at the beginning

漢語翻譯

詞意辨析：

at the beginning, in the beginning

這兩個詞組都包含單詞beginning。
at the beginning: 在......初；在......開始的時候。常與of連用。

• students usually have a study plan at the beginning of term.
  學生們在開學初制定學習計畫。

in the beginning: 相當於at first，表示“起初、開始”時，含“起初是這種情況，而後來卻不是這種情況”之意，不與of連用。

• in the beginning，some of us took no interest in physics.
  起初我們有些人對物理不感興趣。

例句：

1. Can I go back to what you said at the beginning of the meeting?
   我可以再提你在會議開始時所說的事情嗎?
2. I wish everybody good luck at the beginning of the year.
   我預祝大家歲首大吉。
3. At the beginning of the speech the chairman cracked a joke.
   在演講開頭主席開了一個玩笑。
4. I start shearing the sheep at the beginning of July.
   我一般在7月初開始剪羊毛。