1. to begin with = to start with 以......开始；由......作为开头；首先

begin/start with 从......开始

begin/start sth. with 从......开始......

To begin/start with, I couldn' t understand a single word.

起初，我一句也没弄明白。

根据句子的意思完成句子。

1. He ______ his speech ______ a poem.

2. His speech ______ ______ a poem.

3. ______ ______ ______, pets are good friends of many lonely people, especially the old.

【答案】

1. began/started; with

2. began/started with

3. To start/begin with

【解析】begin/start with意思是"从......开始"。

2. in time 及时；最终；迟早

They caught the bus in time. 他们及时赶上了汽车。

If you keep on, you will succeed in time. 如果坚持下去，你们总有一天会成功的。