我的退休生活 The Joy of Retirement
<p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="busier">busier</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="working">working</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="what">what</span>? <span word="It">It</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="so">so</span>! 大多数人都说，退休生活好极了，是他们一生中做过的最棒的事情。退休了比工作时更忙。猜猜怎么着?其实并不然!</p><p><span word="Granted">Granted</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>. <span word="Mine">Mine</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="spontaneous">spontaneous</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="gracefully">gracefully</span>. 我承认自己的退休生活并不是按着明确计划开始的，而是更随性而行。我周五离开工作岗位，接着的周二我就开始请病假，直至正式退休的日子到来。这段时间是个好机会，让我好好琢磨自己到底是否想退休，同时也能从一个困境中优雅地全身而退。</p><p><span word="Initially">Initially</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="euphoria">euphoria</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="WOW">WOW</span>! <span word="This">This</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>! <span word="That">That</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span>, <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="productive">productive</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cleaned">cleaned</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="sorted">sorted</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="drawers">drawers</span>, <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="unwanted">unwanted</span> <span word="furniture">furniture</span>, <span word="knickknacks">knickknacks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>. <span word="Reality">Reality</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span>. 起初，一切都很愉快哇啊!这还不错呀!但这只持续了大约两个星期。然后我决定：嗯，我应该做一些有建设性的事情。于是我开始打扫房屋，整理抽屉，丢掉不需要的家具、杂物和衣物。又这样过了两个星期。现实开始浮现。</p>
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