v. 開始( begin的過去式 );著手;創(chuàng)始;創(chuàng)辦
1. begin to do sth 開始做某事。如:
Soon it began to rain. 不久天就開始下雨了。
He sat down at the desk and began to write. 他在桌子前坐下就開始寫了起來。
2. began doing sth 開始做某事。如:
He began doing this job last year. 他去年開始做這工作。
He began teaching English at the age of 18. 他18歲開始教英語。
注:以上兩類結(jié)構(gòu)有時可互換,而意思不變。如:
Then he began telling [to tell] us a story. 然后他開始給我們講故事。
兩類結(jié)構(gòu)能互換的場合主要限于那些有意志的動詞,而對于那些無意志的動詞(如那些表示感覺或心理活動的動詞以及主語是無生命的東西時),通常用不定式,很少用動名詞。如:
The ice began to melt. 冰開始融化。
I began to understand this situation. 我開始了解情況。
另外若 begin 本身為 -ing 形式,其后通常也接不定式。如:
I’m beginning to feel better, thank you. 我漸漸感到好些了,謝謝你。
不過,若主語是指天氣的 it, 其后可接不定式或動名詞。如:
It began raining [to rain]. 開始下雨了。
3. begin with sth [by doing sth] 以做某事開始。如:
Knowledge begins with practice. 知識始于實踐。
He began by telling us a story. 他先給我講了個故事。
注:有時 begin 后可以有賓語。如:
He began his talk with an apology. 他開始講話時先作了一番道歉。
4. to begin with 首先,在開始。如:
We can’t go. To begin with, it’s too cold. Besides, we’ve no money. 我們不去了,首先是太冷了, 另外我們又沒有錢。
The factory was quite a small one to begin with. 這家工廠開始是一家很小的廠。
1. The augmentation of the army began along traditional lines.
軍隊擴編是沿著傳統(tǒng)路線開始的。
2." Please understand this," she began, a tremble in her voice.
“請理解這一點,”她開始說道,聲音有些發(fā)顫。
3. With a low-pitched rumbling noise, the propeller began to rotate.
伴隨著隆隆的低沉噪聲,螺旋槳開始旋轉(zhuǎn)起來。
4. She stopped drinking but began obsessing about her weight.
她戒了酒,但又開始執(zhí)著于體重問題。
5. I even began to exploit him in subtle ways.
我甚至開始巧妙地利用他。
6. He stepped out of the shower and began towelling himself down.
他走出淋浴間,開始用毛巾把身子擦干。
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