他首先是作家，然后才是科学家。
首先是眼睛要直视面试官。
The first rule is to make eye contact with your interviewer.
chatter原先是chat的重复体。
他们先是看到一团尘土，接着就看到扬起尘土的那辆车。
They saw first a cloud of dust and then the car that was stirring it up.
该计划现在比预定的计划晚了7年，首先是因为费用增加，其次是由于技术问题。
The programme is now seven years behind schedule as a result, firstly of increased costs, then of technical problems.
你会发现他所写的首先是一致性。
我们首先是被那声音吸引。
首先是一个小测验。
首先是逻辑阐述。
首先是班级合唱。
那家店原先是由一个叫格鲁比的退休印刷工开的。
The original shop was opened by a retired printer by the name of Gruby.
先是有个章鱼保罗，现在又冒出个熊猫预言帝博斯。
First there was Paul the octopus, now there's Bo Si, the "psychic" panda.
这块石头先是像银一样发亮，然后又像金一样发亮。
首先是通信。
海蒂先是站着不动，然后东跑西窜，最后回到老人身边。
Heidi at first stood still, and then, running right and left, she returned to the old man.
首先是构成城市的材料的热容，通常由混凝土和沥青主导。
The first is the heat capacity of the materials that constitute the city, which is typically dominated by concrete and asphalt.
与通常的顺序相反，它们首先是被女性佩戴，然后是被男性采用。
Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women, and then adopted by men.
首先是科学家和技术人员开发的机器、产品和应用知识体系的应用。
The first of these is the application of the machines, products and systems of applied knowledge that scientists and technologists develop.
他们经营自己的生意多年，先是电影院，再是烧烤餐厅，然后又开了汽车餐厅。
They had run their own businesses for years, first a theater, then a barbecue restaurant, and then another drive-in.
他先是当演员，后来开始执导影片。
首先是价格贵，其次，速度太慢。
树叶起先是绿色，到后来会变红。
它首先是一项贸易协定。
我们有许多事情要做，但首先是打点行装。
We have a lot of things to do, but packing is at the top of the list.
首先是今日新闻综述。
首先是太贵…
她做那件事，首先是因为她自己想做，其次是因为我要她做。
She did it first because she wanted to, and second because I asked her to.
她先是在家乡收集，然后在河北、山东等其他省份收集。
She first collected in her hometown, then in other provinces such as Hebei and Shandong.
“首先是不要浪费食物。”加拿大科学家瓦格纳·里德尔说。
"Number one is to not waste food," Wagner Riddle, a scientist from Canada, said.
李时珍为参加科举而学习，先是通过了乡试，但是没能通过会试。
Li Shizhen studied for the exams and passed the country-level examination, but he was never able to pass the imperial (帝国的) examination.
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