问
By now we were beginning to get tired and the rain was falling heavily.
begin 的进行时与一般时有什么区别呢?
答
begin 虽是个瞬间动词,但常常用于进行时。使用进行时的目的在于强调“刚刚开始”或“正在开始”这一含义。如果用一般过去时,则表示“已经开始”:
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He began to talk. 他开始讲话了。
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It was beginning to get dark. 天渐渐黑了。
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I'm beginning to feel cold. 我渐渐感到冷了。
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I'm beginning to wonder if I was wrong. 我开始怀疑是不是自己错了。
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What was worse, the mountain path became very narrow. I was beginning to wonder if it was easy enough to go on. 更糟的是，山路变得非常狭窄。我开始怀疑继续前进是不是件容易的事。