1. That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats. (P34)
【歸納】 settle down 平靜下來(lái),定居,適應(yīng)起來(lái),專心于。
【延伸】 settle down to專心致力于,逐漸習(xí)慣于;settle in搬進(jìn)新居,安頓下來(lái);settle on棲息,選定,決定,停留;settle sth on sb將某物轉(zhuǎn)讓給某人;settle for sth 勉強(qiáng)認(rèn)可某事;settle oneself in one’s seat在座位上坐定。
【易錯(cuò)點(diǎn)】 settle down, settle down to:這組短語(yǔ)結(jié)構(gòu)相似,但含義和用法不同。settle down作“安穩(wěn)地坐下,安居下來(lái),安靜下來(lái)”解,后接介詞短語(yǔ)(表地點(diǎn)),可接不定式(表目的);settle down to意思是“安下心來(lái)做某事,認(rèn)認(rèn)真真做某事”,其中to為介詞。如:
She didn’t start the lesson until the pupils settled down.
The constant interruptions stopped him settling down to his work.
She settled down in a sofa to read her book.