这起初很顺利，但现在难了。

It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.

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这是一艘好船，起初一切都很顺利，但我又一次生了重病。

It was a good ship, and everything went well at first, but I was very ill again.

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起初一切都很顺利。

At first, everything went smoothly.

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起初事情进展得很顺利，但后来我们遇到了麻烦。

At first things went on well, but later we ran into trouble.

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起初事情进展地很顺利，但后来他们遇到了麻烦。

At first things went well, but later on they ran into trouble.

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起初事情进展地很顺利，但后来他们遇到了麻烦。

At first things went well, but later on they ran into trouble.

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