"As to settlement activity, we continue to state America's position that settlement activity should stop - that its expansion should stop," said Rice.

赖斯说：“关于修建定居点的活动，我们继续申明美国的立场，那就是应当停止修建定居点的活动，应当停止这种扩张行为。”

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They were able to achieve a settlement without using military force.

他们没有诉诸武力就解决了问题。

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The question of the peace settlement is likely to figure prominently in the talks.

和平解决的问题很可能是这次谈判的突出重点。

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Under great pressure from white settlers, the government took land from the Indians and opened it to settlement.

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Now, recruiting is tremendously important because you need to have a certain number of settlers to make the settlement viable.

招募是极其重要的,因为你需要有一定数量的移民,来维持居住地的运转

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For others, it was necessary to go further and to settle the west coast of Asia Minor, which, indeed, this is a great period of Greek settlement on the west coast of Asia Minor.

对于另外一些人,则必须走得更远,在小亚细亚西海岸定居,而这事实上,确实是希腊人向小亚细亚西海岸,拓殖的黄金时期

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Given the trivial size of their claim, few victims pay attention to settlement bargaining.

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American Express is responsible for the merchant network, processing transactions from point of sale to settlement with card issuers.

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