The history of the city goes back 650 years when the
Maoris settled in the area.奥克兰的历史追溯到 650 年前,那时 毛利人在当地定居。(P14, L6)
2.settle vi.定居 vt.使平静;解决
典例 After years of traveling, he decided to settle in Shanghai.
漂泊多年之后,他决定在上海定居。
After the excitement, I tried to settle myself. 激动过后我设法让自己平静下来。