
活到老,做到老
Looking forward to your retirement?
期待退休生活嗎?
look forward to~期待retirement(n.)退休、退職、退役
Well don’t hold your breath.
嗯,可別抱太大期望了。
hold your breath屏息;期望某事發生don’t hold your breath別抱太大期望了
Experts are now saying that traditional retirement is a thing of the past, as technology makes us work later in life than ever before.
專家們表示傳統退休的時代已經過去了,因為現代科技已讓我們「活到老,工作到老」。
The way we work is transforming.
我們工作的方式正在轉型中。
transform(v.)轉型、變形、使大變樣
Ric Edelman, executive chairman of Edelman Financial Services, one of the United States’ biggest financial companies, said that technology is keeping us healthier and living longer, and that it will completely change how we work.
美國財富管理機構艾德曼金融服務執行董事長艾德曼指出,科技讓人們更健康、活得更久,將徹底改變我們的工作型態。
“Life expectancy is going to be extended dramatically,” he explained in a recent interview.
艾德曼最近接受專訪時解釋道:「預期壽命將戲劇化地延長。」
expectancy(n.)期望(值)life expectancy預期壽命lifespan(n.)壽命dramatically(adv.)戲劇化地、突然地、明顯地
We’re living longer lives than ever before, and when people start living to 110 or even 120, it’s just not affordable to retire at 65, Edelman said.
艾德曼說,我們現在活得比以前還更久,且當人們開始活到110,甚至120歲的時候,要是在65歲時退休,他們在經濟上就無法負擔了。
affordable(adj.)(經濟上)可負擔的;負擔得起的
People could be working well into their 70s, 80s, or even 90s. That might sound like a nightmare, but Edelman disagrees.
人們可能會繼續工作到70、80或甚至90歲,這聽起來可能像惡夢一場,但艾德曼可不這麼認為。
He pointed out that thanks to the “gig economy”, a large number of part-time and remote jobs have been created.
他指出,「零工經濟」創造出大量的兼職和遠端工作。
thanks to~多虧了;由於;因為gig economy零工經濟gig(n.)(樂團)現場演出;臨時的工作
More and more people are working online on a part-time basis to supplement their incomes.
有越來越多人會在網路上兼差貼補收入。
supplement(v.)補充;增補;貼補
Edelman believes that when traditional retirement is no longer the norm, people will be able to embrace abundant opportunities in learning, employment and recreation.
艾德曼認為,當傳統退休不再是常態的時候,人們將能夠擁抱在學習、就業和休閒方面的大量機會。
norm(n.)行為準則;規範;常態abundant(adj.)大量地、充足的、豐富employment(n.)就業recreation(n.)休閒
For him, working past the traditional retirement age is both fulfilling to the individual and also contributes to society.
對他而言,已屆傳統退休年齡還工作不僅能夠豐富個人的生活,也能為社會帶來貢獻。
fulfilling(adj.)令人愉快滿足的;令人有成就感的contribute to~對…有貢獻
“It’s going to be fun and it’s going to be enjoyable and it’s going to be beneficial for the community as well. What’s not to love?” Edelman said.
艾德曼說:「這將會很有趣、很愉快,也會對社會有幫助,何樂而不為呢?」
rhetorical question修辭性問句;反詰問句