史密斯先生要求裁缝照他的尺寸做些新衣服。

　　[名师点津]　measure表示"(测量后)有......长(或宽、高、大等)"时是系动词，用主动形式表示被动含义。

　　3．(教材P34)That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats.

　　那天下午表姐妹俩登上火车落了座。

　　settle down 定居；(使......)平静下来；专心于

　　(1)settle down to (doing) sth.(to 为介词)

　　　　 　　　 开始认真对待......；定下心来做......

　　(2)settle vt. 解决(问题、纠纷等)；定居

　　settlement n. 解决；定居；协议

　　settler n. 定居者；移民者

　　①Mr.and Mrs.Brown would like to see their daughter settle down, get married, and have kids.(2017·天津高考单选)

　　布朗夫妇希望看到女儿安顿下来，结婚生子。

　　②He found it hard to settle down to doing (do) his homework.

　　他觉得很难定下心来做作业。

　　③With a lot of problems to_settle (settle), I can't go out with you.

　　有许多问题要解决，我不能与你一起外出。

　　[语境串记]

　　After this panda settled down in the mountain, she settled herself down.Look! She is settling down to eating bamboo leaves.

　　这只大熊猫定居在这座山里之后，她终于让自己平静下来了。看！她现在正在专心地吃竹叶。

　　[名师点津]　settle down 意为"定居；平静下来；专心于"时，为不及物动词短语；意为"使......平静下来"，为及物动词短语。

4．(教材P34)Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.