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记忆：
1. begin v. 开始 Well, let’s begin from the very beginning.好吧，我们就从最初的地方开始吧。 begin to do sth begin doing sth begin sth begin with sth 以……开始
2. 加名词后缀-ing: beginning n. 开始 At the beginning I was too shy to speak in public. 开始时我胆小，不敢在公共场合讲话。
3. 加名词后缀-er, beginner, n. 开始者，初学者 As a beginner, you need to be familiar with the rules here. 作为初学者，你应该熟悉这儿的规则。
4. start n.& v. 开始，出发 When can we start off for Xi’an? 我们什么时候出发到西安？
5. end [ end ] n.& v. 结束，终止，终点 He ended the story suddenly. 他突然地结束了那个故事。 格言：All good things must come to an end. 天下没有不散的宴席。
6. fin- 表示终极， finish fin-ish vt. 结束，完成（后接doing形式）We can finish cooking in ten minutes. 我们能在十分钟内作好饭菜。
7. final fin-al adj. 最后的 It’s Mr Li who has the final say. 李先生才具有最后的决定权。
8. confine con-fine 在终点了，即受限了；confine, vt. 限制 Please confine your speech to the topic at hand. 请把你的演讲限制在手边的话题内。
7. complete com-plete vt. 完成（复杂的、较难的工程计划等）； adj. 完全的，彻底的 The book will be completed within two months. 那本书两个月人完稿。
8. 加副词后缀-ly: completely adv. 完全地，彻底地 Sorry, but you are completely wrong. 很抱歉，你完全错了。
9. compete com-pete com-, 一起；pete,音似“比”； compete, 在一起竞争，比赛 How many people competed in the 1500-meter race? 多少人参加了1500米比赛？
10, 加后缀-or: competitor n. 竞争者，竞赛者 No competitor, no excitement.没有竞争对手，就没有令人兴奋的时候。
11. 加名词后缀-ition: competition n. 竞争，竞赛 We are supposed to prepare ourselves for future competitions. 我们应当为未来的竞争做好准备。
12. 加名词后缀-ence: competence competence, 竞争的本事， n. 能力 You should employ the people with the necessary competence. 你应当雇用有相应能力的人。
13. competent adj. 能干的，胜任的。He is competent for the task.他胜任这件工作。
另类阅读：
A beginner should begin at his very beginning and never end halfway, and then he can complete his task completely as well as have a chance to win the competition when competing in the modern society.
轻松一刻
Professor．：“A fool can ask more questions than a wise man can answer．”
Student．：“No wonder so many of us fail in our exams！”