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1. 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表示即将要退休（将来时），还是目前是退休的状态呢？（retiring做形容词）

be retiring 表示即将发生的动作。

1. he is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad.

   本句中retiring做动词的现在进行时形式( retire from) 还是做形容词表示为目前是退休的状态呢？

   盼老师解答！

be retiring 表示即逐渐变化的动作。

表示计划或安排（用现在进行时态表示将来用法）

①即表示按计划或安排要发生的将来动作，这类用法在没有明确上下文的情况下，通常会连用一个表示将来时间的状语。

 现在进行时代替将来时表示即将发生的或预定中计划好的活动.
Are you staying with us this weekend

和我们一起度周末好吗
We are leaving soon.

我们马上就走.

Are you working next week? 

你下星期工作吗?

We are having a few guests tonight. 

今晚我们有几个客人来。

She is buying a new bike soon. 

她不久将买一辆新自行车。

We’re spending next winter in Australia. 

我们将要在澳大利亚度过明年冬天。

②用arrive, come, go, leave,stay,  take off等动词的现在进行时描写行程安排，也通常有含有将来意义。

 现在进行时代替将来时表示即将发生的或预定中计划好的活动.
Are you staying with us this weekend 和我们一起度周末好吗
We are leaving soon. 我们马上就走.

He is arriving tomorrow morning on the 16:40 train. 

他乘下午4:40的火车明天上午到。

③逐渐变化的动词,如get, run, grow, become, begin以及瞬间动词die等.也表示将要发生的动作/或者快要发生动作或者逐渐变化的过程。
He is dying. 他要死了.

The old man seems to be getting younger and younger.  

这位老人似乎越来越年轻了.

 It's getting late, Mrs. Kennedy, and you'd better be getting on home.  

" 天不早了, 肯尼迪太太, 您最好还是回家去吧.

The boys were getting bored.

男孩子们开始感到厌烦。

There's no point in getting upset.

苦恼是无谓的。

It's getting chilly.
天冷起来了。

Outside it was getting light.
外边天已经发白了。

The days are getting longer and longer.
白天越来越长。

The food's getting cold.
饭菜快凉了。

A white dress gets dirty very fast.
白色的衣服脏得快。

He is getting old.
他老了。