File photo: Sally Gordon, a 102-year-old woman who worked for the state of Nebraska.

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A 102-year-old woman who worked for the state of Nebraska is hanging up her professional hat, saying it is time to enjoy retirement, Reuters reported.

Sally Gordon worked for three governors before rejecting retirement and at age 75 started a new career as a legislative sergeant of arms.

For 27 years Gordon has worked as one of the Nebraska legislature's five gatekeepers, ferrying messages from lobbyists to lawmakers during floor debate and keeping order during committee hearings.

She said health concerns were not a factor in her decision to retire on Tuesday. "I just decided it is the time to do it," she explained.（點(diǎn)擊路透社網(wǎng)站查看原文）

美102歲女職員決定退休

?????? 路透社報道，美國內(nèi)布拉斯加州議會一名102歲的女性工作人員即將結(jié)束她的職業(yè)生涯，她說是時候享受退休的時光了。

?????? 莎拉?佐敦曾服務(wù)過三屆州長，之后她拒絕退休，在75歲的時候開始了新的工作, 成為一名議會會議警衛(wèi)。

?????? 在過去的27年中，佐敦作為議會五名警衛(wèi)之一，負(fù)責(zé)在會議辯論過程中在說客和立法者之間傳遞信息以及維持聽證會的現(xiàn)場秩序。

?????? 她周二表示，決定退休并不是由于健康的原因。“我只是覺得現(xiàn)在應(yīng)該退休了，”她如此解釋。

(China.org.cn May 4, 2011)