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【英语词汇】
表示“开始”的英语常用短语
佳中
at first“开始”、“最初”、“起初”， 口语用语，相当于initially，其反意短语是 at last。
1）At first /Initially he opposed the plan, but later he changed hermind
and decided to give them somenecessary help.
起初他反对这个计划,但后来他改变了主意,决定给他们一些必要的帮助。
2）At first I thought he wasjoking but then I realized he meant it.
起初我以为他是在开玩笑，但后来我意识到他是有意的。
3）The drugs work well atfirst but gradually lose their effectiveness.
这些药的效果起初非常好，但后来逐渐失效。
4）The election went against him atfirst, but he won at last.
选举开始时对他不利, 但最终他还是获胜了。
in the beginning“开始“、“起初”，相当于atfirst，有时也可说 at
thebeginning。
1）In thebeginning, there was a lot of scepticism about 3Dimaging,
particularly from within the medical community.
刚开始，人们，尤其是医学界，对三维形象有很多怀疑。
2）It's tiring inthe beginning, but after a while you will get used toit.
刚开始很无聊, 但过一阵子后你就会习惯。
3）At thebeginning, he was rather stubborn, bur finally he acceptedour idea
andchanged his mind.
一开始他很固执，但最后他还是接受了我们的想法，改变了他的主意。
4）At thebeginning I paid little attention, but slowly my interestawoke.
起初我没怎么注意, 但逐渐产生了兴趣。
at theoutset“一开始”，也可说 fromthe outset。
1）Iwarned you at the outset not to trust him, but youwouldn’t listen to
me.
从一开始我就警告你不要信任他,你就是不听我的话。
2）You should explain this to him atthe outset, or you would’nt h ave got
into the trouble.
你应该一开始就把这事向他解释清楚，否则的话，你就不会遇上这麻烦了。
3）At the outset, jazz wasdance music , performed by swinging big bands.
起初爵士乐是一种舞蹈音乐，由一些规模较大的乐队以摇摆舞的形式来演出。
4）The mood at theoutset was deeply somber, but eventually the two teamsgot
down to business.
开始时的气氛是极端阴沉的，但后来双方还是谈起正经事来了。
● 有时也可说 from theoutset，侧重“从一开始”。
1）Thenovel fascinates the reader from theoutset.
这部小说一开头就把读者迷住了。
2）The teacher laidemphasis on the precision of the translation fromthe
outset.
老师从一开始就强调翻译准确性。
3）From the outset, thedesigners of uml recognized that uml would have
applications that they hadnot anticipated , so they implemented extension
mechanismsthat allow users to improve uml
从一开始，uml 的设计者就认识到 uml 可能会被用于没有预料到的用途，因此实现了
扩展机制，以允许用户改进 uml。
from scratch“从头开始”、“ 从零开始”。
1）Thebusiness lost all his money in the business transactions and he hadto
start from scratch.
在商业交易中他把钱都亏光了，他不得不从头开始。
2）Don’t lose heart. Youcould start everything from scratch.
不要灰心，一切你可以从头开始。
3）He's areal go-getter. He built up his business fromscratch.
他是一个进取又勤奋的人，他是白手起家创业的。
4）Thereare quite a number of mistakes in the report. I’ll haveto writeit
again from scratch.
这份报告里有不少错误,我得重新开始写。
at the beginning of短语介词表示“在……开始的时候”。
1）At thebeginning of the negotiation, both sides refused to makeany
compromise on theproblem.
谈判之初,双方都拒绝在这个问题作出任何妥协。
2）It was unlucky to havesuch a thing happen at the beginning of thenew
year.
大新年碰到这种事，总是不吉利。
3）We are, I believe, at thebeginning of a period where significantnew
researchinto thepractice of management is essential .
我相信，我们正处于一个时期的开端，在这一时期，对管理实践重新加以研究是至关
重要的。
4）He remembered aparticularly bad patch struck at the beginning ofhis
career.
他想起了事业刚起步时所度过的那段极其困难的时期.
from / at the outsetof短语介词，用at表示“在……开始的时候”; 用
from表示“从……时候开始”
1）At the outsetof her career she was full of optimism but not now sheseems
to lack confidence.
事业伊始她十分乐观，但现在似乎缺乏信心。
2）At the outsetof the match, the two sides were both on theoffensive.
比赛一开始, 就出现了双方对攻的场面。
3）From the outsetof the negotiations, it was clear but it would be hardfor
the two sides to reachagreement.
从会谈刚开始时,双方很难达成协议，这是显而易见的。
