TOEFL词汇每日一题：settle
They functioned as sanctuaries where the elders met to plan festivals, perform ritual dances, settle pueblo affairs, and impart tribal lore to the younger generation.
The word "settle" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) sink
(B) decide
(C) clarify
(D) locate
正确答案： C
四大条件状语从句
1.时间状语从句 【adverbial clause of time】：
常用引导词：When, while, as, after, before, as soon as, since, till
2.原因状语从句 【adverbial clause of cause】：
常用引导词：because, since, as, for
特殊引导词：seeing that, now that, in that, considering that
3.条件状语从句 【adverbial clause of condition】
常用引导词：if, unless,
特殊引导词：as/so long as, only if, providing/provided that, supposing that, in case that, on condition that
4.让步状语从句 【adverbial clause of concession】
常用引导词：though, although, even if, even though
特殊引导词： as(用在让步状语从句中必须要倒装)，while ( 一般用在句首 )，no matter …， in spite of the fact that, while, whatever, whoever, wherever, whenever, however, whichever