Just lengthening that second stage of full-time work may secure the financial assets needed for a 100-year life, but such persistent work will inevitably exhaust precious intangible assets such as productive skills, vitality, happiness, and friendship.
Andrew spends all his spare time playing with his computer but it's probably just a stage he's going through (= a period of development that will end soon). 安德鲁的业余时间全花在了玩电脑上，不过这可能只是一个阶段罢了。
- 单数名词 You can refer to a particular area of activity as a particular stage, especially when you are talking about politics. He was finally forced off the political stage by the deterioration of his health. The E.U. thought it could boost its credibility as a strong actor on the international stage.
stage n 1: any distinct time period in a sequence of events; " we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected " [syn: {phase}, {stage}]
every couple goes through a stage of assessment as you figure out if you want to be together: do you want to live together? 每對伴侶都會經歷一個評估階段，以決定是否想和身邊人在一起的時候：你確認想一起生活嗎？
- the theater as a profession (usually `the stage') 5. any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something 6. a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns 7. a section or portion of a journey or course 8. a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for ...