Full of the one idea, I set myself to find out what had become of the secretary.

我抱定了这样一个想法，于是就着手侦查这位秘书的下落。

Next day I set myself to get the boat.

第二天，我决定去拿船。

When I'm setting myself to write new songs, I don't think about Grammys.

当我准备写新歌时，我不会考虑格莱美奖。

And as I had with me neither a mechanic nor any passengers, I set myself to attempt the difficult repairs all alone.

当时由于我既没有带机械师也没有带旅客，我就试图独自完成这个困难的维修工作。

In despair I took refuge in my father's library, where I set myself to read every book I did not know.

绝望中，我躲进了父亲的图书馆， 在那里我专心致志地阅读每一本我不认识的书。

These two persons were unquestionably the guests for whom the house was made ready; and, straining eye and ear, I set myself to watch them as they passed.

毫无疑问，这两个人就是为这所房子准备的客人。我睁大眼睛，竖起耳朵，看着他们经过。