Our interest had been awakened by previous accounts of these people, and as they surrounded us I set to work to collect a vocabulary.
这些人早先的经历引起了我们的兴趣,因为他们围着我们,我就开始收集词汇。
I was in Cincinnati, and I set to work to map out a new career.
我开始在辛辛那提努力地工作,準备开创一个崭新的人生。
She, on her part, promised to marry me as soon as I could earn enough money to build a better house for her; so I set to work harder than ever.
在她方面,等到我赚的钱足够为她造一所好一些的屋子以后,就答应嫁给我,所以我比以前更加努力地工作了。
My boss goes into his office, and I set to work playing solitaire on my computer.
我老板回到他的办公室,然后我开始在电脑上努力接龙。
I had been there little more than a week when I set to work with the scientist.
我已经到那儿一周多点,当我与科学家一起工作。
I had been there little more than a week when I set to work in earnest.
我在那还不到一个星期就开始认真工作。