你想怎樣度過晚年？你們國家的預(yù)期壽命是多少

今天的這段對話，在討論晚年生活，
 
你想怎樣度過晚年？你們國家的預(yù)期壽命是多少
 
來聽今天的講解:
 
Beginner
 
A: how old is Keith?
 
基思多大了？
 
B: he’s 21. how old is James？
 
他21歲了。詹姆斯多大了？
 
A: he’s a year older than Keith, but he looks younger.
 
他比基思大一歲，但看起來更年輕。
 
B: how’s your father?
 
你爸爸怎么樣？
 
A: he’s fine. He retired last week. It’s turning poing in his life. Now he can relax and enjoy his retirement.
 
他很好。他上周退休了。這是他人生的轉(zhuǎn)折點?，F(xiàn)在他可以放松一下，享受退休生活了。
 
B: he can spend more time with his grandchilder.
 
他可以花更多的時間和他的孫子在一起。
 
A: oh, I don’t think he wants to. He wants to travel to several different countries around the world.
 
哦，我想他不想去。他想去世界上幾個不同的國家旅行。
 
B: so, he wants to have a more active retirement. Good idea!
 
所以，他想有一個更積極的退休生活。好主意！
 
A: how do you want to spend your old age?
 
你想怎樣度過晚年？
 
B: in the same way, probably.
 
也許，也是這樣。
 
Intermediate
 
A: what’s the life expectancy in your country?
 
你們國家的預(yù)期壽命是多少？
 
B: I’m not sure, but probably about 75 years. How about in your country?
 
我不確定，但大概75年了。在你們國家怎么樣？
 
A: about 70, I think. This newspaper article talks about the problems of an aging population. It’s a problem that will soon affect most of the world.
 
我想大約70歲。這篇報紙文章談到了人口老齡化的問題。這個問題很快就會影響到世界大部分地區(qū)。
 
B: I heard that the government might need to increase the retirement age, because otherwise there will not be enough workers to support the young and the elderly.
 
我聽說政府可能需要提高退休年齡，因為否則就沒有足夠的工人來供養(yǎng)年輕人和老年人。
 
A: perhaps we need to have more babies! Tina gave birth to a baby boy yesterday.
 
也許我們需要生更多的孩子！蒂娜昨天生了一個男嬰。
 
B: did she? That’s great. However, if we have too many children, that will have a bad effect on the enviroment.
 
是嗎？太好了。但是，如果我們有太多的孩子，那將對環(huán)境產(chǎn)生不良影響。
 
A: how’s your son these days?
 
你兒子最近怎么樣？
 
B: oh, he’s fine. Kids seem to grow up very quickly nowadays.
 
哦，他很好?，F(xiàn)在孩子們似乎長得很快。
 
A: he’ll be a teenager before you know it! Teenagers are often rebellious! When do you mine it is a good age to have a child?
 
在你意識到這一點之前，他將是一個青少年！青少年往往是叛逆的！你認為什么時候是生孩子的好年齡？
 
B: I had mine when I was 24. that’s a little young. I’d suggest you wait until you are in your late twenties., or even in your early thirties if you have a good career.
 
我24歲的時候就有了。那有點年輕。我建議你等到20多歲。，如果你有一份好的事業(yè)，甚至在你三十出頭的時候。
 
A: yes, I think you’re right. I’m thinking about having a child, but not just yet.
 
是的，我認為你是對的。我正在考慮要個孩子，但現(xiàn)在還沒有。
 
B: is there a big generation gap between parents and their children in you country?
 
你們國家的父母和孩子之間有很大的代溝嗎？
 
A: Yes, there is. Teenagers do not want to live traditonal lives. They want to go out, have fun, and explore the world. They want to develop their own view of life. Parents usually try to discourage them, but they don’t often succeed.
 
是的。青少年不想過傳統(tǒng)的生活。他們想出去玩，探索世界。他們想發(fā)展自己的生活觀。父母通常試圖勸阻他們，但他們并不經(jīng)常成功。
 
B:parents usually give their children more freedom in my country. Sometimes they give them too much freedom.
 
在我的國家，父母通常給孩子更多的自由。有時他們給了他們太多的自由。
 
A: it’s almost impossible to get the right balance. If you are too strict, kids might ignore you. If you are too lenient, they might go wild.
 
要取得正確的平衡幾乎是不可能的。如果你太嚴格，孩子們可能會忽視你。如果你過于寬容，他們可能會大發(fā)雷霆。