Rethinking Retirement

Rethinking Retirement
Unit 15
Paragraph 1
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You probably haven’t thought much about
retirement yet.
After all 要するに、つまり、結局は
Ahead of you 貴方の前には
It is never too early /to begin planning for
retirement /and ensure /that your golden
years are exciting and satisfying.
Para 1 continued
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In the 21st century, early planning is more
important than before/ because advances in
medicine have extended the human life span
(寿命).
Life expectancy (寿命)
Para -2
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Your elders have blazed a trail (先駆者となってい
る)for you.
Be content to ~ 〜して満足する、〜に甘んじる
More than ever beforeかつてないほどに、これまでになく
They are leading (行う)active, interesting lives well
上手に into their 80s and 90s (80年代90年代に).
With(〜で) better health than their parents
enjoyed,
~is more than just an old saying (単なる古い言い回し
上のものである) to them-it is a way of life.
Para 3
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In addition to ~に加えて
A non-smoker, he maintained a healthy
diet,…
Have annual checkups 毎年健康診断を受け
る
A new life phase 新たな人生の段階
Take up jogging ジョギングを始める
Para 4
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I’ve never been bored in my life.
I’ve never listened to people (who say that/
older people should behave in a certain way).
Keep him young 若さを保つ
He is thrilled to (〜に喜びを感じる) be alive
Start out 人生を始める
Have some advice. アドバイスがある
Most importantly そして一番大切な事は
For (people) those interested in~〜に関心があ
る人への