[al:新概念英语（二）] [ar:MP3 同步字幕版（英音）] [ti:Never Too Old To Learn] [by:更多学习内容，请到chazidian.com搜索“新概念”] [00:13.63]How long has Mr. Page been teaching? [00:19.31]I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, [00:26.57]Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week. [00:31.98]Pupils of the school old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion. [00:39.47]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. [00:49.15]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. [01:01.26]A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday. [01:08.96]It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years. [01:19.58]After he has retired he will devote himself to gardening. [01:24.46]For him, this will be an entirely new hobby. [01:29.70]But this does not matter, for, as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn.