🇬🇧🇨🇳 retirement - 退休 : English Lesson

Meaning of "retirement" ("退休"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Retirement is the time in a person’s life when they stop going to their job, usually after many years of working, and they can rest, relax, and choose fun things to do instead of working every day.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My grandpa uses retirement to practice being a superhero; so far his only power is falling asleep in every chair in the house.

Mom says her dream retirement involves a library, a hammock, and absolutely no emails from anyone ever again.

In retirement, my grandpa says his alarm clock is officially fired and has been banned from the bedroom forever.

Grandma’s retirement schedule is very busy: breakfast, nap, gardening, nap, TV, nap, and then a serious snack meeting.

Some people actually get busier after they stop working, because they fill their retirement with hobbies, trips, and fun projects they never had time for before.

At his retirement party, he held a small wooden boat and cried. Retirement had been a long dream, and retirement meant no more work at night. Retirement mornings now were coffee on the dock and fishing with his dog. Friends waved. His wife opened a flower box for his retirement garden. He laughed, happy at the new quiet life.

This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.

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