At first thought it seems incredible that there can be enough space in the "solid" ground underfoot to hold all this water.

乍一想，似乎难以置信的是，在脚下的“坚实”地面上居然有足够的空间来容纳这么多的水。

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Towler at first thought it was a joke.

起初，托勒以为这不过是个玩笑而已。

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I picked up the doll and at first thought, "Wow! A singing doll... how cool!"

我把娃娃拿起来，心想“是个会唱歌的娃娃哪，太酷了！”

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At first I thought the city was empty. The buildings all were empty and in poor repair.

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Yeats at first thought to call this poem "What Is Joy?"

他刚开始想命名为，什么是欢欣“

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At first she thought about being a pharmacist, a scientist who is an expert in medicines.

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This man we at first thought set-up, too scarred to not be anything but a victim.

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Massachusetts State Police officials at first thought the shooting was unrelated to the marathon bombings.

WSJ: Search for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Over, Focus Shifts to Marathon Bombing Investigation

When Merck yanked Vioxx, investors at first thought Pfizer, which made rival drugs Celebrex and Bextra, would profit.

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