Words and expressions
1. Inform sb of sth
E.g. She has been informed of that her ex has a new girlfriend.
2. Unwilling, grudging, reluctant
E.g. He is unwillingly spending more money on his lazy girlfriend.
3. Sidetrack
E.g. When her mother is urging her to marry with someone, she will try to sidetrack their conversation.
4. Elaborate
E.g. Her boyfriend is elaborating a surprise party for her 25th birthday.
5. Learn from scratch
E.g. She doesn't have any love experience, so she needs to learn from scratch about falling love with a guy.
6. You can't teach an old dog new tricks
E.g. - 'He still doesn't apologize to his girlfriend, dose he?’
- 'Of course, he doesn't'.
- 'Why he is unwillingly to buy a bunch of flowers for her. Every single girl loves flowers '.
- 'Oh, just save it. He is not the type of guy who has the romantic character'.
- 'Yeah. You can't teach an old dog new tricks'.
7. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。
Summary
Mr Page has been my headmaster several years ago. Recently, I have received a letter which informed me that he will be retiring next week. Most of his students, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion. Students who have contributed to the gift will sign their names in a large album which will be sent to Mr Page's home. We shall all remember him for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we were unwillingly to school. An amount of his former students will be attending Mr Page's farewell dinner next Thursday. The day before his retirement, he will have been teaching for a totally of forty years. Mr Page have decided that after his has retired he will devote himself to gardening, which will be an entirely a new hobby. However, this doesn't matter, because as he has said that one is never too old to learn.
