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Ⅲ.词语辨析 1.begin/start with,to begin/start with (1)begin with和start with是动介型短语，均表示“以……开始”的意思，后面要跟宾语。如： The concert began/started with the National Anthem. 音乐会以国歌开头。 Begin/Start with this one and do the others afterwards. 先做这个，其他的以后再做。 (2)to begin with和to start with是不定式短语，常作状语或插入语，意为“在……开始时;首先”。作“首先”讲时，多位于句首;作“在……开始时”讲时，相当于at first,at/in the beginning。如： To begin/start with,the day was fine,but after a time it began to rain. 开始时，天气很好。但不久就开始下雨了。 We can’t go.To start/begin with,it’s too cold.Besides,we have no money. 我们不能去。首先，天太冷;再者，我们没钱。 To start with,I’m not his brother. 首先，我不是他的兄弟。 2.wonder about,wonder at wonder about的意思是“对……感到好奇，想要知道”，后常跟某事作宾语。而wonder at的意思是“对……感到惊讶，对……感到奇怪”。如： I was wondering about that. 我对那感到好奇。 I wonder about why she treated me like that. 我很想知道她为何那样对我。 I don’t wonder at her refusing to marry him. 她拒绝嫁给他，我并不觉得奇怪。 Do you wonder at it that he should be so angry? 他如此生气，你觉得惊讶吗? 3.although,though,in spite of (1)although较正式，语气强，though最常用。现代英语中两者可以随意换用。如： Though he was tired,he went on working. =Although he was tired,he went on working. 尽管他很累，他仍然继续工作。 (2)although和though引导的从句放在主句前后均可，有时还可放句中。如： He often helps me with my English (al)though he is quite busy. 尽管他相当忙，但是还常常帮我学英语。 John,though(he was) young,did it very well. 约翰虽然年轻，但事情做得很出色。 Although many difficulties are still ahead,we are determined to make greater achievements. 尽管在前面的道路上还有许多困难，但是，我们决心要取得更大的成就。 (责任编辑：admin) |