应用型大学英语综合教程四_U_7.ppt

* focus2 dialogue Notes to the dialogue 1. Mrs. Simpson, have you planned for your retirement? 辛普森太太，您有没有考虑过退休后的计划？ Note that in the USA, the full retirement age (also called “normal retirement age”) was 65 for many years. However, beginning with people born in 1938 or later, that age gradually increases until it reaches 67 for people born after 1959. According to law in China, men retire at 60, female cadres at 55 and other women at 50. Statistics have shown that the average life expectancy of Chinese people has risen by more than 20 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, while their retirement age has not changed for more than 50 years. Chinese scholars recently proposed that China should not only delay people’s retirement age to 65 or even older, but also shorten the retirement age gap between males and females. 上海交通大学出版社 Back Next 1. Dialogue: purchasing insurance * focus2 dialogue 2. My company has offered me a pension scheme. 我们公司已经提供了一项退休金计划。 pension scheme: 退休金计划 In general, a pension is an arrangement to provide people with an income when they are no longer earning a regular income from employment. A pension created by an employer for the benefit of an employee is commonly referred to as an occupational or employer pension. A recipient of a retirement pension is known as a pensioner or retiree. Types of pensions generally include employment-based pensions (retirement plans), social / state pensions and disability pensions. Note that the so-called retirement plans in the USA are more commonly known as pension schemes in the UK and Ireland, and superannuation plans in Australia. Retirement pensions are typically in the form of a guaranteed annuity (年金). 上海交通大学出版社 Back Next 1. Dialogue: purchasing insurance * focus2 dialogue 3. For family protection, you can start your coverage at $100,000. 对于家庭保障，您可以从十万美元的保额做起。 Note that family protection insurance is for families that anticipate growing needs. Here the age