②retirement 退休；隐匿处

　　③retired adj.退休的；退役的

　　④retiring adj.快要退休的

　　He recently retired as head teacher of their school.

　　他最近以校长的身份退休了。

　　The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。

　　She took to painting after retirement.

　　她退休后爱上绘画。

　　A firm employs my retired father as a consultant.

　　一家公司请我已退休的父亲做顾问。

　　完成句子

　　①那位老工人决定退休后搬到乡下去。

　　The old worker decided to the country.

　　②这位明星打算从活跃的生活中隐退。

　　The star intended to active life.

　　③他远离大家隐居着。

　　He lives ， away from everyone.

　　【答案】　①retire to　②retire from　③in retirement

　　2．perform vi.&vt.表现，表演；执行，实行；运转

　　He was disappointed because he had not performed well in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.(教材P42)

　　因为在1988年首尔奥运会上表现不佳，他非常失望。

　　Liu Xiang said the London Olympic Games might be his last Olympics and he would perform at his best.

　　刘翔说伦敦奥运会或许是他的最后一届奥运会，他会表现出他的最佳水平。

　　The cars produced in the factory perform well.

那家工厂生产的汽车运行良好。