?1. at [in] the beginning 起初,在開始時(shí)。如:He disliked it at [in] the beginning. 他開始時(shí)不喜歡它。In [At] the beginning I lived next to her. 開始我住在她隔壁。開始我住在她隔壁。2. at the beginning of 在……之初,在……開始時(shí)。如:She left here at the beginning of this month. 她是本月初離開這兒的。You’ll find this sentence P: 0cm; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXat the beginning of this chapter. 你會(huì)在這一章的開頭找到這個(gè)句子。注:有時(shí)也用介詞 in, 但不如用介詞 at 普通。如:It happened at [in] the beginning of this century. 此事發(fā)生在本世紀(jì)之初。3. from the beginning 從開始,從一開始。如:Recite the poem from the beginning. 從頭開始背誦這首詩。I was opposed to the plan from the beginning. 我從一開始就反對(duì)這個(gè)計(jì)劃。4. from beginning to end 從頭至尾。如:He knows the subject from beginning to end. 這個(gè)專題他了如指掌。
The whole story is a lie from beginning to end. 整篇報(bào)道是徹頭徹尾的謊言。