Nevertirees 永不退休的人
[audio]http://file.24en.com/bbc/tae/assets_6695128/bbc_tae_284_nevertirees_au_bb.mp3[/audio][color=#3f3f3f][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=12px][p=21, 2, left]Wake up late, have a big breakfast and then wander down to the beach for the first swim of the day. A round of golf, a few cocktails and then dinner on one's [b]yacht[/b] at sunset.[/p][p=21, 2, left]You might think this is how the wealthy [b]envisage[/b] the [b]autumn of their lives[/b] but in Britain it seems that this is not the case. A new survey shows that almost 60% of wealthy people in the UK don't want to quit working even when they pass the [b]retirement age[/b] of 65.[/p][p=21, 2, left]The organisation Barclays Wealth interviewed 2,000 people, defining 'wealthy' as those with over £1 million (10 million yuan) in [b]assets [/b]to invest. It found that more people in the UK are [b]shunning[/b] the traditional concept of retirement than in any of the 19 other developed countries surveyed.[/p][float=right][img=226,170]http://www.24en.com/d/file/bbc/bbc2/2010-09-30/d1b30c36b65e003d70807782ddb43424.jpg[/img][p=30, 2, left]Not everybody wants to spend the autumn of their lives at leisure.[/p][/float]
[p=21, 2, left]The group even has a [b]nickname[/b]; those who never want to be retirees are called "nevertirees" in the survey.[/p][p=21, 2, left]And their number is likely to grow over the coming years with 70% of people under the age of 45 in the study indicating that even a [b]golden handshake[/b] will not be enough to make them [b]hang up their boots[/b].[/p][p=21, 2, left]"Whilst in previous [b]generations[/b] there have always been an [b]energetic[/b]few with the health and [b]drive[/b] (to keep working), many [b]looked to[/b] create their wealth early on in life [b]with [/b][b]a view to[/b] enjoying it when they retired," said Greg Davies at Barclays Wealth.[/p][p=21, 2, left]"This report reflects a different attitude, with wealthy individuals wanting to continue [b]to challenge themselves[/b] well beyond the traditional retirement age," he added.[/p][p=21, 2, left]The survey was reported in many newspapers in Britain and it found its critics. "There's no point in [b]working [/b][b]till you drop[/b]," said Iain from Norwich, on the Daily Mail website. "Work to live, not live to work."[/p][p=21, 2, left]Sarah Harper, Professor of [b]Gerontology [/b]at the University of Oxford, disagrees. She says: "People want [b]to contribute[/b]; they want to be doing something. Work gives people [b]status[/b], and at an age when you're incredibly experienced you may want to start a second career or even do something completely different from your previous professional life."[/p][p=21, 2, left]The survey raises an interesting question. What is it that really[b]motivates[/b] us to work? Is it fear of poverty? Or just fear of boredom?[/p][/size][/font][/color]
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