我刚收到了我母校的一封信，信中告知我，我的前任校长斯图尔特·佩奇先生下周将要退休了。
I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week.
学校里的新老学生们都将送给他一份礼物，以纪念这一场合。
Pupils of the school old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion.
所有捐款的人都将在一本大相册上签名，这本相册将被送到校长家中。
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.
我们都将因他的耐心与理解，以及他在我们那么不情愿上学时给予我们的亲切鼓励，而永远记住佩奇先生。
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.
下周四，很多前学生将出席为他举办的告别晚宴。
A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday.
有一个奇妙的巧合：在他退休前一天，佩奇先生的教龄将恰好满四十年。
It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years.
退休之后，他将把自己全身心投入园艺。
After he has retired he will devote himself to gardening.
对他来说，这将是一项全新的爱好。
For him, this will be an entirely new hobby.
但这无关紧要，因为，正如他常常说的，人学习永远不会嫌太老。
But this does not matter, for, as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn.