Talk about your retirement
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Vocabulary: Adjectives for character and feelings（用于性格和感受的形容词）
Nancy: When you're married to someone for 30 years, you don't need to ask them, 'Is something wrong?'
Nancy: You know when something's wrong.
Nancy: My husband Bob retired a few months ago.
Nancy: Before he retired, he was so excited.
Nancy: He was really looking forward to it··· But retirement isn't always fun.
Nancy: Sometimes, it can be lonely.
Nancy: Bob has all his free time now, and he doesn't know what to do with it.
Nancy: No job to go to in the morning.
Nancy: No kids to play with in the evening, and nothing much else to do in between.
Nancy: He's always been such a lovely, kind, sociable man.
Nancy: But recently he's quiet , pessimistic, maybe even depressed.
excited（激动的）
lonely（孤独的）
lovely（可爱的）
kind（友善的）
sociable（合群的）
quiet（安静的）
pessimistic（悲观的）
depressed（沮丧的）
Katie seems very sad. Is she depressed?（凯蒂看起来很忧伤。她很沮丧吗？）
Louis is always deep in thought. He's very reflective.（路易斯总是在沉思。他非常爱沉思。）
You spend a lot of time alone. Don't you get lonely?（你经常独自一人。你不会觉得孤单吗？）
Joe's taking food to Grandma. He's a sweet, kind boy.（乔会把食物拿给奶奶。他真是个好孩子。）
She's so sociable and outgoing. She enjoys people.（她很善于交际，性格开朗。她喜欢与人交往。）
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Corey's been really sad since he retired. I think he's sociable depressed kind .
He spends lots of time deep in thought. He's become more kind sociable reflective as he's gotten older.
I think I'll stay home. I'm not feeling very depressed sociable lonely right now.
I worked with people all of my life. But now that I'm retired, I feel a bit lonely sociable kind .
It was very kind depressed reflective of you to bring a gift.
Grammar: Tense shifting（时态变化）
Nancy: Bob was always a hardworking man.
Nancy: His job was very demanding.
Nancy: He often worked late into the night, even at weekends.
Nancy: But he did become a successful engineer, and that was good for us, for the future of our family.
Nancy: But I think he felt bad, felt like he was missing out on the important things.
Nancy: You know, our kids, Eric and Emma, taking their first step, saying their first word; he wasn't around for any of those things.
Nancy: But he was a good father.
Nancy: When he retired, Bob said he was going to spend more time with his family.
Nancy: But I have my job and both our children have grown up and moved away.
Nancy: That just leaves Bob.
时态变化
在沟通过程中，尽量使用前后一致的时态。如果最初使用将来时，从一个从句或句子到下一句子时继续使用将来时。
In five years' time, I will retire at the age of 65. （年后，我会在 65 岁时退休。）
I am going to try to socialize a lot, or I will become very lonely. （我会尽量多参加社交活动，否则我会非常孤独。）
但是，你有时可能需要从一种时态变为另一种时态。例如，你可能用过去时来转述某人昨天所说的内容。然后，你可能切换到现在时，描述此人目前的感受：
Yesterday, Grandpa said that he felt lonely when he was young. He also said that now he is more sociable. （ 昨天，爷爷说他在年轻时觉得很孤单。他还说，现在他更善于交际了。）
Oops. I see another gray hair. I am definitely getting older. Getting older is scary, but I guess there are some advantages. When I was young, I (act) acted kind of crazy and wild. I (be) was a little lonely in my 20s. I turned 60 years old yesterday, and I've (change) changed . These days, I (do) do things that are quite ... sociable. And I am much more reflective. In five years, I'm going to (retire) retire . I'll be 65 by that time. I'll (live) live near the mountains and play golf all day.
Reading: The world's aging population（全球老龄化人口）
浏览
阅读含有统计数据的文章时，首先快速浏览，找出重要的数字。例如，你即将阅读一篇有关全球老龄化人口的文章：
- 寻找年龄。
- 寻找年份。
- 寻找百分比。
使用浏览策略，在以下句子中寻找重要信息。尽量不要阅读每个单词。
In 2005, people who were 65 years or older made up 20 percent of the Japanese population.
FAST FACTS:
Average age in 1950: 29 years old
Average age in 2050: 45 years old
The world's population is aging. The average age in developed countries was 29 in the year 1950. By the year 2050, the average age will be 45.
Japan's population is aging faster than any other developed country. In 2005, 20 percent of the Japanese population was 65 years or older. By 2055, people who are 65 or older could make up 40% of the population.
With aging populations comes increasing concern over paying for retirement and medical plans.
Expressions: Expressing possibility（表达可能性）
There's a chance that you won't get lonely.（你有机会避免孤独。）
It's highly likely that the average age will increase.（平均年龄很有可能会提高。）
It's quite possible that could happen.（此事相当有可能发生。）
You definitely gain life experience as you age.（随着年龄增长，你肯定会积累许多人生经验。）
There's no doubt that people are living longer.（毫无疑问，人的寿命越来越长。）
I wouldn't be surprised if you enjoy retirement.（如果你享受退休生活，我也毫不惊讶。）
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MAYA: Look at this gray hair! Ugh. I'm definitely getting older.
SCOTT: There's no doubt about it, but I wouldn't worry. I can see only one gray hair.
MAYA: But I'm sure I'll get more.
SCOTT: Yup. It's quite possible that could happen . But there's also a chance that you won't get any more gray hairs for quite a while.
MAYA: I wouldn't be surprised if it all turned gray tomorrow. I guess it's time for me to retire and move to an island.
SCOTT: I'll go with you. But can you wait for 30 years until we're 70?
MAYA: Hey – the average age for retirement is 65. That's when I'm leaving. And by then, you'll definitely have gray hair, too.
SCOTT: Yep. It's highly likely .
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