(对应学生用书第63页)

　　1．retire v．退休；退役

　　When he retired at the age of 26, he had won 106 gold medals in major competitions across the world.(教材P42) 26岁退役时，他已经在世界重大比赛中获得了106枚金牌。

　　My father retired at the age of 60.

　　我父亲六十岁时退休了。

　　Yao Ming announced to retire from basketball on July 20.姚明7月20日宣布退出篮坛。

　　①retire from从......退休，引退

　　retire as 以......身份退休

　　retire into oneself变得沉默寡言，不愿同别人交谈

　　retire to退到，去往......

　　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。

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　　①那位老工人决定退休后搬到乡下去。

The old worker decided to the country.