（二）行为型动词：

 
大量的始动性动词表示一种过渡的动作、行为或变化。这类动词与第一章论述的大量的动态性动词是重叠的。这类动词不仅可以用于进行时态，而且可以用于一般时态和完成时态，例如：

182）a．They didn't stop talking until lunch－time．

b．They continued talking until lunch－time．

（他们一直谈到吃午饭。）

183）a．At the beginning of the meeting，no－body broke the silence．

b．At the beginning of the meeting every－body kept silence．

（会议开始时没有人说话去打破冷场。／会议开始时，大家都没开腔。）

184）a．You must accept his advice．

b．You mustn't turn down／reject his advice．

c．You can't turn down／reject his advice．

（你必须接受他的劝告。／你决不可拒绝他的劝告。）

185）a．He didn't tell the secret to anybody．

b．He kept the secret from everybody．

c．He kept the secret to himself．

（他对谁也都没有透露这个秘密。／他对谁都保守这个秘密。）

186）a．He went straight on until he came to the cinema and then turned left．

b．He didn't turn left until he came to the cinema．

（他一直走到电影院才向左拐。）