动词begin惯用法小知识
2016-11-27来源:和谐英语
动词begin惯用法小知识
1. 表示开始做某事,其后的动词可用不定式也可用动名词。如:
When did you begin to learn [learning] French? 你什么时候开始学法语?
Hearing the news she began to cry [crying]. 听到这消息她就哭了。
当 begin 后接的是表示心里活动的动词(如think, realize, understand等)或begin本身为-ing形式时,其后通常要接不定式而不接动名词。如:
It is beginning to rain. 开始下雨了。
She began to understand. 她开始明白了。
2. 汉语说“从……开始”,英语一般不用 begin from, 而应根据具体情况选用适当的介词。如:
Our journey began at Changsha. 我们的旅行从长沙开始。
The sports meet begins on Monday. 运动会从星期一开始。
3. begin 作为终止性动词,初学者在很多地方容易出错。如:
音乐会已开始半小时了。
误:The concert has begun for half an hour.
正:The concert has been on for half an hour.
3点钟下雨了。
误:It rained at three o’clock.
正:It began to rain at three o’clock.
比较:It was raining at three o’clock.
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