the school, old and new, willbesending
/nɛkst/ /wiːk/. /ˈpjuːplz/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /skuːl/, /əʊld/ /ænd/ /njuː/, /wɪl/ /biː/ /ˈsɛndɪŋ/
him a present to mark theoccasion.All those whohave
/hɪm/ /ə/ /ˈprɛznt/ /tuː/ /mɑːk/ /ði/ /əˈkeɪʒən/. /ɔːl/ /ðəʊz/ /huː/ /hæv/
contributed towards the gift will sign their namesin a large
/kənˈtrɪbju(ː)tɪd/ /təˈwɔːdz/ /ðə/ /gɪft/ /wɪl/ /saɪn/ /ðeə/ /neɪmz/ /ɪn/ /ə /lɑːʤ/
album which willbesent to the headmaster'shome.We shall
/ˈælbəm/ /wɪʧ/ /wɪl/ /biː/ /sɛnt/ /tuː/ /ðə/ ˌ/hɛdˈmɑːstəz/ /həʊm/. /wiː/ /ʃæl/
all remember Mr. Page forhispatience and understanding
/ɔːl/ /rɪˈmɛmbə/ /Mr/. /peɪʤ/ /fɔː/ /hɪz/ /ˈpeɪʃəns/ /ænd/ ˌ/ʌndəˈstændɪŋ/
and forthekindly encouragementhegave us whenwewent
/ænd/ /fɔː/ /ðə/ /ˈkaɪndli/ /ɪnˈkʌrɪʤmənt/ /hiː/ /geɪv/ /ʌs/ /wɛn/ /wiː/ /wɛnt /
so unwillinglytoschool. A great manyformerpupilswillbe
/səʊ/ /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋli/ /tuː/ /skuːl/. /ə/ /greɪt/ /ˈmɛni ˈfɔːmə/ /ˈpjuːplz/ /wɪl/ /biː/
attending a farewelldinner/ in his honour nextThursday. It is a
/əˈtɛndɪŋ/ /ə/ /feəˈwɛl/ /ˈdɪnər/ /ɪn/ /hɪzˈɒnə/ /nɛkst/ /ˈθɜːzdeɪ/. /ɪt/ /ɪz/ /eɪ/
curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr.
/ˈkjʊərɪəs/ /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ /ðæt/ /ðə/ /deɪ/ /bɪˈfɔː/ /hɪz/ /rɪˈtaɪəmənt/, /Mr/.
Page will have beenteaching foratotal offorty years.Afterhe
/peɪʤ/ /wɪl/ /hæv/ /biːn/ /ˈtiːʧɪŋ/ /fɔːr/ /ə/ /ˈtəʊtl/ /ɒv/ /ˈfɔːti/ /jɪəz/. /ˈɑːftə/ /hiː/
has retired,hewill devote himselftogardening. For him, this
/hæz/ /rɪˈtaɪəd/, /hiː/ /wɪl/ /dɪˈvəʊt/ /hɪmˈsɛlf/ /tuː/ /ˈgɑːdnɪŋ/. /fɔː/ /hɪm/, /ðɪs/
willbean entirely newhobby. But this does notmatter, for,as
/wɪl/ /biː/ /ən/ /ɪnˈtaɪəli/ /njuː/ /ˈhɒbi/. /bʌt/ /ðɪs/ /dʌz/ /nɒt/ /ˈmætə/, /fɔː/, /æz/
hehasoften remarked, one isnever toooldtolearn.
/hiː/ /hæz/ /ˈɒf(ə)n/ /ˈrɪˈmɑːkt/, /wʌn/ /ɪz/ /ˈnɛvə/ /tuː/ /əʊld/ /tuː/ /lɜːn/.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
1/ 單詞
devote /di'vəvt/ v. 致力于
2/音標
複習音標中的重音/'/ 用法，並以紅色標記在單詞上
複習音標中的變音/t/ 用法，並以藍色標記在單詞上
複習音標中的重音/z/ 用法，並以黃色標記在單詞上
複習音標中的長音/ː/ 用法，並以紫色標記在單詞上
练习感悟：
開始留意長音的音標，發現讀起來更動聽。但有時會忘記了變音。