四级词汇分类用法·“开始类”

■ begin 开始

A light rain began to fall. 开始下起一阵小雨。

She began to ask him if he had a叫n anywhere. 她开始问他是否什么地方疼。

At the mere thought of it my heart began to beat fiercely. 只要想到这，我的心就开始猛烈地跳动。

■ start开始

They started to sing and dance. 他们开始唱歌跳舞。

At daybreak we started on our journey. 天亮时我们开始了我们的行

The boy started, as if awakened from some dream. 这男孩猛地一惊，就仿佛从梦中惊醒似的。

■ commence开始

After grace had been said, we commenced eating. 我们做过感恩祷告后就开始吃饭。

He commenced studying law in 1988. 他于一九八八年开始学习法律。

■ get down to 着手

That’s enough fun and games! Let’s get down to work. 别再玩儿了! 咱们安下心来工作吧。

Let’s stop chatting and get down to basics. 我们别再闲聊了，静下心来干些要紧的事吧。

■ set off / out 出发，动身

They set off at first light. 他们天一亮就出发了。

It was raining when we set out. 我们出发时正下着雨。

■ set about 开始做，着手处理

I must set about my packing. 我得开始收拾行李了。

I don’t know how to set about this job. 这工作我不知如何入手。

The new government must set about finding solutions to the country’s economic problems. 新政府必须立即找出解决国家经济问题的办法。

■ take up开始从事

Mother objected that Jimmy was too weak to take up the job. 母亲反对说，吉米身体虚弱，不可承担那份工作。

I’ve settled that I’ll drop medicine and take up physics. 我已决定放弃学医，开始学物理。