beginning

1. at [in] the beginning 起初，在开始时。如：

He disliked it at [in] the beginning. 他开始时不喜欢它。

In [At] the beginning I lived next to her. 开始我住在她隔壁。

2. at the beginning of 在……之初，在……开始时。如：

She left here at the beginning of this month. 她是本月初离开这儿的。

You’ll find this sentence at the beginning of this chapter. 你会在这一章的开头找到这个句子。

注：有时也用介词 in, 但不如用介词 at 普通。如：

It happened at [in] the beginning of this century. 此事发生在本世纪之初。

3. from the beginning 从开始，从一开始。如：

Recite the poem from the beginning. 从头开始背诵这首诗。

I was opposed to the plan from the beginning. 我从一开始就反对这个计划。

4. from beginning to end 从头至尾。如：

He knows the subject from beginning to end. 这个专题他了如指掌。

The whole story is a lie from beginning to end. 整篇报道是彻头彻尾的谎言。

behind

1. be behind with [in] 拖欠，拖延，不能如期完成。如：

He is never behind with [in] his work. 他工作从不拖拉。

He was behind in [with] his rent. 他拖欠了房租。

He helped a classmate who was behind with his homework. 他帮助一位没有按时完成作业的同班同学。

2. be behind in doing sth 做某事不落在后面。如：

The boy is behind in handing in homework. 这孩子没能按时交家庭作业。

He was never behind in offering suggestions. 他提建议从来不落在别人后面。

3. from behind 从后面。如：

He held her from behind. 他从后面抱住她。

They attacked us from behind. 他们从后面攻击我们。

注：有时 behind 是介词，其后可接宾语。如：

He came out from behind the door. 他从门后出来。

4. fall [drop] behind 落在后面。如：

I’ve fallen behind in work. 我工作落后了。

Some students dropped behind in their studies. 有的学生在学习上落在后面。

5. leave sth behind (某人)走后留下(掉下)某物。如： / 8)

What have we left behind? 我们走后留下什么了?

He left his umbrella behind. 他离开时没有把雨伞带走。

6. stay [remain] behind 留下，在别人后面留下。如：

He alone remained behind. 只有他一个人留下没走。

I had to stay behind after school. 放学后我还得留在学校。

being

1. bring sth into being 使某事物产生或发生。如：

What brought this into being? 是什么使它发生的?

注：有时可用被动语态。如：

A committee was called into being to discover the causes of the accident. 为了调查事故原因，成立了一个委员会。

2. come into being 发生，产生，诞生，成立。如：

When did the world come into being? 世界是何时开始的?

The May 4th Movement came into being at the call of the October Revolution. 五四运动是在十月革命的号召下发生的。

注：come into being 是不及物动词，所以不要误用被动语态。

3. for the time being 暂时，目前，当前。如：

All is well, for the time being. 眼下一切顺利。

Let’s do it just for the time being. 让我们只是暂时做一下这件事。

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