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Now that my former headmaster,Mr.Page,is retiring,pupils of the school will be sending him a gift and an album with the signatures of all those who have contributed.Many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour.
本句中be retiring表示马上要退休（以后时），还是现在是退休的状况呢？（retiring做形容词）
he is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad.
本句中retiring做动词的目前进行时形式 还是做形容词表示为现在是退休的状况呢？
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Now that my former headmaster,Mr.Page,is retiring,pupils of the school will be sending him a gift and an album with the signatures of all those who have contributed.Many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour.
这句话中的is retiring是进行时表示计划中的以后事件。即他将要退休。已经退休的状况用过去分词retired表示。
He is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad.
这句话中的retire不是退休的意思，而是离开。是状况转换动词，此类动词的进行体表示转态转换的过程，马上结束但还没结束。像It‘s getting dark的使用方法。翻译成“日渐、渐渐”句子的意思是：他现在在渐渐淡出政治生涯，去了海外。
