It was at work upon the feathering of his shafts that the first of the reporters found him.

第一个记者找到他时他正在往箭杆上安装羽毛。

There! They were at work upon it now. He could hear the medicine man struggling loudly as he piled it on the sled.

就在那！他们正在研究。他能听到药剂师把药堆在雪橇上时，在大声地挣扎。

We had completed the corn mill, the kitchen, an so forth, and were at work upon the weaving-house, when I was guilty of an act, in that State punishable with death.

我们已经完成了玉米磨坊、厨房等等，正在织布厂工作， 而这时我犯了罪， 在那个州可以判处死刑。

He had foresight, but has less now than formerly, pointing to a moral retrogression, which, when taken with the decline of his fortunes, seems to indicate some evil influence, probably drink, at work upon him.

他过去很有远见，可是，已今非昔比，再加上家道中落，因此，精神日趋颓废，这仿佛说明了他受到某种有害的影响，也许染上了酗酒的恶习。