And as they set off across the wild country of west Texas, their mother and father could hardly hear a thing.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

The sheer cacophony of the clustered consonants in this line sets off -or has the potential to set off -- a powerful cluster of feelings.

这句诗中辅音全然不和谐，使人觉得,或者有意向让人觉得-，有力量的层叠之感。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

But it's really a chance, especially for those less comfortable, to be set off on a very specific path.

这的确是一个机会，特别对于那些不怎么舒适的，这是通过,特殊途径开始的好机会。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

Mother set off with some of the children to look for Bill, but they could find no sign of him.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

If I could just ask if the people can fix the video, it's just a little bit set off to the left here.

如果我能要求能定格一下的话，它是从左边这儿开始的。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

The team of students and research volunteers set off on a three-week boat trip to examine the area.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

It's different from Fed policy in that they set up a certain amount of money and auction that off to the highest bidder.

这与美联储政策不同,因为他们设定了一定数量的连出价最高的投标者,都无法触及的货币拍卖。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

In the winter of nineteen sixty-four, the Beatles packed up their electric guitars,drum kits, and rebellious ways and set off for America.

VOA: special.2010.07.30

So they started off. They wanted to have-- They set up peace talks where a representative of the Eagle and a representative of the Rattler were set to meet and plan ways so that they could disarm and stop using cuss words and everything like that.

然后他们开始了，他们想…,他们进行和谈,老鹰队的代表,和响尾蛇队的代表,安排见面，制定方法,从而解除武装，不再说脏话,诸如此类的目标。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

In nineteen ninety-nine, climbers set off to search for the remains of Mallory and Irvine.

VOA: special.2010.06.30

So we left off last time with looking at a bit of coding and teasing you with the upcoming problem set.

我们上次讲到了查看一些代码,并且给你们带来这下面的习题。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

The incident set off a wave of fear and anger across the country.

VOA: special.2010.05.06

So that you're not just handed something that's entirely new to you with no idea which direction to go, we actually do set you off on an appropriate path.

这样一来就不会因为面对完全陌生的东西,而不知何去何从了，我们真心希望能把你们带到正确的道路上来。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

His victory set off wild celebrations among Democrats across the country.

VOA: special.2010.04.29

I knew from the relatively limited set of course offerings that my school had the things I felt I was good at and so I went off on the path.

从相对有限的课程设置里我得知,学校里有我擅长的科目,所以我走上了这条道路。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

Stuart set off with more than a thousand men on horseback.

VOA: special.2009.09.17

This set off a selling panic on the stock market.

VOA: special.2010.06.17

The victims were mostly Shi'ite muslims, in what appears to be a bid to set off further sectarian warfare.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

Last week, Israel's Deputy Prime Minister Moshe Ya'alon set off a storm when he described the group as a "virus."

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

Mr.Obama says the bill is aimed at the industry practices that set off the U.S.financial crisis in 2008.

VOA: standard.2010.05.15

They set off a string of bombs that damaged equipment in the machine room and started a fire that authorities rushed to put out.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

The death of Habyarimana,a Hutu, set off a wave of violence against Rwanda's Tutsi minority.

VOA: standard.2009.04.10

And Gordon Brown would then have to set off to the palace to resign."

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

And always on display, throughout the years, the clothes - the parade of flamboyant costumes set off by the austere attire of his striking female bodyguards.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

He introduced Islamic law in the country, including in the mostly non-Islamic south, helping to set off the second north-south civil war, which would last until 2005.

VOA: standard.2009.05.31

That has set off intense speculation here about the identity of the intended victim with published reports mentioning high-profile Congress Party politician Rahul Gandhi, whose father and grandmother, both prime ministers, were assassinated.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

And I knowed I could pray now. But I didn't do it straight off, but laid the paper down and set there thinking -- thinking how good it was all this happened so, and how near I come to being lost and going to hell.

VOA: special.2010.03.21

By 2012,they hope to set up a network of pick-up and drop-off locations for rented bicycles throughout New York City.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

But Long,who set an Olympic long jump record during qualifying, gave Owens advice on how to improve his take-off.

VOA: standard.2009.08.19

Listen to me. James is a tracker.The hunt is his obsession. I read his mind.My reaction on the field set him off.

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