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1、Unit2-1listening退休和投资Walterwantstoretirewithinthenextfewyears.Hehasbeenworkingatthesamecompanyforover15yearsasanaccountant.Duringthattime,he’sbeensavinghismoneyandpayingoffthatdebt.However,evenwithhissavingsandinvestments,heisn’tsurethathewillhaveenough
2、moneyforretirement.Ifitdoesn’t,hewillhavetokeeponworking,whichdependsonthecompany.Fornow,thecompanyisok.Butit’snolongergrowingasfastasitusedto.Whetherornothecankeeponhisworkingwillalsodependonhishealth.Fortunately,heisingoodhealth.Butheknowsthatthatcoul
3、dchangeinanytime.Ifhefelldownorhadastroke,itcouldforcehimtostopworking.Ifthathappened,hewouldhavetorelyonhissavingsandotherassetstosurvive.Soonorlater,heknowshishealthwilldeclineandhewillhavetostopworking.Soheneedstoprepare.Mostofhiswealthisintheformofc
4、ompanystockandthevalueofhishome.Bothoftheseareatrisk.Thecompanystockmaygodownandthevalueofhishomemayalsofall.Thecompanyheworksforisapharmaceutical(制药的)company.Itdevelopsnewdrugswhichisriskybusinessandsellsthemworldwide.It’sexpensivetodevelopnewdrugsandi
5、tcantakeaverylongtimetogetanewdrugapproved.Withoutgovernmentapproval,itcan’tbesold,whichcanresultinahugeloss.Anotherthreatthecompanycomesfromforeigncompetition,whichisgettingstronger.Thecompanyhasalsostartedtomovesomeofitsresearchesandproductionfaciliti
6、esoversees.Salarylevelislowerthere,andthequalityoftheforeignworkersisgettingbetter.Asaresult,thecompanyhastoreduceitslocalhiringandit’snolongergivinglargebonuses.Onethingheisconsidering,istosellhisshareinthecompany.Hecouldbegintosellalittleatatimeandrei
7、nvestthemoneyinsomewhereelse.Butwherewouldheinvest?Hedoesn’tknowmuchaboutinvestingandseveralofhisfriendhavelostalotbymakingabadinvestment.Investinginrealrestateorthestockmarketcouldbeveryrisky.Inthebestcase,hewillmakealotofmoney.Ifthathappened,hecouldfi
8、nallyretireandenjoyacomfortablelife.Ontheotherhand,intheworstcase,hisinvestmentscouldresultinahugeloss.Ifthathappened,hewouldn’tbeabletoenjoyhisretirement.Hewouldn’tbeabletotravelordoanyofthingsthathe’sdreamedaboutdoing.Sonowheha
