Passage Two
段落二
Some people want to make and save a lot of money in order to retire early.
有些人想賺取和存放許多錢,為了自己能提前退休。
I see people pursuing higher paying and increasingly demanding careers to accomplish this goal.
我看到人們為了追求更高的薪水和越來越高要求的職業來實現這一目標。
They make many personal sacrifices in exchange for income today. The problem is that tomorrow might not come.
他們做出了很多個人犧牲才換來了今天的收入。但問題是明天可能不會到來。
Even if it all goes according to plan, will you know how to be happy when you are not working if you spend your entire life making money?
即使你一切按計劃進行,假如你花費整個生命去賺錢,當你不工作時你知道怎樣才快樂嗎?
More importantly, who will be around for you to share your leisure time with?
更重要的是,誰和你一起分享你的休閑時光呢?
At the other extreme are people who live only for today.
另一個極端是有的人只活在當下。
Why bother saving when I might not be here tomorrow? They argue.
他們認為明天自己可能就不在了,為什么還要存錢。
The danger of this approach is that tomorrow may come after all.
這個危險想法的問題是明天依舊會到來。
And most people don't want to spend all their tomorrows working for a living. The earlier neglect of saving, however, makes it difficult not to work when you are older.
很多人不想去花費他們所有的明天去謀生。然而,早期忽視儲蓄,晚年時你就不得不工作。
You may be surprised to hear me say that if you must pick an extreme I think it's better to pick the spend-all approach.
你也許會驚訝我這么說,如果你必須選擇一個極端的方法,我認為最好是花光所有。
As long as you don't mind continuing to work, assuming your health allows, you should be OK.
如果你的健康狀態還允許,只要你不介意繼續工作就沒問題。
At least, you are making use of your money, and hopefully deriving value and pleasure from it.
至少你充分利用了你的錢,從中體會到了它的價值和樂趣。
Postponing doing what you love and being with people you love until retirement can be a mistake. It may never come.
推遲做你喜愛做的事、推遲和喜歡的人在一起,直到退休才去實現是錯誤的決定。這些可能永遠都不會到來。
Retirement can be a great time for some people. For others, it is a time of boredom, loneliness and poor health.
對一些人來說,退休是一件很棒的事情;而對于其他人,退休可能會很無聊、孤單、身體不佳。
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
基于你聽到的對話回答30至32題。
Question 30. Why do some people pursue higher paying but demanding careers?
問題30. 為什么有些人追求高薪水,要求苛刻的職業生涯?
Question 31. What is the danger facing people who live only for today?
問題31. 活在當下的人面臨怎樣的危險?
Question 32. What does the speaker seem to advocate?
問題32. 作者主張什么?