[00:01:00]Conversation One
对话一
[00:02:44]Simon, how does it feel to be retired?
西蒙，退休了感受如何？
[00:07:35]Well, not so bad.
感觉还可以。
[00:09:39]How have you been spending your time?
你都怎么打发时间？
[00:12:54]I have been spending more time with my family. I've also traveled a bit, you know, off season when everywhere is less crowded and hotels cost less.
我现在更多的是跟我的家人在一起。我有时候去旅游。在淡季的时候去旅游没有那么挤，而且许多旅馆也很便宜。
[00:23:10]Great.
那真的很好。
[00:24:52]You know I haven't stopped work completely.
其实我并没有完全停止工作。
[00:27:44]Yes, could you tell us more about this?
是吗，这个怎么讲？
[00:31:20]I'm on a scheme that's called phased retirement; I had a six-month break from work, after that I could apply for project work with the company I used to work for.
我参与了一个被称作阶段性退休的方案我有六个月的时间不用工作，然后我能申请我之前工作公司里的项目。
[00:44:09]How does the scheme work?
这个方案是怎样运行的？
[00:46:27]Well, it's a trial at the moment. Instead of hiring temporary stuff, the company advertises posts on its website that retired employees like myself can access.
目前还在试用阶段。公司会在网站上发布消息，像我这样的退休员工可以得到机会，这样的话，公司就不必雇用临时工了。
[00:59:45]What sort of works advertised?
都会发布一些什么工作呢？
[01:02:26]Well, all sorts of things, really. Administrative work and more specialized work, the sort of thing I can do. Some of the projects can last five or six months, and others can just be a couple of days. I can decide more or less when to work. So I can manage my own time.
各种各样的工作。就像我能做的管理类的工作或者比较专业的工作。有些项目会持续5到6个月，有些就只有几天。我多多少少能自主决定什么时候去工作，这样我就能掌控我自己的时间。
[01:25:56]I can see it's good for you. What is your company get out of this?
我能看出这对你的确很好。公司这么做想得到什么呢？
[01:31:16]Well, I still have all my old contacts at work, so I know who to contact to get something done. The company gets flexibility, too. Once the job's over, that's it. I'm not on their books any more.
我工作时建立的一些关系网还在，所以我知道要解决一些事情时该去找谁。公司的灵活性也很强。工作结束后，我也就不在他们那里上班了。
[01:48:24]Questions 19-21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
基于你听到的回答问题19至21。
[01:56:42]Question 19. Why does Simon find his retired life enjoyable?
问题19. 为什么西蒙发现他的退休生活很愉快？
[02:03:21]Question 20. How does Simon get to know about the company's available posts?
问题20. 西蒙如何知道公司的招聘岗位？
[02:26:41]Question 21. Why does the company adopt the phased retirement scheme?
问题21. 为什么公司采用分阶段退休计划？