The boy stood there, hand in pocket. 男孩站在那儿，手放在口袋里。

　It being Sunday, they had no classes. 那天是星期天，他们不上课。

　Food being cooked, I fell asleep. 我做着饭睡着了。

3. It is like an underground city, covering an area of more than 20 football pitches.

它就像一个地下城市，其面积比20个足球场还要大。

▲ coving an area of... 是V-ing短语作非限制性定语，补充说明前面的句子。

▲ cover vt 占地...；覆盖；走过/行走 (一段路程)；报道；涉及；看/读多少页书

　Cover his eyes with a hand. 用手盖住他的眼睛.

China is the third largest country in the world, covering an area of 9.6 million square kilometers. 中国是世界第三大国，面积960万平方公里。

　The Red Army covered 25000 li during the Long March. 红军长征走了25000里。

　I want to send our best reporter to cover the event. 我想派最好的记者去报道这件事。

　The report covered all aspects of the problem. 这份报告涉及到了问题的所有方面。

　I cover 20 pages a day. 我每天读20页书。

4. settlement n. 定居点；安顿；定居；(问题的)解决；

▲ settle vt 确定；解决；定居；停息；停落

They got married and settled in London. 他们结婚了，在London定居下来。

Can you help us settle the problem? 你能帮我解决问题吗？

The chairman tried to settle the audience down. 领导努力使观众平静下来。

Two birds settled on the fence. 两只小鸟停在篱笆。

5. A maple leaf is featured on the Canadian flag. 枫叶是加拿大国旗的显著特征。

▲ feature vt 以...为特征; 给...以显著地位

▲ feature sb / sth

　The Canadian flag features a maple leaf. 枫叶是加拿大国旗的显著特征。

　The new engine features high speed, small size and low costs.

　这种新发动机以速度快，体积小，成本低为特色。

▲ feature sb (as sth) 由某人主演 (担任...)