At the beginning of term the school looked bright and clean with its freshly painted walls and polished floors.学期刚开始，学校里的墙壁刚刚粉刷一新，地板也刚擦亮过，看上去又明亮又清洁。At the beginning of term there is horse-trading over timetables.在学期初，有过一场关于日程安排的激烈争论。Timmy Connell has been a problem in class right from the beginning of term.学期一开始，蒂米·康奈尔就成了班上的一个问题。