v. 開(kāi)始( begin的過(guò)去式 );著手;創(chuàng)始;創(chuàng)辦
1. begin to do sth 開(kāi)始做某事。如:
Soon it began to rain. 不久天就開(kāi)始下雨了。
He sat down at the desk and began to write. 他在桌子前坐下就開(kāi)始寫了起來(lái)。
2. began doing sth 開(kāi)始做某事。如:
He began doing this job last year. 他去年開(kāi)始做這工作。
He began teaching English at the age of 18. 他18歲開(kāi)始教英語(yǔ)。
注:以上兩類結(jié)構(gòu)有時(shí)可互換,而意思不變。如:
Then he began telling [to tell] us a story. 然后他開(kāi)始給我們講故事。
兩類結(jié)構(gòu)能互換的場(chǎng)合主要限于那些有意志的動(dòng)詞,而對(duì)于那些無(wú)意志的動(dòng)詞(如那些表示感覺(jué)或心理活動(dòng)的動(dòng)詞以及主語(yǔ)是無(wú)生命的東西時(shí)),通常用不定式,很少用動(dòng)名詞。如:
The ice began to melt. 冰開(kāi)始融化。
I began to understand this situation. 我開(kāi)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(guò),若主語(yǔ)是指天氣的 it, 其后可接不定式或動(dòng)名詞。如:
It began raining [to rain]. 開(kāi)始下雨了。
3. begin with sth [by doing sth] 以做某事開(kāi)始。如:
Knowledge begins with practice. 知識(shí)始于實(shí)踐。
He began by telling us a story. 他先給我講了個(gè)故事。
注:有時(shí) begin 后可以有賓語(yǔ)。如:
He began his talk with an apology. 他開(kāi)始講話時(shí)先作了一番道歉。
4. to begin with 首先,在開(kāi)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(méi)有錢。
The factory was quite a small one to begin with. 這家工廠開(kāi)始是一家很小的廠。
1. The augmentation of the army began along traditional lines.
軍隊(duì)擴(kuò)編是沿著傳統(tǒng)路線開(kāi)始的。
2." Please understand this," she began, a tremble in her voice.
“請(qǐng)理解這一點(diǎn),”她開(kāi)始說(shuō)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(kāi)始旋轉(zhuǎn)起來(lái)。
4. She stopped drinking but began obsessing about her weight.
她戒了酒,但又開(kāi)始執(zhí)著于體重問(wèn)題。
5. I even began to exploit him in subtle ways.
我甚至開(kāi)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(kāi)始用毛巾把身子擦干。
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