begin vi. (began; begun; beginning) 1.開始 (opp. end); 著手,動手。 2.始于,源于 (from). School begins on Monday. 星期一開課。 vt. 1.開始,創(chuàng)始;動手,著手。 2.創(chuàng)建。 It has begun to be done. = It has been begun. 工作開始了。 He began (to speak). 他開口了。 a book I began (to read) 開始讀的書。 begin a dynasty 開創(chuàng)一個朝代。 begin again 重做,從頭另做。 begin at 從…開始 (begin at the wrong end 開錯了頭。 begin at page 10 從第10頁開始)。 begin by (doing ...)從(做…)開始,先做…。 begin on [upon] 著手,動手 (He has begun on a new book. 他已開始讀[寫]另一本新書)。 begin the world 開始為人[處世];開始獨立生活。 begin with 從…開始,先做 (A little caviar to begin with, madame 先吃一點魚子醬怎么樣,女士?)。 not begin to (do) 〔口語〕決不會,完全不 (It does not begin to meet the specifications. 這完全不合規(guī)格。 I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am. 我不知道怎樣感激你才好)。 to begin with 首先,第一,第一個理由是;本來〔插入語〕 (To begin with, he is too young. 首先[第一],他太年輕了)。
I had therefore a tolerable character to begin the world with; i valued it properly, and determined to preserve it . 我因此在謀生之初就養(yǎng)成了寬以待人的品德,我恰如其分地對它作出評價,并決定保持這種品質(zhì)。
Begin the world 開始自己謀生
Thought his father was a rich business man , tom decided to begin the world soon after he left high school 雖然他的父親是個富有的商人,但湯姆高中畢業(yè)后不久便下定決心自謀生計。