戴尔英语红宝书 第112期

 

Topic: My parents are retired¹.

Victor：Nancy我们今天来谈论一下退休的话题。

Nancy：My parents are retired.

Victor：请Nancy用英语来解释一下。

Nancy：Retired means you are old enough to stop working.

Victor：stop working就是retired的意思。

Nancy：I think everyone looks forward to retiring – especially if you can do it early.

Victor：如果他们有条件的话肯定希望早一点退休，想颐养天年啊。

Nancy：My parents now play golf every day.

Victor：That’s good. Nancy的父母每天都很喜欢打高尔夫球。

Nancy：They love being retired.

Victor：他们很喜欢早一点退休哦。

Nancy：So，my parents are retired.

Victor：My parents are retired.

Nancy：That’s all for now!

1 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。