get to do往往暗示一个较长的过程,含有“渐渐开始”之意,此时get后接的不定式通常为to know, to like, to hate, to understand, to realize等表示心理感觉的动词。
I really wanted to get to know America.我真想逐渐了解美国。
I shall get to like them in time.经过一段时间我会变得喜欢他们的。
The best way to get to know the city is to visit it on foot.要想了解这座城市,最好的方法是步行游览。
After a time you get to realize that these things don't matter. 你过些时候就知道这些事无关紧要。
2. get doing主要用于非正式文体中,通常表示某种特定动作的开始,尤其用于get moving, get going, get thinking等搭配中。
We'd better get moving- -it's late.我们还是走吧一时间不早了。
They soon got talking together.他们不久就开始谈了起来。
He got to thinking that she perhaps wouldn't come after all.他已意识到也许她根本不来了。