1.
The symphony then ceased. The Mystery began.
于是，交响曲嘎然停止，圣迹剧开演了。
2.
By the time we got there, the play had already begun.
我们到那儿时，剧已经开演了。
3.
On, there's the buzzer.
哦，开演前的预备钤响了。
4.
The director strolled away without answering.
导演没有答话，走开了。
5.
I got away without having to make a speech.
我没有演讲就溜开了。
6.
"Mom,"he began. It was my turn to be lectured. "
"妈妈,"他又开口了,这次轮到我听演讲了。
7.
Her public speeches were permeated with hatred of injustice.
她的公开演讲充满了对非正义的憎恶。
8.
training is a necessary preliminary to employment; drinks were the overture to dinner.
一首歌揭开了演出的序幕。
9.
The lights went down in the theatre just before the play began
戏剧开演前，剧场内的灯光暗了下来。
10.
The speaker headed off an awkward question
演说者避开了一个棘手的问题。
11.
My sister went off to find the footlights.
我妹妹（离开）去追求演艺业了。
12.
Addressing the chairman, he began his speech.
他向主席致意后开始了他的演说。
13.
Are we ready to start rehearsal?
我们准备好开始排演了吗？
14.
Within hours everyone was shooting at the speech.
几小时后，人人都向这篇演说开火了。
15.
The dancing performance started to the strains of a folk song.
伴随着民歌的旋律开始了舞蹈表演。
16.
Bruce began to act in Chinese movies at the age of six.
布鲁斯六岁开始在中国电影里演戏了。
17.
After a long delay the performance finally started.
演出拖延很久, 最後总算开始了.
18.
The speaker prefaced her remarks with a joke.
演讲者讲了一个笑话，作为开场白。