in the beginning 和at the beginning如何区别?

at the beginning 与in the beginning 在用法上由一些区别.in the beginning 通常单独用作时间状语或定语,而较少和of短语连用,意为“起初；在开始的时候”,暗含着后来又变化的意思.如：In the beginning we thought we’d better get it all arranged.在开始的时候,我们以为不会把它全安排好.You will find it rather difficult in the beginning.你会发现它在开始的时候是相当难的.In the beginning I felt very lonesome in London.起初,我在伦敦觉得非常孤独.at the beginning 常常跟of短语连用,如果后面没有跟of短语,则大都可以从上下文看出来.如：At the beginning of this century a great many Europeans went to live in the USA.本世纪初许多欧洲人去美国居住.2.Start at the beginning and read until you get to the bottom of Page Thirteen.从第13页开头开始读,一直读到第13页末尾.应当注意,at the beginning 在单独使用时,有时与in the beginning 同义.如：He disliked it at / in the beginning.At the beginning he wasn’t interested in it.