新概念英语第二册 Lesson85（视频+音频+单词+课文重点）
论英语综合能力的培养，新概念确实能秒杀很多教材，而且关键是，这套教材非常的系统，而且和课内的应试结合得非常紧密。
这套教材涵盖了基础英语必须掌握的所有语法知识点，能够让学生学习和享受到真正地道的英语，使很多没有学习过英语或英语基础差的同学少走弯路。
同时，新概念各册中几乎涵盖了从小学开始的各种英语考试所考察的知识点。
Lesson 85
Never too old to learn
活到老学到老
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
How long has Mr. Page been teaching?
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.
参考译文
我刚刚收到母校的一封信，通知我说以前的校长斯图亚特.佩奇先生下星期就退休了。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。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。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。很多老同学都准备参加下星期四为他举行的告别宴会。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。他退休后，将致力于园艺。对于他来说，这将是一种全新的爱好。但这没有关系，因为正如他常说的那样，人要活到老学到老。
生字
vocabulary
inform v. 告诉，通知
headmaster n. 校长
contribute v. 捐助，援助
gift n. 礼物，赠品
album n. 签名簿，相册
patience n. 耐心
encouragement n. 鼓励
farewell n. 告别
honour n. 敬意
coincidence n. 巧合
total n. 总数
devote v. 致力于
gardening n. 园艺
hobby n. 爱好，嗜好
语法练习
grammar
本课主要是复习第13课、第37课和第61课所学的将来时态的用法。
（一）第13课
本课侧重学习的是将来进行时的基本用法，即表示将来某个时刻或时段会正在进行的动作，其基本结构为：
sb. will be doing sth.
如：
She will be visiting us next Monday.
其否定表达为：
sb. will not / won't be doing sth.
如：
She will not be visiting us next Monday.
其疑问句只要把will提到主语前面即可，如：
- Will she be visiting you next Monday?
- Yes, she will.
- No, she won't.
When will she being visiting you?
将来进行时常见的标志词有：
时刻+将来时间，如：at five p.m. tomorrow。
时段+将来时间，如：from three to five p.m. tomorrow。
this time+将来时间，如：this time next Friday。
（二）第37课
本课侧重学习的是将来完成时的用法，其基本结构为：
sb. will have done sth.
如：
She will have finished the program by next Saturday.
其否定表达为：
sb. will not / won't have done sth.
如：
She will not have finished the program by next Saturday.
其疑问句只要把will提到主语前面即可，如：
- Will she have finished the program by next Saturday?
- Yes, she will.
- No, she won't.
When will she have finished the program?
将来完成时常见的标志词有：
by+将来时间（时间点），如：by next Tuesday。
by the end of+将来时间（时间段），如：by the end of next year。
by the time+从句 (谓语采用一般现在时)，如：by the time he comes back。
（三）第61课
本课侧重学习的是将来完成进行时的用法，其基本结构为：
sb. will have been doing sth.
如：
She will have been learning German for ten years by this time next month.
其否定表达为：
sb. will not / won't have been doing sth.
如：
She will not have been learning German for ten years by this time next month.
其疑问句只要把will提到主语前面即可，如：
- Will she have been learning German for ten years by this time next month?
- Yes, she will.
- No, she won't.
When will she have been learning German for ten years?
将来完成进行时常见的标志词与将来完成时基本相同：
时刻+将来时间，如：at five p.m. tomorrow。
时段+将来时间，如：from three to five p.m. tomorrow。
this time+将来时间，如：this time next Friday。
但是，要注意将来完成进行时所在的句子，其谓语动词都是持续性动词，且常与时间段连用。