查询词典 set to work

So whilst me and Jim filed away at the pens on a brickbat apiece, Jim a-making his'n out of the brass and I making mine out of the spoon, Tom set to work to think out the coat of arms.

这样，我和杰姆各自用碎砖头磨笔，杰姆磨的是一截铜烛台，我磨的是调羹。这时，汤姆就为了纹章在开动脑筋。

I received another paper and a table of signs by return mail, and I set to work to learn the notation. But on the night before the algebra examination, while I was struggling over some very complicated examples, I could not tell the combinations of bracket, brace and radical.

在考代数的头天夜里我忙于运算复杂的习题，对于那些括号、大括号和方根的联合使用老是分辨不清。

Here they set to work, establishing conventual life, as far as was possible under the circumstances, and applying themselves assiduously to the work of the mission.

他们在这里工作，建立conventual生活，就可能在这种情况下，运用自己的刻苦的工作任务。

If you are going to bathe put before your mind what happens in the bath---water pouring over some, others being jostled, some reviling, others stealing; and you will set to work more securely if you say to yourself at once:" I want to bathe, and I want to keep my will in harmony with nature," and so in each thing you do; for in this way, if anything turns up to hinder you in your bathing, you will be ready to say," I did not want only to bathe, but to keep my will in harmony with nature, and I shall not so keep it, if I lose my temper at what happens."

如果你去洗澡，提前明白洗澡会发生什么：水会乱洒，人会拥挤，人会辱骂，偷盗。（古罗马的大浴场很臭。。）为了加强保证，你要再对自己说一遍：&我要去洗澡，而且我要和洗澡这件事情的本质保持和谐。&所以当不尽如你意的事情发生的时候你也要对自己说：&这个是洗澡的本质，如果我不爽地话就不是在和他保持和谐。&

So I set to work a tailoring, or rather indeed a botching, for I made most piteous work of it.

其实，我根本不懂缝纫工作，只是胡乱缝合起来罢了。

Upon those Views I began to consider about putting the few Rags I had, which I call'd Cloaths, into some Order; I had worn out all the Wast-coats I had, and my Business was now to try if I could not make Jackets out of the great Watch-Coats which I had by me, and with such other Materials as I had, so I set to Work a Taylering, or rather indeed a Botching, for I made most piteous Work of it.

根据这些情况，我便开始考虑把那些破衣服整理一下。我所有的背心都已穿破了，所以我得做两件背心，布料就可以用水手值夜的衣服拆下来，再加上一些别的布料。于是我做起裁缝来。其实，我根本不懂缝纫工作，只是胡乱缝合起来罢了。我的手艺可以说是再糟也没有了。

Upon these views I began to consider about putting the few rags Ihad, which I called clothes, into some order; I had worn out allthe waistcoats I had, and my business was now to try if I could notmake jackets out of the great watch-coats which I had by me, andwith such other materials as I had; so I set to work, tailoring, orrather, indeed, botching, for I made most piteous work of it.

他看了之后，就叽哩咕噜向我说了几句话。虽然我不明白他的意思，可对我来说听起来特别悦耳，因为这是我二十五年来第一次听到别人和我说话，以前我最多也只能听到自己自言自语的声音。当然，现在不是多愁善感的时候。那被打倒的野人已完全清醒，并从地上坐了起来。我发现被我救出的野人又有点害怕的样子，便举起另一支枪准备射击。这时，我那野人做了个手势，要我把挂在腰间的那把没鞘的刀借给他。于是我把刀给了他。

She opened her never-before used set of watercolours and set to work.

于是，她把已经很久不用的水彩笔拿了出来，准备开始画了。

She opened her never-before used set of watercolours and set to work.

她把已经很久不用的水彩笔拿了出来，开始作画。

Interrupting her work, she straightened up to reach into the drawer of her nightstand for a pink bow hair tie, restrained her long hair, and set to work again.

她便直起身子，伸手从床头柜抽屉里，拿出一只粉红色的蝴蝶结发圈，把长发束了起，再弯身埋头做事。

Neither the killing of Mr Zarqawi nor any breakthrough on the political front will stop the insurgency and the fratricidal murders in their tracks.

在对危险的南部地区访问时，他斥责什叶派民兵领导人对中央集权的挑衅行为。

In fact,I've got him on the satellite mobile right now.

实际上 我们已接通卫星可视电话了