I stopped to work a few years ago.

　　几年前我就不工作了。

　　A Are you enjoying your holiday in Beijing?

　　A 你在北京度假愉快吗？

　　B Yes, very much. We’re having a great time.

　　B 是的，非常愉快。我们玩得非常开心。

　　A What do you do back in the States?

　　A 你在美国做什么？

　　B Oh, I’m retired now. I stopped to work a few years ago.

　　B 哦，我现在退休了。几年前我就不工作了。

　　A So you’ve got lots of time now for holidays!

　　A 所以你现在有充足的时间度假了！

　　B Well, yes. I used to run my own business and it took all my time.

　　B 哦，是的。我过去有自己的公司，它占据了我所有的时间。

　　Notes 注释

　　1 You can ask and talk about what people do in various ways, e.g. What do you do back in the States? / What do you do back in the States?

　　你可以用各种方法询问和谈论某人做什么工作，例如：What do you do back in the States? /你在美国做什么？

　　2 If you have retired, you can say I’m retired now. I stopped to work a few years ago. / I’m retired now. I stopped to work a few years ago.

　　如果你退休了，你可以说：I’m retired now. I stopped work a few years ago. /我现在退休了。几年前我就不工作了。

　　3 You can talk about how much time you have when you finish working I’ve got lots of time for holidays now. / I’ve got lots of time for holidays now; I’ve got lots of free time. / I’ve got lots of free time.

　　你可以谈论你退休后有多少时间：I’ve got lots of time for holidays now. / 我现在有足够的时间度假了； I’ve got lots of free time. / 我现在有很多自由的时间。

Key phrases and sentences   Are you enjoying your holiday in Beijing? Yes, very much.  We’re having a great time. What do you do back in the States? Oh, I’m retired now.  I stopped to work a few years ago. So you’ve got lots of time now for holidays! Well, yes.  I used to run my own business and it took all my time.

重要的短语和句子   你在北京度假愉快吗？   是的，非常愉快。 我们玩得非常开心。 你在美国做什么？   哦，我现在退休了。 几年前我就不工作了。 所以你现在有充足的时间度假了！   哦，是的。我过去有自己的公司，它占据了我所有的时间。