【问】 start to do sth.与start doing sth.有无区别?

【答】 象start，begin，continue，cease这样一些表示开始、继续和结束意义的动词，既可以接带to的不定式，也可以接动名词，大体上说，意义没有明显的差别。

类例：

1. The band eventually began to play.

乐队终于开始演奏。

2. So I at once began making preparations for a trip home.

于是我便立刻开始为回家的旅程做准备。

3. The little girl started to cry when she saw a dog coming to her.

这个小女孩看见一条狗朝她走来，就开始哭起来了。

4. You should start saving money now.

你现在应该存些钱了。

5. The economy is terrible. Unemployment is up and from all indications，things are goingto continue to get worse.

经济情况很糟。失业率在上升，而且从一切迹象来看，情况会继续恶化下去。

6. He continued working as if nothing happened.

他继续工作着，好象什么也没有发生似的。

7. The matter has ceased to be a mystery to anyone.

这件事对任何人都不再是秘密了。

8. She ceased talking and went on writing.

她停止了谈话，继续写作。