he had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country 的翻译

题目

he had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country 的翻译

答案

直译：在我们卖掉房子要离开这个村庄（国家）的时候,我们几乎没有时间静下心来.
settle down 有安定、安顿的意思.根据文意他们应该很忙碌,所以没有时间静下心来.而不是安顿下来.