Lesson 85 Never too old to learn

原歌词

[00:01.080]	--- Lesson 85 Never too old to learn
[00:07.080]	--- First listen and then answer the question.
[00:13.240]	--- How long has Mr.Page been teaching?
[00:18.880]	I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week.
[00:31.520]	Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion.
[00:39.120]	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.
[00:48.720]	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.
[01:00.800]	A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday.
[01:08.440]	It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years.
[01:19.120]	After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening.
[01:24.040]	For him, this will be an entirely new hobby.
[01:29.280]	But this does not matter, for, as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn.
[01:38.600]	--- end

歌词翻译

[00:01.080]	活到老学到老
[00:07.080]	^听录音，然后回答以下问题。
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[00:18.880]	^我刚刚收到母校的一封信，通知我说以前的校长斯图亚特.佩奇先生下星期就要退休了。
[00:31.520]	^为了纪念这个日子，学校的学生--无论老同学还是新同学--将送他一件礼物。
[00:39.120]	^所有凑钱买此礼品的人都将自己的名字签在一本大签名簿上，签名簿将被送到校长的家里。
[00:48.720]	^我们不会忘记佩奇先生对我们既有耐心又充满理解，也不会忘记在我们不愿去上学时他给予我们的亲切鼓励。
[01:00.800]	^很多老同学都准备参加下星期四为他举行的告别宴会。
[01:08.440]	^佩奇先生退休的前一天正好是他执教满40年的日子，这真是奇妙的巧合。
[01:19.120]	^他退休后，将致力于园艺。
[01:24.040]	^对于他来说，这将是一种全新的爱好。
[01:29.280]	^但这没有关系，因为正如他常说的那样，人要活到老学到老。
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