振羽高飞的Scalers Talk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练day85

       振羽高飞的Scalers Talk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练day85

                                                                                  [Day 1557 2018-12-31]

                                    Lesson85   Never too old to learn

 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.

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今天被2019成长会作业逼着写了一下总结，觉得自己以前过得真是太佛系了，而心里一直又不甘着，所以无论如何要在明年把事情做到有头有尾，不能再半途而废了。就如自己在作业中写下的一样：虽然现在也不明了将来能否用到现在所学习的东西，但是先把脖子以上的东西武装起来，才有资格在将来去遇见美好。