發(fā)布時(shí)間: 2017年05月10日
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(lái)。
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(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,通常用不定式,很少用動(dòng)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(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]. 開始下雨了。
3 . begin with sth [by doing sth ] 以做某事開始。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. 他開始講話時(shí)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。
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