A2 初级
UNIT 8: MONEY AND FINANCE
Retirement
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Key Vocabulary & Expressions
retire
退休
pension
养老金
old
‿
age
老年
save for
为……存钱
work longer
多工作几年
free time
空闲时间
grandchildren
孙辈
health
健康
comfortable
comf'table
宽裕
state
国家
My name
‿
is
‿
Arthur.
我叫阿瑟。
I
‿
j
am 62, and
‿
I will retire
‿
in three years.
我六十二岁，三年后退休。
In my country, the sta
(
t
)
e pension starts
‿
at 65, and
‿
it
‿
is not
‿
a lot of
a lotta
money.
在我们国家，国家养老金从六十五岁开始发放，金额不多。
My wife retired las
(
t
)
year, an
(
d
)
she
‿
j
is very busy: she looks after
‿
our grandchildren, she paints, an
(
d
)
she travels with her sister.
我妻子去年退休了，她非常忙：照顾孙辈、画画，还和她姐姐一起旅行。
I
‿
j
am happy for her,
but I
bud I
like my job, so
‿
w
I
want to
wanna
work longer, maybe part-time.
我为她高兴，但我喜欢我的工作，所以我想多工作一段时间，也许做兼职。
My pension will be bigger if
‿
I wait.
如果我晚点退休，养老金会更多。
Some friends retired
‿
at 55 an
(
d
)
now they
‿
j
are not
comfortable
comf'table
, because they di
(
d
)
no
(
t
)
save for
‿
old
‿
age.
有些朋友五十五岁就退休了，现在过得不宽裕，因为他们没有为老年存钱。
Others saved
‿
every
ev'ry
month an
(
d
)
now they
‿
j
are fine.
另一些人每个月都存钱，现在过得很好。
Health
‿
is the most
‿
importan
(
t
)
thing, of course.
健康当然是最重要的。
I wan
(
t
)
free time,
but I
bud I
‿
j
also wan
(
t
)
money.
我想要自由时间，但也需要钱。
Comprehension Questions
How
‿
w
old
‿
is
‿
Arthur?
When does the sta
(
t
)
e pension start
‿
in his country?
Wha
(
t
)
does his wife do now?
Why does
‿
Arthur
want to
wanna
work longer?
What
‿
is the most
‿
importan
(
t
)
thing for
(
h
)
im?
Conversation Starters
When do people retire
‿
in your country?
Is the pension
‿
enough to live
‿
on?
Do you
d'ya
save for
‿
old
‿
age?
Wha
(
t
)
will you do when you retire?
Should people work longer after 65?
Do
‿
w
older people
‿
in your country look after grandchildren?
What
do you
d'ya
want
‿
in your free time?
Is
‿
it
‿
easy to fin
(
d
)
work after 60?
Do you
d'ya
know somebody who
‿
w
is retired?
Wha
(
t
)
makes
‿
a
comfortable
comf'table
life?