She resolved on making an early start.

她决出发。

What impedes your making an early start?

什么事妨碍你些动身？

We retraced our steps to where we started.

我们折回我们出发的地方。

United made a disastrous start to the season.

联合公司在这个季节开始就很不成功。

He had no raincoat on when the rain started.

开始下雨时他没穿雨衣。

There were loud groans when he started to sing.

他刚开始歌唱时有人发出了很大的嘘声。

I made a tactful retreat before they started arguing.

在他们开始争论前我机智地离开了。

I can make a start on cleaning up.

我可以开始打卫生。

All the trains were halted when the storm started.

暴风雨来临时, 所有的火车都停开了。

It is stated that the fire started in a cottage.

据说火是从一间小屋里烧起来的。

Rake out the cinders before you start a new fire.

在重新点火前先把煤渣耙出来。

The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax.

当大家开始放松的时候, 这一男一女就开始交往了。

I distinctly remember Jane saying that the show started at eight.

我清楚地记得简说演出8 点钟开始。

There was always a honeymoon period when Mum started a new job.

妈妈每开始一份新会有一阵儿新鲜劲。

It’s his job to rev up the audience before the show starts.

他要负责在表演开始前鼓动观众的热情。

He looked through a number of journals before he started the research project.

他在进行该项研究课题前查阅了许多期刊。

He reasoned that if we start at now, we could arrive before noon.

他争辩着说如果我们现在出发, 中午之前一能到达。

The undershell tilted and swayed beneath llf now as the mossback started forward.

里夫下面的壳随着山姆向前走动晃来晃去的。

The debate degenerated into farce when opposing speakers started shouting at each other.

双方辩手开始朝对方大喊，辩论变成了一场闹剧。

He was perfectly happy before she started trying to get her claws into him!

在她缠着要嫁给他之前他生活得十分快乐！