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retired life/ 退休生活 / (tuìxiū shēnɡhuó)
A: I've been very frustrated lately. My mother officially started her retired life, but she told me that it has been hard for her.
我最近很苦恼,我的妈妈正式开始了退休生活,但她告诉我她感觉很难受。
(wǒ zuìjìn hěn kǔnǎo, wǒ de māmā zhènɡshì kāishǐ le tuìxiū shēnɡhuó, dàn tā ɡàosù wǒ tā ɡǎnjué hěn nánshòu.)
B: Really? Isn't retired life, a time when you don't have to work, something people look forward to?
是吗？可以不工作的退休生活不是很让人向往吗？
(shìma? kěyǐ bù ɡōnɡzuò de tuìxiū shēnɡhuó bùshì hěn rànɡrén xiànɡwǎnɡ ma?)
A: So I'm also a bit confused. But she told me that if she doesn't work, she doesn't know what to do with herself.
我也觉得纳闷。但她告诉我她觉得如果不工作,她不知道还能做些什么。
(wǒ yě juédé nàmèn.dàn tā ɡàosù wǒ tā juédé rúɡuǒ bù ɡōnɡzuò, tā bù zhīdào háinénɡ zuòxiē shenme.)
B: Haha. You know? The retired lives of a lot of elderly people in China are becoming more trendy and more like young people's lives.
哈哈,但你知道吗？现在中国老年人的退休生活变得越来越时髦和流行。
(hāhā, dàn nǐ zhīdào ma? xiànzài zhōnɡɡuó lǎoniánrén de tuìxiū shēnɡhuó biàndé yuèláiyuè shímáo hé liúxínɡ.)
A: Really? Give me an example, I want to hear it.
是吗？举个例子呢,我想听听。
(shìma? jǔɡè lìzǐ ne, wǒ xiǎnɡ tīnɡtīnɡ.)
B: A man in Jiangsu Province used to work in a factory. After he retired, he formed a rock band and began performing at bars.
江苏有个退休老人曾在工厂上班。退休后,他组建了一个摇滚乐队,在酒吧里献唱。
(jiānɡsū yǒuɡè tuìxiū lǎorén cénɡ zài ɡōnɡchǎnɡ shànɡbān.tuìxiū hòu, tā zǔjiàn le yīɡè yáoɡǔn yueduì, zài jiǔbā lǐ xiànchànɡ.)
retired life/ 退休生活 / (tuìxiū shēnɡhuó)
A: I've been very frustrated lately. My mother officially started her retired life, but she told me that it has been hard for her.
我最近很苦恼,我的妈妈正式开始了退休生活,但她告诉我她感觉很难受。
(wǒ zuìjìn hěn kǔnǎo, wǒ de māmā zhènɡshì kāishǐ le tuìxiū shēnɡhuó, dàn tā ɡàosù wǒ tā ɡǎnjué hěn nánshòu.)
B: Really? Isn't retired life, a time when you don't have to work, something people look forward to?
是吗？可以不工作的退休生活不是很让人向往吗？
(shìma? kěyǐ bù ɡōnɡzuò de tuìxiū shēnɡhuó bùshì hěn rànɡrén xiànɡwǎnɡ ma?)
A: So I'm also a bit confused. But she told me that if she doesn't work, she doesn't know what to do with herself.
我也觉得纳闷。但她告诉我她觉得如果不工作,她不知道还能做些什么。
(wǒ yě juédé nàmèn.dàn tā ɡàosù wǒ tā juédé rúɡuǒ bù ɡōnɡzuò, tā bù zhīdào háinénɡ zuòxiē shenme.)
B: Haha. You know? The retired lives of a lot of elderly people in China are becoming more trendy and more like young people's lives.
哈哈,但你知道吗？现在中国老年人的退休生活变得越来越时髦和流行。
(hāhā, dàn nǐ zhīdào ma? xiànzài zhōnɡɡuó lǎoniánrén de tuìxiū shēnɡhuó biàndé yuèláiyuè shímáo hé liúxínɡ.)
A: Really? Give me an example, I want to hear it.
是吗？举个例子呢,我想听听。
(shìma? jǔɡè lìzǐ ne, wǒ xiǎnɡ tīnɡtīnɡ.)
B: A man in Jiangsu Province used to work in a factory. After he retired, he formed a rock band and began performing at bars.
江苏有个退休老人曾在工厂上班。退休后,他组建了一个摇滚乐队,在酒吧里献唱。
(jiānɡsū yǒuɡè tuìxiū lǎorén cénɡ zài ɡōnɡchǎnɡ shànɡbān.tuìxiū hòu, tā zǔjiàn le yīɡè yáoɡǔn yueduì, zài jiǔbā lǐ xiànchànɡ.)
Illustrations:Liu Xidan/GT
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