《生活大爆炸》英文剧本精读140，settle down 用法总结

《生活大爆炸》英文剧本精读140，settle down 用法总结

Leonard：Buddy, I-I know it all feels overwhelming right now,  but I promise you, things will settle down. 兄弟 我知道这些变化让你措手不及 但我向你保证 一切都会恢复原样      ——《生活大爆炸 S12E23》

overwhelming ，势不可挡的。

settle down，可表达很多意思：定居，安定下来；成家；安下心来，平静下来；专心于……这个短语在大爆炸中出现了十多次，上面的这些含义都出现过：

Raj：I want you to arrange a marriage for me. I'm just so tired of being single, and I'm finally just... I'm-I'm ready to settle down.我希望你帮我安排一桩婚姻 我实在是厌倦了单身  我终于...我准备好成家了

Lakshmi：I'm on the one where I'm under a lot of pressure from my parents to get married and settle down and have a family,   and I'm going to do it so they don't find out I'm gay. 我现在走到 父母不断施压逼我结婚定下来组建家庭 所以我会乖乖结婚 好隐瞒我是拉拉的事实      ——《生活大爆炸 S05E20》

Mrs Cooper：Hon, you think maybe the reason  why you're having trouble finding a guy to settle down with is because you're letting them ride the roller coaster亲爱的 你也许该知道你一直找不到一个合适的人 是因为你总让男人们先"上"车      ——《生活大爆炸 S05E06》

Mrs. Wolowitz：If you don't settle down right now,  I'm not going to let you have any more sleepovers!要是你们再不给我安生点 看我以后还让不让你去朋友家过夜!      ——《生活大爆炸 S02E01》

Howard：Look, Bernadette is really nice.  I just always thought when I finally settle down  into a relationship, it would be with someone,  you know, different. 伯纳黛特是很好  我只是一直觉得 当我想认真的对待感情时  对方应该是一个  你知道 一个特别的人      ——《生活大爆炸 S03E09》