He inquired whether the girl was already betrothed, and finding that she was not, he engaged a go-between to see if he could arrange for the girl on the water buffalo to marry his youngest son.
老人问女孩是否已经许婚，发现还没有，于是聘请了一个媒婆，看看能否让骑着水牛的女孩嫁给他的小儿子。
He had already engaged a horse and buggy at the livery stable just around the corner from the bank.
他在银行拐角处的一家车马行里已经把马匹和车辆租妥。
The merchant engaged a new clerk, and told him to report himself at the store the next Monday morning.
该商人雇佣了一名新办事员，要他下星期一上午到店里来报到上班。
While he was thus engaged, a chariot drove to the door, and a portly gentleman in black, with a heavy watch-chain, alighted, and went in.
当他正这样看着的时候，一辆轻便四轮马车来到门前，一位举止庄重、穿着黑衣服、挂着一条沉甸甸的表链子的先生下了马车，走进屋里去。
While he was thus engaged, a chariot drove to the door, and a portly gentleman in black, with a heavy watch-chain, alighted, and went in.
当他正这样看着的时候，一辆轻便四轮马车来到门前，一位举止庄重、穿着黑衣服、挂着一条沉甸甸的表链子的先生下了马车，走进屋里去。
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