finish, start, begin,quit,stop,mind
- V-ing 的底層屬性 ➔ 「正在進行、已經發生、已存在的事」
- to + V 的底層屬性 ➔ 「未來、尚未發生、目標、方向」
finish + Ving
這件事要正在進行中,才能「完成」它
- Mom finished cooking at 5 p.m.妈妈下午五点做完了 饭。
- I finished cooking and then ate dinner.我做完了饭,然后吃了晚饭。
- Dad finished cooking breakfast at half past nine.爸爸在九点半做完了早饭。
- When will you finish cooking?你什么时候会做完饭?
- I have to finish cleaning before your dad comes home.
stop / quit + Ving 停止
事情正在做,才能喊停
- He quit using that dating app.(他放棄用那款交友軟體了。)
- we stopped talking.
- Can you stop eating that cake and help me?
- I cannot stop missing you.我无法停止想念你。
- He misses his grandparents so mush.他那么想念他的 祖父母。
mind(介意) + Ving
對方已經做了、或正在做某個動作,你才會去介意
- Do you mind turning down the music?(你介意把音樂關小聲點嗎?)
practice + Ving
- We need to practice listening and speaking.
start(動) 開始
用to + V 跟 Ving都可以,都一樣意思。
- He starts eating the sandwich.
- Junior starts to wash the dishes.
- She started studying about an hour ago.她大約一個小時前開始讀書。
start to + V 因為還沒做,準備要去做
- Maybe I should start to learn Japanese. 也許我應該開始學習日語。
start to + V (狀態切換) 開始
to + V,強調那個「跨入新狀態」的瞬間切換
- It started to rain. (突然開始下雨了)
- The baby started to cry. (寶寶突然開始哭了。 ➔ 突然爆哭的瞬間)
start + ving 突然開始
- It starts raining.天空開始下雨
- 下雨是突然開始
start + ving 開始進行中(持續一陣子)
- I started learning English recently. (我最近開始學英文了)要持續一陣子
- She started using that dating app. (她開始用那款交友軟體了)要持續一陣子
start啟動機器/開關(只能用 start,不能用 begin)
- How do I start the engine?(我要怎麼發動引擎? )
- ❌ How do I begin the engine?(機械不能用 begin)
start again 重新開始,從頭再來
- Start again and chant with me.跟我重新唱一遍。
- Chant with me:跟著我一起吟唱 / 唸誦 / 複誦。
- Let’s make a mistake and start again.我們犯了一個錯誤,所以重來一次吧。
- The file didn’t save properly, so I had to start again. 中文:檔案沒有存好,所以我被迫得從頭來過。
- If you don’t like the drawing, you can always start again with a blank sheet of paper.中文:如果你不喜欢這張畫,隨時可以用一張白紙重新開始。
- Don’t get discouraged; just take a deep breath and start again.中文:別氣餒;深呼吸一口氣,重新來過就好了。
start 開始時間
- when will the next meeting start?(下个会议什么时候开始?)
- When will the next class start? 下一节课什么时候会开始?
- Does the English exam start at six.
- The game starts at five.
- What time does the meeting start?
- You will start your new job next week.你下周会开始你的新工作。
start(名) 開始
- it’s a good start for me.這對我來說是個好的開始。
begin 開始做某事
表達「開始做某事」時,begin 後面可以接 動名詞(-ing) 或者是 不定詞(to V),兩者意思幾乎沒有差別,都可以通用。
- It began raining / to rain. (開始下雨了。)
- She began crying / to cry. (她開始哭了。)
begin 事件「開始」
- What time does the race begin? (這場賽跑是什麼時候開始的?)
- The movie begins at 8 PM. (電影在晚上8點開始。)
- When does the meeting begin? (會議幾點開始?)
- The next class will begin at 12 o’clock.
- Our summer holidays will begin on July tenth.我們的暑假會在7月10號開始
- Fall begins in September.秋天在九月开始。
- What time does your class begin?你的课几点开始?
- What time does the race begin? 赛跑几点开始?
begin to 原因
避開「連環 -ing」(發音與視覺的考量)
- She began to get angry.她開始生氣
後面的動詞剛好也是 -ing 開頭(例如 begin 本身、或是像 begin beginning),聽起來就會很奇怪。
She began getting angry 裡,雖然沒有連續兩個 -ing,但用 began to get 聽起來會更有節奏感、更俐落一點。
前面剛好是進行式,通常會用 to V
當 begin 本身已經是進行式(is/was beginning)時,為了避免後面又接一個 -ing 造成混淆,通常會強烈建議後面接 to V。
- 正確:It was beginning to rain.(開始下雨了)