速成英语口语第五册 Lesson 24 Dreaming of Retirement

Lesson 24 Dreaming of Retirement¹

Emily: Hey Jack², I know we're still ages away, but I've got this idea I just can't get out of my head, and I want to run it by you.

Jack: Well, you know I'm always dreaming of hitting the jackpot and kissing my days of slave labor³ for the Man goodbye. Did our numbers come up last night or something?

Emily: Yeah, right! Actually, I was toying with the idea of us getting an RV. I've always imagined myself taking off cross-country in a Winnebago in my golden years.

You can tag along, too, if you promise to behave yourself! Look, a used one would cost us about a quarter as much as a condo.

Jack: An RV sounds good short-term, if the numbers work out. I'll be happy as long as we end up living near our family and friends when it's all said and done.

1 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

2 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

3 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。