settle是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. 安定， 安顿； 停息； 定居； 解决， 调停，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It will never do to wait till then before we settle what to do."
-- "Now, then, friends," said Glenarvan, "we must settle who is to be our messenger.
-- "First the larder of Kara-Tete and then fire out of the ground!Upon my word, this mountain is a paradise!I propose that we found a colony, and cultivate the soil and settle here for life!We shall be the Robinsons of Maunganamu.
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It is well that this is so, for it is obvious-ly of the utmost importance that Sir Charles's heir should settle at the Hall and continue the good work which has been so sadly interrupted.
-- How could I settle the point forever?
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He laughed: 'And how are you going to settle up with your father?'
-- Of course we will settle this little matter another time, and if you are the upright, honest man you look, I anticipate very little trouble between us on that score.
-- He could not settle himself to his papers again, for agi-tation and excitement, but began walking up and down the room from corner to corner.
-- I persuaded him to! I dare say we shall settle Bis-cup too, so it's all right, you see!Au revoir, tomorrow!And don't worry!'
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Elinor had always thought it would be more prudent for them to settle at some distance from Norland, than immediately amongst their present acquaintance.
-- A few years however will settle her opinions on the reasonable basis of common sense and observation; and then they may be more easy to define and to justify than they now are, by any body but herself."
-- "Oh!Colonel," said she, with her usual noisy cheerfulness, "I am monstrous glad to see you sorry I could not come before beg your pardon, but I have been forced to look about me a little, and settle my matters; for it is a long while since I have been at home, and you know one has always a world of little odd things to do after one has been away for any time; and then I have had Cartwright to settle with Lord, I have been as busy as a bee ever since dinner!But pray, Colonel, how came you to conjure out that I should be in town today?"
-- Mrs. Ferrars, with the utmost liberality, will come forward, and settle on him a thousand a year, if the match takes place.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Why, if he would just let Carrie see one such little incident as that of Thursday, it would settle the matter.
-- At this time of year the days are still comparatively short, and the shadows of the evening were beginning to settle down upon the great city.
-- "Then why not settle the whole thing, once and for all?"
-- I think we'll settle a little farther down town when we come back."
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- De 'spute warn't 'bout a half a chile, de 'spute was 'bout a whole chile; en de man dat think he kin settle a 'spute 'bout a whole chile wid a half a chile doan' know enough to come in out'n de rain.
-- There was trouble 'bout something, and then a lawsuit to settle it; and the suit went agin one of the men, and so he up and shot the man that won the suit which he would naturally do, of course.
-- Then they'd settle back again till there was a dog fight.
-- The king he visited around in the evening, and sweet- ened everybody up, and made himself ever so friendly; and he give out the idea that his congrega- tion over in Eng- land would be in a sweat about him, so he must hurry and settle up the estate right away and leave for home.
-- 'Well I I well, that ought to settle it, of course; but I can't somehow seem to understand it no way.
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- When we get home, then we'll settle this matter!"
-- Tomorrow we'll settle matters.
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