乔。克莱(右)退居二线了吗？

Is Joel Klein (right) fading?

尽管己退居二线，他的工作热情丝毫不减。

He works enthusiastically as ever even though he has retired from the leading post.

这就需要精力旺盛的穆拉利稍微退居二线一些。

That will require the energetic Mulally to back off a little.

微软则计划在今年底让老的服务器退居二线。

Microsoft expects to decommission the older servers by the end of the year.

他的两个最高参选助手，特里纳尔逊以及约翰威弗尔突然辞职；最高参谋马克绍特退居二线；

His two top campaign aides, Terry Nelson and John Weaver, resigned abruptly; his chief of staff, Mark Salter, removed himself to the sidelines.