英国退休老人仍想继续工作

wake up醒来; 唤醒, 弄醒

例句：I woke up in the night feeling cold.
      我夜间醒来感到很冷。

      It is time for you to wake up.
      你该醒了。

2.You might think this is how the wealthy envisage the autumn of their lives but in Britain it seems that this is not the case.

it's not the case情况并非如此

3.Not everybody wants to spend the autumn of their lives at leisure.

Not everybody部分否定

all，every，both，always等用于否定结构时不是全部被否定，而是表示其中的一部分被否定。而且英语多半将not置于谓语中。

例如：

All is not a gold that glitters.（即Not all that glitters is gold.）
闪闪发光物，未必尽黄金。

Every one cannot write novels.（即Not every one can write novels.）
不是所有的人都能写小说。

4.even a golden handshake will not be enough to make them hang up their boots.

hang up their boots

hang up your boots

解释：退役，退休，不再从事某项运动
to permanently stop playing a sport

例句：

After a disastrous season it is rumoured that Gregory may hang up his boots once and for all.