85 · 活到老学到老
Never too old to learn
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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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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.
我刚收到母校来信，得知以前的校长斯图尔特·佩奇先生下星期就要退休了。 为了给他留个纪念，在校生和往届学生打算合送他一份礼物。所有出过钱的人都会在一本大相册上签名，再把相册送到校长家里。 我们都会记得佩奇先生的耐心与体谅，也记得当年我们那么不情愿上学时，他给过的亲切鼓励。 许多往届学生会在下星期四参加为他举办的送别晚宴。巧的是，到退休的前一天，他执教恰好满四十年。 退休以后，他会全心投入园艺。对他来说，这是一个全新的爱好。 不过这没关系，因为正如他常说的那样，活到老，学到老。
学完这一课
先沿这条线复述《活到老学到老》：收到校长退休的消息 → 新老学生共同送礼 → 记住他的理解与鼓励 → 四十年教学生涯 → 退休后从头学园艺 → 学到老，也不嫌迟。再借一个结构讲自己的事：把课文的未来安排改成自己明天某个时刻的安排。
译文依据整理稿，由本站按中文表达重新校订；解析据吴应时整理资料及首轮审校稿；词伙与练习提示为本站学习设计。原PDF第208—209页，2022年3月第1版。