《新版新概念英语第二册(英音)Lesson (85)》歌词

[00:00:01] --- lesson 85 never too old to learn

[00:00:07] --- first listen and then answer the question.

[00:00:13] --- how long has mr.page been teaching?

[00:00:18] i have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, mr. stuart page, will be retiring next week.

[00:00:31] pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion.

[00:00:39] 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.

[00:00:48] 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.

[00:01:00] a great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next thursday.

[00:01:08] it is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, mr. page will have been teaching for a total of forty years.

[00:01:19] after he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening.

[00:01:24] for him, this will be an entirely new hobby.

[00:01:29] but this does not matter, for, as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn.

[00:01:38] --- end