begin是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. (began， begun) 开始， 着手，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《神秘岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And in fact, the settlers were compelled to begin "at the very beginning."
-- Now, to construct a simple boat even with the necessary tools, was a difficult work, and the colonists not having tools they must begin by making hammers, axes, adzes, saws, augers, planes, etc., which would take some time.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Poor Mrs Quilp was thinking, however, in what manner to begin or what kind of inquiries she could make; and it was not until the door, creaking in a very urgent manner, warned her to proceed without further consideration, that the sound of her voice was heard.
-- I must go, if it's only to begin breaking off the affair I'll do it, don't you be afraid.
-- If I begin to cool at all I must begin at once, I see that.
-- 'When did you first begin this mad career?'
-- She had a little money, but it was very little, and when that was gone, they must begin to beg.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "This son of an archdeacon will soon begin to 'thou' me," thought Nekhludoff, with an expression of sadness on his face, as though he had just learned of a grievous loss in his family.
-- If too dear, it would be unprofitable; if too cheap, people would begin to deal in land.
-- Otherwise there will begin an inquiry which will have no end.
-- Their principles begin and end with their desire to get more.
-- The chief physician was passing at the time, and, hearing the sound of the breaking glas s, and seeing Maslova running out, all flushed, he angrily shouted to her: "Well, girl, if you begin to flirt here, I will send you back.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《时间机器》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Is not that rather a large thing to expect us to begin upon?"
-- "But now you begin to see the object of my investigations into the geometry of Four Dimensions.
-- The fruits seemed a convenient thing to begin upon, and holding one of these up I began a series of interrogative sounds and gestures.
-- As I thought of that, I was almost moved to begin a massacre of the helpless abominations about me, but I contained myself.
在刘易斯·卡罗尔的《爱丽丝漫游镜中世界》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I feel somehow as if I were invisible 'Here something began squeaking on the table behind Alice, and made her turn her head just in time to see one of the White Pawns roll over and begin kicking: she watched it with great curiosity to see what would happen next.
-- When one speaks, they all begin together, and it's enough to make one wither to hear the way they go on!'
-- You can be the White Queen's Pawn, if you like, as Lily's too young to play; and you're in the Second Square to begin with: when you get to the Eighth Square you'll be a Queen ' Just at this moment, somehow or other, they began to run.
-- Then they let go of Alice's hands, and stood looking at her for a minute: there was a rather awkward pause, as Alice didn't know how to begin a conversation with people she had just been dancing with.
-- "A loaf of bread," the Walrus said,"Is what we chiefly need:Pepper and vinegar besidesAre very good indeed Now if you're ready Oysters dear,We can begin to feed."
在罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森的《金银岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I heard Dick begin to rise, and then someone seemingly stopped him, and the voice of Hands exclaimed, "Oh, stow that!Don't you get sucking of that bilge, John.
-- If they can get up to it and fire in upon us through our own ports, things would begin to look dirty.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《海底两万里》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- These polypi are found particularly in the rough beds of the sea, near the surface; and consequently it is from the upper part that they begin their operations, in which they bury themselves by degrees with the debris of the secretions that support them.
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