5.That afternoon aboard the train the cousins settled down in their seats.(P34) 那天下午,那对表姐妹在火车上落了座。 settle vt .安排,整理,解决,使定居,使安定 . vi. 停留,停息 阅读下列句子,注意settled的意思。 (1)The problems in our school should be settled by ourselves. (settle vt .解决) (2)A bird settled on the wire (settle vi. 停留,停息) ◆短语归纳 settle up结帐 settle in 迁入 settle down定居,使平静下来 settle one,s affairs 处理好自己的事情(尤指立遗嘱) settle down to sth.安下心来做某事 ◆即学即练 选用上述词组完成下列小片段。 The millionaire decided to (1) (立遗嘱)when he could still think clearly,because with a lot of difficult problems (2) (要解决),his secretary could not do such a thing properly. But he was so upset that he could not (3) anything(安下心来做某事). 答案:(1)settle down his affairs |