两星
【句子】I’d settle for Stefan’s diet at this point. 【The Vampire Diaries-S1E5】
【发音】[aɪd] ['setl] [fɔ:(r)] [stefənz] ['daɪət] [æt] [ðɪs] [pɔɪnt]
【发音技巧】at this不完全失去爆破；
【翻译】眼下我只能勉强接受Stefan的食谱了。
【适用场合】
settle for sth.
勉强接受
to accept sth. that is not completely satisfactory but is the best that is available:

eg: In the end they had to settle for a draw.
最后他们不得不勉强接受平局的结果。

eg: I couldn't afford the house I really wanted, so I had to settle for second best.
我买不起最心仪的房子，只能退而求其次，买了第二好的。

settle for second best
退而求其次（妥协，要第二好的）
eg: Why settle for second best when you can have something better?
当你能有更好的选择的时候，何必退而求其次。

at this point
这会儿；眼下
这里的point不要理解成“点”
而是一个特定的时间或者阶段
a particular time or stage reached in a process

eg: At this point in time we can't afford to hire any more people.
眼下，我们支付不起更多人的薪水，没办法再招人了。

eg: At this point I don’t care what you decide to do.
事到如今，我已经不在乎你的任何决定了。

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Injuries and illness forced the team to settle for third place.