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She had always seemed friendly until suddenly she began to show her teeth.

她看起来是客客气气的,一旦脾气发作起来,就张牙露齿不那么客气了.

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For the first time her veneer of politeness began to crack.

她温文尔雅的外表第一次露出破绽.

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At first he was most dictatorial and aggressive in what he said, but when he realised that he would get nowhere by that means , he began to sing another tune.

起初他的说法十分专横武断, 但当他认识到这样做行不通的时候, 他就开始改弦易辙了.

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The batsman began slowly but once he got his eye in he started to play some very good shots.

那个击球手起步较慢,但是当他的眼光变得准确起来后,他打了几个很好的球.

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When you began to work, you might work out a practical scheme.

当你开始工作之前, 你可以先制定出一个可行的计划.

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He was so worried that sweat began to pour down his face.

他很着急,汗水沿着他的面颊直淌下来.

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The liquor began to show its effect.

酒性开始发作.

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Why should she have criticized him , he wondered. Then he suddenly saw the light and began to feel relieved.

“她干吗要批评我呢?”他想到这里豁然开朗,心情也舒展了.

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There was a general scuttle for shelter when the rain began to fall heavily.

下大雨了,人们都飞跑着寻找躲雨的地方.

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I thought about the problem for days before I began to see daylight.

这个问题我想了好几天才明白.

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Dawn began to break.

东方欲晓.

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Shortly after they became man and wife Tom began to show the cloven foot.

他们结婚不久汤姆便露出了他的凶恶本性.

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However, as evidence began to accumulate, experts felt obliged to investigate.

然而, 由于证据开始增多了, 专家们感到必须进行调查了.

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His teaching career began as a village schoolmaster.

他的教师生涯是从一名乡村小学教师开始的.

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Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.

德国在1941年开始进攻苏联.

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At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

这时候, 大家开始又是笑又是唱.

《用法词典》

The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area.

巡逻人员两个一组,然后开始巡逻这个地区.

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After the accident he began to lead a vegetable life.

从那次事故后,他开始过植物人的生活.

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I dismounted and began to push my bicycle up the hill.

我从自行车下来,开始推着上坡.

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He was so angry that he began calling them names.

他气得对他们破口大骂.

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In 2006 work began upon the second phase of the project.

2006年第二期工程开始施工.

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He began to laugh.

他笑起来了.

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Addressing the chairman, he began his speech.

他向主席致意后开始了他的演说.

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He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.

他打开电灯并开始走来走去.

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They began a process of economic deflation.

他们开始了一段经济紧缩的过程.

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He began a suit in a local court.

他在本地法院起诉.

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The UN began to get more and more powerful.

联合国开始变得越来越强大了.

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He drew out his notebook and began to take notes.

他掏出笔记本开始记笔记.

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