v.開始；著手（begin的過去式）

The child's face puckered up and he began to cry. 那孩子臉一皺哭了起來。

He unfurled the newspaper and began to read. 他展開報紙開始閱讀。

As suddenly as it began, the rain ceased. 雨突然而來，驟然而止。

The pleasures of sunbathing began to pall on us after a week on the beach. 我們在沙灘上呆了一周之后，對日光浴已經(jīng)興致大減。

I nestled down on the big sofa and began to read novels. 我舒適地靠在大沙發(fā)上，開始看小說。

A plan began to form in his head. 一項計劃在他腦子中形成。

At the age of thirty, Mary began to lose colour. 瑪麗在30歲的年紀就紅顏漸逝了。