The family was forced to live on credit from local merchants. 这家人不得不靠向当地商人赊账生活。
2.set about着手做
Undaunted by the scale of the job, Lesley set about planning how each room should look. 莱斯利并没有被这项浩大的工程所吓倒,开始着手规划每个房间的格局。