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本週話題焦點：退休與面試新人 (退休歡送派對)
| Brad and Cindy are discussing the retirement party that will be held on Saturday for one of their colleagues. Brad 和 Cindy 在討論週六要為他們其中一個同事舉行的退休歡送派對。 |
Brad: Are you going to Robert's retirement party this Saturday?
Brad：這週六你要去 Robert 的退休歡送派對嗎？
Cindy: Of course, I'm going. He was my boss when I first started working here. What about you? Are you going?
Cindy：我當然要去。他是我一開始在這邊工作時的老闆。那你呢？你要去嗎？
Brad: Yes, I wouldn't miss it for the world. Robert was the one who hired me over ten years ago.
Brad：要啊，我絕對不會錯過的。Robert可是在十多年前那個雇用我的人耶。
Cindy: Oh, really? I didn't know that.
Cindy：喔，真的啊？我都不知道。
Brad: Did you know that Robert has been working here for twenty-five years?
Brad：你知道 Robert 已經在這邊工作二十五年了嗎？
Cindy: Wow! That's a long time.
Cindy：哇！那可真漫長。
Brad: He started working here when he was only twenty-four years old.
Brad: 當他二十四歲時，他就開始在這裡工作了。
Cindy: Then he must have been fresh out of college when he first started here.
Cindy：那他一開始在這裡的時候，一定是個剛從大學畢業的新鮮人。
Brad: Yes. This has been his first and only job.
Brad：是阿。這是他的第一份也是唯一的一份工作。
Cindy: Why is he retiring at such a young age?
Cindy：他為什麼要這麼年輕就退休？
Brad: Well, the company offers an attractive retirement package after twenty-five years of service.
Brad：嗯，公司提供了一個吸引人的服務滿二十五年的退休計劃。
Cindy: Sounds great! I only have to work here for twenty-one more years.
Cindy：聽起來很棒！我只要在這裡再工作二十一年就可以了。？
Brad: Ha, ha, ha! Do you think that you can tough it out until then?
Brad：哈哈哈！你想你真的可以熬到那時候嗎？
| 重要字詞講解： |
| 1. retirement (n.) 退休 例：Brad and Cindy are discussing the retirement party. （Brad 和 Cindy在討論退休歡送派對。） 例：He wishes to travel around the world after retirement. （他希望在退休之後環遊世界。） 2. colleague (n.) 同事 例：The party that will be held on Saturday for one of their colleagues. （週六要為他們其中一個同事舉行派對。） 例：I sometime hear some gossips from my colleagues in the lounge room. （我有時在茶水間會從同事那裏聽到一些八卦。） ※小叮嚀 和 colleague 意思接近的有 coworker 這個字，但意思稍有不同。colleague 指的是職務和階級相同，一同工作的同事；而 coworker 指的是共同合作，但職務階級不同的人。 3. for the world 無論如何都 例：Yes, I wouldn't miss it for the world. （要啊，我絕對不會錯過的。） 例：He is afraid of height. He won't go mountain climbing with us for the world. （他怕高，他無論如何都不會跟我們去爬山。） ※小叮嚀 "for the world" 當「無論如何」解釋時，一定要放在否定句當中。 4. attractive (adj.) 吸引人的 例：Well, the company offers an attractive retirement package after twenty-five years of service. （嗯，公司提供了一個吸引人的服務滿二十五年的退休計劃。） 例：A little make up will make you a lot more attractive. （小小的粧會讓妳更吸引人。） 5. tough it out 在困難中堅持 例：Do you think that you can tough it out until then? （你想你真的可以熬到那時候嗎？） 例：It helps if one was raised to tough it out. （在艱苦中成長，對一個人很有幫助。） |
相關實用句型解析
1. …（被）舉辦
… be held …
例：Brad and Cindy are discussing the retirement party that will be held on Saturday for one of their colleagues.
（Brad 和 Cindy在討論週六要為他們其中一個同事舉行的退休歡送派對。）
例：The Golden Melody Award in Taiwan will be held in May every year.
（台灣的金曲獎會在每年的五月舉辦。）
※小叮嚀
held 是動詞 hold（舉行）的過去分詞。當使用被動式 "be held" 時，主詞為被舉辦之宴會或派對等等。一般主詞為人時，則使用主動句即可。例："They are going to hold a Christmas party tonight."（他們今晚將舉行一個聖誕派對。）
2. 絕不會 …
not … for the world
例：I wouldn't miss it for the world.
（我絕對不會錯過的。）
例：The man wouldn't admit what he did for the world.
（那男人絕對不會承認他做的事。）
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