Begin, Start
If you give a woman a machine she'll begin learning how to use it right away. She'll also get it to start before anyone else could. Women are really good at starting up new machines!
Picture a woman seeing a new machine and beginning work on it right away to see how she can start it up.
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Actually, before she can begin, she has to shear the sheep (し) over there. The machine is going to turn wool into yarn, but you can't just start that process by shoving the sheep in there. You have to keep the little sheep safe!
Picture a machine starting up as the woman begins to shear the sheep. Picture the sheep staring at you, staring at it.