英语翻译The terms of this agreement provided that the defendant

英语翻译
The terms of this agreement provided that the defendant pay the plaintiff $20,000 during the year ending September30,1961,and thereafter,$15,000 a year for the remainder of the plaintiff’s
life.The plaintiff agreed to hold himself available for consultation and
advice…and not to…be employed by any business…in competition with [defendant]…Thedefendant made payments in accordance with the terms of the agreement for
approximately two and one-half years,following which,after the plaintiff
refused to consent to a modification of the agreement,the defendant
discontinued further payments.The plaintiff then initiated the present action to
recover payments due under the agreement.The defendant,by way of special
defenses,alleged that the agreement was invalid and unenforceable,claiming in
effect (1) inadequate consideration because the contract was based on past
services… The issues were tried to the court,which concluded that the
agreement was legally unenforceable.Judgment was rendered for the defendant,
and the plaintiff took the present appeal.
The facts necessary to a disposition of the question involved are undisputed.The plaintiff was employedby the defendant from l9l2 until November of 1961,progressively holding the
positions of order clerk,traffic manager,salesman,sales manager,president,and
chairman of the board.He was president of the company from l94l to 1958 and a
member of the board of directors from l94l until 1961.From 1958 until his
retirement in November 1961,he served as chairman of the board of directors.

协议规定被告付给原告在1961年9月30号前支付20000刀,之后在原告有生之年每年向其支付15000刀.原告承诺他可以一直提供咨询与意见,并不受雇于一切可与被告形成竞争的企业.被告根据这些条款付了大概两年半的钱,在原告拒绝授权更改合约条款之后就不再继续付款了.原告即开始了现在的这种行径来恢复合约中规定好的款项.而被告则通过引用特殊抗辩事由宣称这个合约是无效并不可执行的,声明事实上1,由于合约是以过去的服务为基础所带来之不周全的考虑…这个事件早已在庭上受审,而当时的结论就是这个合约从法理上讲无法实施.法官的审判比较偏向被告方,原告即开始了现在的上诉.用来处置相关问题的事实不容置疑.原告从1912年起到1971年11月受雇于被告,在此期间渐渐地成为了定货登记员 ,交通管理员,售货员,销售管理,主席和董事会会长（1941-1961）.从1958直到他在1961年11月退休,他都是董事会会长.
没学过法律,没查书,加上晚上困……不是很完美,请凑合着看吧……