commence是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. 开始，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Where could they commence a fresh quest?
-- However, Ayrton, who was for conquering this obstacle at all costs, was about to commence afresh, when Glenarvan stopped him by saying: "Enough, Ayrton, enough.
-- Perhaps they are waiting for nightfall to commence the attack.
-- The quartermaster could commence a new life of honest labor.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He would abruptly commence to hold forth about the Epanchins, about Lebedeff, or the prince, and equally abruptly would stop short and refuse to speak another word, answering all further questions with a stupid smile, unconscious that he was smiling, or that he had been asked a question.
-- The sisters were looking very serious and did not speak a word, and Lizabetha Prokofievna did not know how to commence the conversation.
-- 'I knew you would be at that hotel,' he continued, just as men sometimes commence a serious conversation by dis-cussing any outside subject before leading up to the main point.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《八十天环游地球》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The performance, so noisily announced by the Honourable Mr. Batulcar, was to commence at three o'clock, and soon the deafening instruments of a Japanese orchestra resounded at the door.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Here,' drawing the cloth off with great pride and care, 'are twopieces of furniture to commence with.
-- 'He has a remarkable head-voice, andwill commence as a chorister.
-- ThenI would commence a practical demonstration, to which Dorawould pay profound attention, perhaps for five minutes; when shewould begin to be dreadfully tired, and would lighten the subjectby curling my hair, or trying the effect of my face with my shirt-collar turned down.
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'But, as a story should always commence at the beginning, I will tell you the whole in order.
-- It would, therefore, have been fatal to himself to have attempted the experiment; a warrior would have fared no better; but the danger of a boy would not be likely to commence until after his object was discovered.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- These are my enticements, and they are sufficient to conquer all fear of danger or death and to -induce me to commence this labourious voyage with the joy a child feels when he embarks in a little boat, with his holi-day mates, on an expedition of discovery up his native river.
-- He then told me that he would commence his narrative the next day when I should be at leisure.
-- This manuscript will doubtless afford you the greatest pleasure; but to me, who know him and who hear it from his own lips with what interest and sympathy shall I read it in some future day!Even now, as I commence my task, his full-toned voice swells in my ears; his lustrous eyes dwell on me with all their melancholy sweetness; I see his thin hand raised in animation, while the lineaments of his face are irradiated by the soul within.
-- Besides, the strange nature of the ani-mal would elude all pursuit, even if I were so far credited as to persuade my relatives to commence it.
-- Besides, I found that my understanding improved so much with ev-ery day's experience that I was unwilling to commence this undertaking until a few more months should have added to my sagacity.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I have unusual business to transact with you, and I commence by explaining that it is not of my originating.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It was, however, impossible in a moment more not to both understand and applaud, and even to smother him in my embraces, when I saw him raise the heavy crowbar and commence an attack upon the rock itself.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I commence it.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He would then begin again at the next fifty; seeming to commence at number one each time, as though he could not count more than fifty, and it was only by such a large number of fifties being found together, that his astonishment at the multitude of pages was excited.
-- This done, a broad, semicircular line is cut round the hole, the hook is inserted, and the main body of the crew striking up a wild chorus, now commence heaving in one dense crowd at the windlass.
在马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Le's commence right away.'
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