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此句发生在John Waston和Mike St卝amford在路上相遇并一同进餐时。
John:So you still at Bart’s then?
Mike:Teaching now.
Mike:Bright young things,like we used to be.
Mike:God I hate them.What about you?Staying in town till you get yourself sorted?John:Can’t afford London on an army pension.
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单词:pension 词性:名词、动词
①noun
an amount of money paid regularly by a government or company to Sв who is considered to be too old or too ill to work
②verb
Phrasal Verbs
pension somebody off (especially BrE) [usually passive]
to allow or force somebody to RETIRE (= lea卝ve their job and stop regular work) and to pay them a pension