Animals arrived, liked the look of the place, took up their quarters, settled down, spread, and flourished.

动物们来到这里，喜欢这里的景色，占据了它们的栖息地，定居下来，繁衍生息。

The birds jumped onto their trees, the animals settled down in the straw, and the whole farm was asleep in a moment.

鸟儿跳到树上，动物们都在稻草上安顿下来，顷刻之间，整个农场都进入了梦乡。

In the new, lusher savannah, gazelle were plentiful and they tended to stay in one place throughout the year, so the humans settled down with them.

然而在这片崭新而肥沃的稀树大草原上，瞪羚的数量充足，它们往往全年都待在一个地方，因此人类也随之定居下来。

I settled down with a book.

我手拿一本书，舒舒服服地坐下。

I settled down to have a good read.

我舒舒服服地坐下来，想好好读书。

The class settled down and she began the lesson.

全班安静下来她便开始上课了。

They put up their tents and settled down for the night.

他们搭起帐篷，安歇下来。

He got his coffee, came back and settled down to listen.

他取了咖啡回来安心听了起来。

They finally settled down to a discussion of the main issues.

他们终于开始讨论一些主要问题了。

Said the Pigeon in a sulky tone, as it settled down again into its nest.

鸽子生气地说着，同时又飞回它的巢里去了。

Dickon and Mary settled down softly upon the grass and sat there without moving.

狄肯和玛丽轻轻地在草地上坐下来，一动也不动。

All hope forsook him, now, for the moment, and a dull despair settled down upon his heart.

此时此刻，所有的希望都离他而去，一种沉重的绝望笼罩着他的心。

After a whirlwind courtship and a fairytale wedding, the couple had settled down to an urban lifestyle.

在一段旋风般的热恋和一个童话式的婚礼之后，夫妻俩已经适应了城市的生活方式。

A black frown settled down upon the hermit's face, and he clenched his bony hands with a vindictive energy.

隐士的脸上现出凶恶的神色，他握紧瘦骨嶙峋的双手，一副要报仇的样子。

The situation has settled down.

局势安定了下来。

He settled down here ten years ago.

他10年前在这里落户的。

He has got married and settled down to a job.

他已经成家立业了。

Wait until the children have settled down before you start your lesson.

等孩子安静下来你再开始上课。

Now things have settled down again.

现在这种平衡基本上又稳定下来了。

He settled down after years of roaming.

漂泊数年后，他定居了下来。

And now he's settled down into married life.

现在他已经安定下来结婚成家了。

A: Well, I guess I've pretty settled down in a sense.

答：嗯，我想在某种意义上，已经在这儿定居了。

The mother cat settled down in the basket with her kittens.

猫妈妈和她的小宝宝们在篮子里安顿下来。

They settled down to happy married lives in the suburbs.

他们安定下来，在郊区过着快乐的婚姻生活。

Only once things had settled down could the survivors regroup.

只有当事态得以解决时幸存者才能重组。

Moreover, once the particles in the capsules have settled down they stay put.

再者，一旦胶囊中的微粒安定下来，它们就呆着不动了。

Koch received treatment, settled down, started a family, and reconsidered his life.

科赫接受了治疗，安定下来，组建了家庭，开始重新审视自己的人生。