bow out 退出，退休

He bowed out ,after working in this company for 40 years.

在这个公司工作了40年之后，他退休了。

Mr.Black bowed out of politics due to poor health.

布莱克先生由于健康不佳而退出政治生涯。

stave off 避开，挡开，延缓

Robinson Crusoe ate some berries to stave off hunger

鲁滨逊用野果充饥

Nothing can stave off the flooding.

什么都挡不住洪水

背景音乐：when there was me and you 歌舞青春的主题曲