start to do sth. 与 start doing sth. 有无区别?
像 start, begin, continue, cease 这样一些表示开始、继续和结束意义的动词，既可以接带 to 的不定式，也可以接动名词，大体上说，意义没有明显的差别。
She began/started/continued/ceased{to learn French. learning French.
类例：
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The band eventually began to play. 乐队终于开始演奏。
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The cell phone in Sophie's sweater pocket suddenly began ringing. (Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code) 索菲毛衣口袋里的手机突然响了起来。(《达·芬奇密码》)
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The little girl started to cry when she saw a dog coming to her. 这个小女孩看见一条狗朝她走来，就开始哭起来了。
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You should start saving money now. 你现在应该存些钱了。
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The economy is terrible. Unemployment is up and from all indications, things are going to continue to get worse. 经济情况很糟。失业率在上升，而且从一切迹象来看，情况会继续恶化下去。
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He continued working as if nothing happened. 他继续工作着,好像什么也没有发生似的。
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The matter has ceased to be a mystery to anyone. 这件事对任何人都不再是秘密了。
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She ceased talking and went on writing. 她停止了谈话，继续写作。