听一分钟英文：Pensions-退休金

Do you have a pension¹? I didn’t have one for many years. I always thought it was strange to start saving² in my twenties for life in my seventies. Now, I wish I had started my pension earlier. My pension would be much bigger. The pension my government will give me isn’t so big. It isn’t really enough to survive on. Nowadays people need to think carefully about their pension and how they will get by when they retire. I’m lucky because I live in a country where the government gives you some kind of pension. In many countries, you get nothing. I can’t believe the pensions³ some people get. When company CEOs retire, they get a multi-million-dollar pension. That doesn’t seem fair. They aren’t better than other people.

1 pension   

n.退休金，年金，抚恤金；v.发给退休金

参考例句：

• The country provided a pension to the old person.国家给老人们提供养老金。
• She went to the company to draw her pension.她去公司领退休金。

2 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。

3 pensions   

n.退休金，养老金( pension的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Pensions are linked to inflation, whereas they should be linked to the cost of living. 养老金与通货膨胀挂钩，然而它们其实应该和生活费用挂钩。 来自辞典例句
• At the moment they are existing on pensions that are subsidised by the government. 此刻他们正依靠政府发放的养老金维持生计。 来自辞典例句