Talk about your retirement
Vocabulary: Adjectives for character and feelings（用于性格和感受的形容詞）
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（激動(dòng)的）
lonely（孤獨(dú)的）
lovely（可愛的）
kind（友善的）
sociable（合群的）
quiet（安靜的）
pessimistic（悲觀的）
depressed（沮喪的）
Katie seems very sad. Is she depressed?（凱蒂看起來很憂傷。她很沮喪嗎？）
Louis is always deep in thought. He's very reflective.（路易斯總是在沉思。他非常愛沉思。）
You spend a lot of time alone. Don't you get lonely?（你經(jīng)常獨(dú)自一人。你不會(huì)覺得孤單嗎？）
Joe's taking food to Grandma. He's a sweet, kind boy.（喬會(huì)把食物拿給奶奶。他真是個(gè)好孩子。）
She's so sociable and outgoing. She enjoys people.（她很善于交際，性格開朗。她喜歡與人交往。）
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（時(shí)態(tài)變化）
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.
時(shí)態(tài)變化
在溝通過程中，盡量使用前后一致的時(shí)態(tài)。如果最初使用將來時(shí)，從一個(gè)從句或句子到下一句子時(shí)繼續(xù)使用將來時(shí)。
In five years' time, I will retire at the age of 65. （年后，我會(huì)在 65 歲時(shí)退休。）
I am going to try to socialize a lot, or I will become very lonely. （我會(huì)盡量多參加社交活動(dòng)，否則我會(huì)非常孤獨(dú)。）
但是，你有時(shí)可能需要從一種時(shí)態(tài)變?yōu)榱硪环N時(shí)態(tài)。例如，你可能用過去時(shí)來轉(zhuǎn)述某人昨天所說的內(nèi)容。然后，你可能切換到現(xiàn)在時(shí)，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，爺爺說他在年輕時(shí)覺得很孤單。他還說，現(xiàn)在他更善于交際了。）
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（全球老齡化人口）
瀏覽
閱讀含有統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)的文章時(shí)，首先快速瀏覽，找出重要的數(shù)字。例如，你即將閱讀一篇有關(guān)全球老齡化人口的文章：
- 尋找年齡。
- 尋找年份。
- 尋找百分比。
使用瀏覽策略，在以下句子中尋找重要信息。盡量不要閱讀每個(gè)單詞。
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（表達(dá)可能性）
There's a chance that you won't get lonely.（你有機(jī)會(huì)避免孤獨(dú)。）
It's highly likely that the average age will increase.（平均年齡很有可能會(huì)提高。）
It's quite possible that could happen.（此事相當(dāng)有可能發(fā)生。）
You definitely gain life experience as you age.（隨著年齡增長，你肯定會(huì)積累許多人生經(jīng)驗(yàn)。）
There's no doubt that people are living longer.（毫無疑問，人的壽命越來越長。）
I wouldn't be surprised if you enjoy retirement.（如果你享受退休生活，我也毫不驚訝。）
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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