汉语里从什么开始，都仅仅一个介词“从”，但是，英语里从什么开始，介词颇多，而且人们所熟知的from却往往一用就错，请看：
The winter holidays will begin on Monday.
寒假从周一开始。
1.一般要表示的是时间或地点从什么开始，就要用原本该用什么介词表示时间或地点的还用什么介词：
The rescue operation began on Friday afternoon
救援行动于星期五下午开始。
The race began on January 27 ．
比赛于1月27日开始。
Work on the new bridge is due to begin in September.
新桥定于九月份动工。
We began work on the project in May.
我们于五月份启动了这项工程。
A typical working day for me begins at 7.30.
我的工作日一般在7:30开始。
Campaigning will begin in earnest tomorrow
竞选将于明日郑重开始。
The transformation of American sea power began in 1940.
美国海军力量的彻底转变始于1940年。
The call-up of National Guard and reserve units begun in late August.
国民警卫队和预备役的征兵工作8月下旬开始。
Blyth's association with the sea began in 1966
布莱思的航海生涯始于1966年。
The rally began in an uproar.
大会在一片喧腾声中开始了。
The school began in 1920, with only ten pupils.
这所学校创建于1920年，当时只有十名学生。
When does the concert begin?
音乐会什么时候开始？
It begins at 8 p.m.
音乐会下午八点开始。
The meeting began at precisely 4.00 p.m
会议于下午4点整开始。
Having begun my life in a children's home I have great empathy with the little ones.
由于从小生活在儿童院，我对小家伙们产生了强烈的共鸣。
The path begins at Livingston village.
这条小路始于利文斯顿村。
Let's begin at page 9.
咱们从第9页开始。
The story begins on the island of Corfu.
故事从科孚岛上开始。
The ice began to crack at the edge.
冰块的边缘开始裂开了。
2.其他的以什么开始，介词一般用with:
Could I begin with a few formalities?
请允许我开场先讲几句套话。
First of all, could I begin with an apology for a mistake I made last week?
首先，请允许我为上周犯下的错误道歉。
Let's begin with the question of why people volunteer.
让我们从为什么人们做志愿者这个问题开始。
高考真题
To begin with, people may feel stressed when there is something important to do.
首先，人们会在处理重要事情时感到压力。
中考真题-
He always begins his lessons with a warm-up exercise.
他讲课前总是先让学生做预备练习题。
The class began/ started with a story.
这节课是从一个故事开始的。
I told my mother and began with my plans.
我告诉了妈妈，并开始了我的计划。
中考真题
Greg's story began with failure.
格雷格的故事以失败开始。
中考真题-
Use ‘an’ before words beginning with a vowel.
在以元音开始的词之前使用an。
Each chapter begins with a quotation.
每一章的开头都有一条引语。
The book began with a quotation from Goethe.
这本书一开头引用了歌德的隽语。
The illness began with a nagging pain.
那种病一开始是持续疼痛。
The Olympic Games began with a parade of all the competing nations.
奥运会以所有参赛国列队进场开始。
Her career began with a bang in 1986.
1986年，她的事业一炮打响。
The war began with overnight air raids on Baghdad and Kuwait.
战争以对巴格达和科威特的夜间空袭开始。
The earthquake began with a deep [ low] rumbling sound.
地震开始时发出低沉的隆隆声。
Let's begin at page 9.
咱们从第9页开始。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
Yesterday we left off at the end of page 51. So today we’ll begin withat page 53.
昨天我们在第51页的末尾停了下来。所以今天我们将从第53页开始。
赵振才《英语常见问题解答大词典》增订版第五版P215.
