1. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.
他还没安顿下来就把房子卖掉了并离开了这个国家。
知识点：本句中包含hardly...when...“一……就……”固定搭配，句中and连接并列谓语动词。
2. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.
过去他常幻想在英国退休并计划在乡间安顿下来。
知识点1：retire in England 在英国退休
知识点2：关于settle的短语：
1) settle down (live somewhere permanently) 定居
2) settle sth. on sb. 转让（钱财）；（尤指在遗嘱中）赠与
3) settle up 结账，还清债务
3. He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.
他刚一到英国就买了一幢房子住了进去。
表达“一……就……”
用在句首：1) as soon as；2) the moment / minute/ second/ instant；3) on doing
用在句中：1) no sooner...than...； 2) hardly…when…
I had no sooner entered the door than I shouted asking my mother for food
我一进门就嚷着跟妈妈要吃的。
The little boy had hardly seen the snake when he fainted.
这个小男孩一看见蛇就晕倒了。
