protirement 提前退休
时间:2014-02-25 05:59:19
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Protirement is retiring or quitting an unattractive job to pursue work or hobbies more suited to one's personality.
“提前退休”指的是辞去已经没有吸引力的工作,转而追求更适合自己个性的事业或爱好。
More than 80% of 30-to 35-year-old professionals claim they are unhappy at work, worn down by a combination of stress,
boredom1 and the feeling that their job isn't giving back as much as they put into it.
超过80%的30岁到35岁的专业人士声称自己工作时并不快乐,压力、厌倦、感到工作中投入和回报并不对等,这些都让他们身心俱疲。
For many, that realisation leaves a straight choice between continuing in a career that pays well but makes them
miserable2, and doing something less
lucrative3 but more fulfilling -- a lifestyle option that has been
dubbed4 "protirement". According to research, one in 15 under-35s is already "protired".
许多人都意识到这样一个选择,是继续在薪水丰厚却让自己感觉悲惨的职场道路上走下去,还是做一些赚钱不多却让自己心灵充实的事情——后者被称为protirement。根据调查,35岁以下的人15个当中就有1个已经“提前退休”了。
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boredom
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n.厌烦,厌倦,乏味,无聊 |
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- Unemployment can drive you mad with boredom.失业会让你无聊得发疯。
- A walkman can relieve the boredom of running.跑步时带着随身听就不那么乏味了。
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miserable
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adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 |
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- It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他,这是可耻的。
- Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
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lucrative
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adj.赚钱的,可获利的 |
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- He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
- It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。
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dubbed
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v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 );把…称为;配音;复制 |
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- Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
- Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的? 来自《简明英汉词典》
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