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D R _ word _ settle on1 settle on: fall from above and come to rest on As a thick fog settled on the ground it became too dark to play outside. When you are ready, fly down to Earth; settle on the moist green banks of a running stream. D R _ word _ settle on2 Pattern: 对…感到满足 settle for 决定 settle on 同…清理账目 settle with 定下心来 settle down to/into D R _ word _ mysterious mysterious: adj. hard to explain or understand The police are investigating the mysterious deaths of children at the hospital. 一个神秘的捐助人提供了这笔钱。 A mysterious benefactor provided the money. D R _ word _ malady malady: n. an illness; a serious problem Between 1937 and 1941 he discovered drugs which mitigated (缓和) the worst symptoms of these maladies. 暴力犯罪是为害现代社会的弊病之一。 Violent crime is one of the maladies affecting modern society. D R _ word _ flock 1 flock: n. a group of birds, sheep or goats Naturally the shepherds who had brought their flocks across must know the safest route. 一群鸟飞过来, 打猎开始了。 A flock of birds comes over, and the hunting starts. 她赶着牛群穿过荒野。 D R _ word _ flock2 这三个名词都有“群”之意。 flock, herd swarm CF: A flock of customers were waiting for the store to open. 一群顾客在等候着商店开门。 She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness. 一群蚂蚁正在忙碌地搬家。 A swarm of ants are moving busily. flock 主要指鸟群、羊群，也指较小的动物群，也可指人 群。例如： herd 一般指大动物的群，尤指家畜的群，也可指人群。 swarm 通常指蜜蜂、昆虫等的群。 D R _ word _ puzzle puzzle: v. make (sb.) worry and think hard He puzzled his brains to find an answer. She was still puzzling over this problem when she reached the office. D R _ word _ stricken1 stricken: adj. seriously affected by a disease or a difficult situation Fire broke out on the stricken ship. 食物和药品被迅速运往受灾的城市。 Supplies of food and medicine were rushed to the stricken city. * * * * * * * * * * Unit 8 A Fable for Tomorrow Key Words and Phrases D R _ word _ in harmony with1 in harmony with: agree with another idea, feeling etc., or look good with other things Your suggest