高考必会词详解精练 (11)

settle
v. 使定居；安排；解决；安心；静下来。如：
My brother has settled in Canada.
我哥哥已在加拿大定居了。
I must settle all my affairs before going abroad.
我必须在出国前把所有事情安顿好。
I have to settle down now.
我现在需要静一静。
[身临其境]
2003年高考阅读理解第1篇：
Discovered by the Portuguese admiral of the same name in 1506, and settled in 1810, the island belongs to Great Britain and has a population of a few hundred.
该岛于1506年被这位同名的葡萄牙海军上将发现，并在1810年被占领；现在属于英国，有几百人口。
shock
v. 震动；震惊。如：
I was shocked when I heard about her death.
我听到她的死讯时十分震惊。
n. 震惊；打击。如：