•I began the book six months ago, but I can't seem to finish it.我六个月前就开始看这本书，但似乎总是看不完。

•I have so much to tell you, I don't know where to begin.我有很多话要跟你说，不知从何谈起。

•What time does the concert begin?音乐会甚么时候开始？

•The bridge was begun five years ago and the estimated cost has already doubled.这座桥五年前开始建造，到现在为止估计成本已经增加了一倍。

•The film they want to watch begins at seven.他们要看的电影在七点开场。

•If you want to learn to play a musical instrument, it might be a good idea to begin on something simple.如果你想学一种乐器，从简单的开始或许是个好主意。

•The word 'cat' begins with the letter 'c'.单词 cat 以字母 c 开头。

•The meeting began promisingly , but then things started to go wrong.会议开始时很不错，不过后来出了问题。

•[+ -ing verb] Jane has just begun learning to drive.珍妮刚开始学驾驶。

•[+ to infinitive] After waiting for half an hour she was beginning to get angry.等了半小时后，她开始生气了。

•[+ speech] "Well, " he began (= started by saying). "I don't quite know how to tell you this."“唉，”他开始说，“我真是不知道该怎么样跟你说这件事。”

•There were six of us to begin with, then two people left.原先，我们有6个人，后来走了两个。

•The hotel was awful! To begin with, our room was far too small.这间饭店太差了！首先是我们的房间太小。

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•As a wealthy businessman, he couldn't even begin to imagine real poverty.作为一个富商，他难以想像真正的贫穷是甚么样子。

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