汉译英常见错误 | 当我打电话给他时，他正要开始做家庭作业

[译] 当我打电话给他时，他正要开始做家庭作业。
[误] He was starting doing his homework when I called him.

[正] He was starting to do his homework when I called him.
[注] start 后面跟动词不定式或动名词都可以，意义上也基本不变，但当 start 用于进行时态时，它后面就不能再用动名词了。