英语博客-北美风情 208、We all have to settle down someday

Here’sanepisodeallaboutgrowingup.Weallhavetodoitoneday,don’twe?Tosettledownandtolaydownsomerootsareexpressionsthatwecanusetotalkaboutatimeinaperson’slifewhentheybegintodomoreadultthings.There’salsooftenatimeinaperson’slifewhentheywanttobelittlebitirresponsibleandmaybedosomethingalittlebitcrazy.We’vegotanexpressionforthattoo!
Maura:So,wecouldsaythatsomeoneissettlingdownandbuyingahouseorsomeoneissettlingdownandbeginningtheircareer.Soyoucanreallybespecificabouthowthatpersonissettlingdown.
Harp:Yeah.Becauseapersondoesn’tneedtodoallofthese.Theydon’tneedtohaveaseriousjob,getmarried,haveafamily,allofthematthesametime.Youcandojustoneandbesettlingdown.
Maura:Imaginedoingthemallatthesametime?I’mtiredjustthinkingaboutthat.OK.Soourfirstexpressionthenwastosettledown.Sowe’regoingtonowlookatanotherexpressionwithasimilarmeaning.
Harp:Yes.Ournextexpressionistolaydownsomeroots.
