Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.
— George Burns  ·  No category

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retirement [rɪ'taɪɚmənt] 词频4
n. 退休，退职;引退，隐居;退隐处;
💡 re 回、向后 + tire 疲劳+ ment 表示行为、行为的过程或结果 → n.退休, 引退, 退却, 撤退
"retirement and the consequential reduction in income"
退休与随之而来的收入减少
近义：pension, superannuation, pullback, pullout, recoil, retreat
sixty ['sɪksti] 词频1
num. 六十;
💡 six六+ty十 →六十
"She was in continuous employment until the age of sixty-five."
她连续不断地受雇于人，一直工作到六十五岁。
近义：threescore
ridiculous [rɪ'dɪkjələs] 词频3 词根: rid
adj. 可笑的，荒谬的;荒唐的，愚蠢的;胡枝扯叶;
💡 rid笑+ic...的+ulous多…的→多笑的→可笑的
"She speaks in this ridiculous mockney accent."
她模仿伦敦东区人的口音拿腔拿调地说话。
近义：inane, irrational, laughable, ludicrous, absurd, preposterous 反义：artistic, lordly, neat, perky, poised, posh
still [stɪl] 词频1
adv. 仍，仍然;更，还要;静静地;〈诗〉常，不断地; adj. 不动的，静止的;不狂暴的，温柔的;没有活力的，死气沉沉的; n. 平静，寂静;剧照;静止摄影;蒸馏器; vt.& vi. （使某物）平静下来，安静;〈古〉烧（酒），蒸馏; conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了，他还是十分活跃。
近义：hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify 反义：incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset
pimples
n. 丘疹, 粉刺, 小脓疱( pimple的复数形式 )

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"First you forget names, then you forget faces. Next you forget to pull your zipper up and finally, you forget to pull it down."
"You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old."
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