【New words and expressions】(8)
retire v. 退休
company n. 公司
bicycle n. 自行车
save v. 积蓄
workshop n. 车间
helper n. 帮手,助手
employ v. 雇佣
grandson n. 孙子
★retire v. 退休
retire =stop working =stop doing this
He is getting old, He is going to retire. 他越来越老, 他打算退休了
I'm going to retire next year. 我明年会退出影坛或歌坛
I'm so tired that I'm going to retire now. (retire = go to bed)
★company n. 公司
firm n. 商行
corporation n. 责任公司
limited corporation 有限责任公司(缩略形式:Ltd.Co)
business n. 生意,公司
He works in my business. 他在我的公司工作
★save vt. 积蓄
① vt. 挽救,救助,拯救
save one's life
The doctor saved the child’s life.
They saved the child from the fire.
save one's face 挽会面子
② vt. 积蓄,储蓄
He used to save letters.
save money 存钱
He saved (money) for years to buy a car.
西方人不喜欢提钱, 所以用 save up 表示存钱
I have saved up for many years. 我已经存了好几年的钱
Save it for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪, 为将来需要而做好准备
★workshop n. 车间
workshop n. 车间(工作并且可以拿出来卖)
workhouse n. 感化院(强迫劳动的地方)
★helper n. 帮手, 助手
assistant n. 助理
★employ v. 雇佣
employee n. 雇员 ;employer n. 雇主
trainer n. 教练 ;trainee n. 接受训练的人
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