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[00:00.00]Lesson 85 inform
第85课 告诉
[00:06.37]I have just received a letter from my old school,informing me that my former headmaster,Mr.Stuart Page,will be retiring nest week.
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。
[00:21.51]He informed me that he would be on a business trip the next week.
他告诉我他下个星期出差。
[00:28.49]I will keep you informed of the latest development.
我将让你不断地了解最新发展。
[00:32.66]headmaster
校长
[00:35.46]He was a respectable headmaster.
他是一个受人尊敬的校长。
[00:39.56]Our old headmaster died of stroke.
我们的老校长死于中风。
[00:45.08]contribute
捐助
[00:48.52]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.
所有凑钱买此礼品的人都将把自己的名字签在一本大签名簿上，签名簿将被送到校长家里。
[01:02.37]He contributed 5 million dollars to the charity.
他给慈善事业捐助了500万美元。
[01:08.51]I countributed 100 dollars towards the relief fund.
我为救济基金捐了100美元。
[01:13.41]gift
礼物
[01:17.15]The university received a gift of 2 million dollars from the company.
这所大学收到公司捐来的200万美元。
[01:23.34]You can get a free gift from the store.
你可以得到商店送出的小赠品。
[01:27.02]album
签名簿
[01:30.47]This is a family album.
这是家庭像册。
[01:34.33]The school sent every one of us an album when we graduated.
学校在我们毕业时送给我们每人一本签名簿。
[01:39.56]patience
耐心
[01:43.25]We shall all remember Mr.Page for his poatience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school.
我们不会忘记佩奇先生对我们既有耐心又充满理解，也不会忘记我们不愿去上学时他给予我们的亲切鼓励。
[01:59.11]The nurse has endless patience with the patients.
护士对病人非常有耐心。
[02:04.07]I am a person of little patience.
我是个没有耐心的人。
[02:08.10]encouragement
鼓励
[02:10.33]Without her support and encouragement,I could not graduate from the university.
没有她的支持和鼓励，我不可能大学毕业。
[02:19.01]Her encouragement is an important factor of my success.
他的鼓励是我成功的一个重要因素。
[02:26.83]farewell
告别
[02:29.46]A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday.
很多老同学都准备参加下星期四为他举行的告别宴会。
[02:36.23]He bade the hostess farewell.
他向女主人告辞。
[02:42.20]She took her farewell of her friends.
她同朋友告别。
[02:46.13]honour
敬意
[02:49.50]We showed honour to our guests.
我们向客人表示敬意。
[02:53.49]They gave a banquet in honour of the visiting mayor.
他们设宴招待来访的市长。
[02:57.67]coincidence
巧合
[03:02.42]It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement,Mr.Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years.
佩奇先生退休的前一天正好是他执教满40年的日子，这真是巧合。
[03:15.33]It was no coincidence that they both resigned on the same day.
他们俩在同一天辞职不是巧合。
[03:21.25]By coincidence,they met again after losing contact for twenty years.
由于巧合，他们在失去联系20年后又相遇了。
[03:27.57]total
总数
[03:31.08]The jobless total reached 1,000,000 this year.
今年失业总人数达到1，000，000。
[03:36.14]The export volume reached a total of 20 million dollars.
出口总额达到2000万美元。
[03:40.92]devote
致力于
[03:42.36]After he has retired,he will devote himself to gardening.
他退休后，将致力于园艺。
[03:48.46]He devoted his life to peace cause.
他一生致力于和平事业。
[03:55.35]She devoted herself to community service.
她致力于服务社区。
[03:59.36]gardening
园艺
[04:01.12]He has a keen interest in gardening.
他对园艺非常感兴趣。
[04:06.63]hobby
爱好
[04:09.20]For him,this will be an entirely new hobby.
对他来说，这是一种全新的爱好。
[04:16.43]As a workaholic,he has no time to pursue his hobbies.
他是个工作狂，没有时间从事业余爱好。
[04:20.41]He has an expensive hobby-photograghy.
他的爱好是摄影，很昂贵。