Seven-time Tour winner Armstrong makes retirement official / 7屆環法自由車賽冠軍阿姆斯壯正式宣布退休 @ 看CNN學英文

Seven-time Tour winner Armstrong makes retirement official / 7屆環法自由車賽冠軍阿姆斯壯正式宣布退休

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新聞來源: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/02/16/lance.armstrong/index.html

今日單字: retirement [n.] = 退休、退職、退役

(一) 今日單字的其他意思、變化及片語

retirement [n.]

1. 退休的年齡 ( e.g. He's going to reach retirement this summer. )

2. 遁世、隱居 ( e.g. They live in retirement, far from the city. )

retire [v.]

1. 退休、退役、退出 ( e.g. My grandparents retired about ten years ago. )

2. 使...退休、令...退役 ( e.g. The government retired him after the accident. )

3. 後退、撤退 ( e.g. The sun retired into the sea. )

4. 使...退卻、撤回 ( e.g. The commander retired his troops from the field. )

5. 就寢 ( e.g. They retired to bed after the long day. )

retired [adj.]

1. 退休的、退職的、退役的 ( e.g. My uncle is a retired soldier. )

2. 幽閉的、僻靜的

retiree [n.]

1. 退休人士

(二) 相關字及片語

retirement plan

退休計劃、養老計劃

pension

退休金、撫卹金

annuity

年金

401 (k)

美國於1981年創立一種延後課稅的退休金帳戶

(三) 延伸討論

I think most people want to retire early.

The problem is....not working means no income.

The amount of money you have saved up will ultimately decide the age at which you retire.

How much is enough ??

Please remember to factor in inflation and increased medical bills ( old people get sick more often ).

I think I'll need about NT$ 10 million.

What do you think ?

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