《大学英语B》题型分类版内部资料(35)

But he was unhappy. He didn’t know what to do with himself. Although he read a lot of books and he went on holiday to interesting places with his wife, he was bored and began to get depressed because he hated being retired.
Then one day he saw an advertisement in the newspaper and, without telling his wife, he bought a small crockery (陶器) factory. The next week he told his family. They were horrified and worried. They thought he was too old at 71 to start work again.
He is now 76 and he has expanded the company considerably. He has increased the number of staff from 6 to 24 and he has found many new customers for the products. He has developed the export market and has improved profits by 200%. He has opened a new design office and employed three young designers. They have been all over the world to get new ideas, and one of them has gone to France this week to a major trade fair. Most importantly, he hasn’t been bored since he bought the factory.
译文：摩根·里斯一直是一位不错的生意人。他曾有过3个加油站，而且一直都很忙。当他65岁时, 也就是正常的退休年龄时，他决定不想停止工作，所以他又接着干了两年。结果在他快68岁的时候，他妻子多丽让他退休，希望能和他一起共度晚年的时光。所以他非常不情愿地把业务交给了自己的儿子。