1. We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs.
    当耍蛇人突然又吹奏起爵士乐和现代流行乐曲时，我们感到非常惊奇。

2. When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing.
    当一架来自伦敦的飞机抵达悉尼机场时，工人们开始卸下装有服装的一批木箱。

3. We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began.
    我们不得不排了好几个小时才进得场去。在演出开始前场内肯定已有好几百人了。

4. When the lesson in grammar was over we began our writing.
    文法讲完了就开始习字。

5. When the door had closed upon them, the schoolgirls began to stir.
    教室的门在他们身后关上了。女学生们开始活跃起来。

6. When I began learning English, I thought all I had to do was to memorize individual words.
    当初学英语时，我以为记住单词就大功告成了。

7. This tradition of guaranteeing anonymity began to develop quickly.
    这种担保匿名的传统便开始迅速扩展开来。

8. The darkness waned and a faint auroral glow began to appear in the east.
    黑暗接近尾声，而一道微弱的曙光开始从东方出现。

9. The plane began its descent into Paris.
    飞机到巴黎开始降落.

10. The old man drooped his head and began to murmur to himself my father´s name. Suddenly he looked up.
    老人低下头, 低声念叨我父亲的名字.突然他抬起头来说道: