大家都很清楚“開始做某事”是用''begin/start to do something''的句型，那么表示''get things started''還有沒有什么近義說法呢？我們來看看。
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1. start: to make something start
happening
例：
The police have already started an
investigation. （警方已經(jīng)開始調(diào)查。）
The referee couldn't start the game because
there were fans on the field. （有球迷在賽場內(nèi)，裁判無法開賽。）
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'safe neighborhood' campaign has been started by local residents.（當?shù)鼐用癜l(fā)起了一項“片區(qū)居住安全”運動。）
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2. (let's) get this show on the road:
to begin an activity or journey
備注：這是比較口語化的用法。
例：
Are you all packed and ready? Right, let's
get this show on the road. （你們都打包好了嗎？好！我們出發(fā)！）
We're having another meeting next week,
hopefully to really get this show on the road. （我們下周還有一個會要開，希望到時候能搞定一切。）
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3. get things moving: to make a
process or event start happening, or to keep it happening
例：
Change is certainly needed and the new head
teacher needs to get things moving quickly. （學(xué)校必須改革，新校長要迅速行動起來。）
Once we got things moving, the deal went
through very quickly. （我們開了個好頭，很快便達成協(xié)議了。）
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4. get/start/set the ball rolling:
to begin an activity or event or make sure it continues
備注：這是比較口語化的用法。
例：
Mark stood up and asked the first question
to get the ball rolling. （馬克站起來問了第一個問題，權(quán)當拋磚引玉。）
She tried to get the ball rolling by asking
him a few questions. （她先問了他幾個問題來暖場。）
To start the ball rolling, the government
was asked to contribute ￡50,000 to the charity. （為了開個好頭，大伙要求政府給慈善事業(yè)捐5萬英鎊。）
To set the ball rolling, you need to fill
out a complaint form. （首先，您要填一張意見表。）
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5. set (sth) in/into motion: to
start a process or series of events that will continue for a long time
備注：或者作''put (sth) in/into motion''。
例：
They will be taking steps to set the
divorce proceeding in motion. （他們會逐步開始辦離婚手續(xù)。）
The government had already set into motion
a series of reforms. （政府已經(jīng)開始進行一系列改革。）
The plan has been put into motion. （這項計劃已經(jīng)開始實施了。）
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6. spark (off): to cause something
start or happen
例：
The question sparked a debate. （這個問題引發(fā)了討論。）
Her fifth-grade teacher sparked her
interest in history. （她五年級的老師激發(fā)了她對歷史的興趣。）
The arrests sparked off a riot. （這次抓捕引發(fā)了暴動。）
The murder sparked off a wave of protests
in the city. （這起謀殺案引發(fā)了全城一系列抗議活動。）
Recent freak weather conditions have
sparked off renewed fears about the effects of global warming. （最近的極端天氣引發(fā)了人們對全球變暖的新一輪恐慌。）
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7. open: to begin something
例：
Let's open the bidding for this beautiful
painting at $2,000. （這幅美麗的畫作，$2,000起拍。）
Her most famous poem opens the new
collection. （她這本新詩集里的第一篇便是她最有名的詩篇。）
He always opens his speeches with a joke. （他演講前一般先講個笑話。）
She opened the meeting by thanking everyone
for coming. （會議開始前，她先感謝大家的到來。）
It's traditional to open baseball games
with the national anthem. （按慣例，棒球賽開賽前都要唱國歌。）
Police have opened an investigation into the girl's disappearance. （警方已經(jīng)開始調(diào)查該女孩的失蹤案。）
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