That settles it.

就这么定了。

讲解

settle 这个单词本意是“定居”、“安定”的意思 That settles it. 是一个典型的口语表达，表示就这么定了，或者说问题解决了。When you say that settles it, that means you've made a decision. 比如说：跟朋友讨论了很久，终于最后决定去巴黎过周末，我们这个时候就可以说：Well, that settles it. We are going to Paris this weekend instead.

发音

我们在读这话的时候，要注意

settle

这个单词中间的辅音

/t/，

因为前后都是元音，所以它在中间可以浊化成

/d/

的音。

重点拓展

我们再来拓展学习一下和 settle 有关的表达吧!

Settle down定居；安定下来；专心于

• When are you going to get married and settle down? 你打算什么时候成家，安定下来？
• He tried to settle down in a new country. 他试着在一个新的国家定居下来。
  

Never settle不将就

• "Work hard, don’t compromise, never settle for the easy deal, " Pam said. “努力干吧，不要妥协，绝不要满足不费吹灰之力的交易，”帕姆说。
• Unlike his two colleagues, he could never settle down in any one job for very long. 不像他的两个同事，他做过很多工作，他决不会在任何一份工作上逗留很长时间。
  
  

Settle up付清；了结；结账

• I'll have to settle up what I owe for the phone.我得付清所欠的电话费。
  
• Time to settle up.
  时间要结束了。