佩奇先生退休前最后一课:活到老学到老
类别:生活日常
佩奇先生执教40年即将退休,学生们为他举办告别晚宴并签名留念。他退休后将开始园艺新爱好,体现活到老学到老的精神。
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Lesson 85. 第85课
Never too old to learn. 活到老,学到老。
sign their names in a large album which will be sent to the headmaster's home. 在一个大相册上签上自己的名字,这个相册将被送到校长家里。
We shall all remember Mr Page for his patience and understanding 我们都会记住佩奇先生的耐心和理解,
and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when he went so unwillingly to school. 以及他不情愿去上学时给我们的善意鼓励。
A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner 很多老校友将参加下周四为他举办的告别晚宴。
in his honour next Thursday. 真巧,就在他退休的前一天,
It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, 佩奇先生的教学总时长将达到40年。
Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of 40 years. 退休后,
After he is retired, 他会专心搞园艺。
he will devote himself to gardening. 对他来说,
For him, 这完全是个新爱好。
this will be an entirely new hobby. 但这没关系,
But this does not matter, 因为他常这么说,
for as he has often remarked, 一个人活到老学到老。
one is never too old to learn. 活到老,学到老。