Perhaps struggle unfolds first, not at an economic or social level, but over the appropriation of air, essential to life itself.
也许首先展开的不是在经济或社会层面上的斗争，而是为占有对生命本身必不可少的空气而斗争。
The environmental changes associated with this transition are not fully understood, but people living closest to the San Juan Mountains, to the northeast of Mesa Verde, were affected first.
与这一变迁相关的环境变化并未得到人们的充分认识，但是离位于梅萨维德东北部的圣胡安山脉最近的居民却首先受到了影响。
Nor did he contribute much to science—but then nor did Amundsen, whose only interest was in being first to the pole.
他对科学也没有多大贡献——但阿蒙森也没有，他唯一的兴趣就是成为第一个到达极点的人。
He didn't like the plan at first, but we managed to bring him round.
他起初并不喜欢这个计划，但我们最终使他回心转意了。
I was the first to ask him awkward questions but there'll be harder ones to come.
我是第一个问他尴尬问题的人，但后面还会有更棘手的问题。
The tempo can be adjusted manually on conventional karaoke machines, but the new product is the first machine to do it automatically.
传统的卡拉 OK机可以手动调节节奏，但这款新产品是第一台可以自动调节节奏的机器。
Change made in the "heat of battle" might seem innocuous at first, but when it begins to cause problems, you are left to find the needle in a haystack.
在 “激战阶段”进行的更改一开始好像没有危害，但当它开始导致问题时，要找出问题所在就仿佛是大海捞针。
There was nothing on it but a tiny golden key, and Alice's first idea was that this might belong to one of the doors of the hall.
桌上除了一把很小的金钥匙外，什么也没有，爱丽丝首先想到的就是这或许可以打开大厅里的其中一扇门。
I looked to the road where they first went off. There were skid marks, but they were faint; as if they were years old.
我看了看他们第一次冲下马路的地方。有刹车的痕迹，但很模糊；像是几年前留下的。
The first English settlers to establish a permanent colony in America did it not at Plymouth but along the shore of the James River west of Chesapeake Bay.
第一批在美国建立永久殖民地的英国定居者不是在普利茅斯，而是在切萨皮克湾以西的詹姆斯河沿岸。
You wanted to say something—the first word—but it just won't come out, it feels like it is stuck somewhere.
你想说些什么，但第一个字就是说不出来，感觉就像卡在什么地方了。
"Not at first, perhaps," said the Hatter, "but you could keep it to half-past one as long as you liked."
“也许一开始没有，”帽商说，“不过你想要多久就可以把时间保持到一点半。”
"Zootopia" is the first time that they have even seen a sloth, but people now are keen to know more about these animals.
《疯狂动物城》是他们第一次看到树懒这种生物，但是人们现在很想知道更多关于这些动物的信息了。
In its first encounter it might be somewhat hesitant, but as it came to know the user it would progress to a more relaxed and intimate style.
初次见面时它可能会有些犹豫，但对用户逐渐了解后，它会演变成一种更放松、更亲密的风格。
Toad was inclined to be sulky at first; but he brightened up immediately, like the good fellow he was.
癞蛤蟆托德起初有点生气；但他立刻高兴起来，像个好家伙一样。
First, we want to see the giraffes, but we don't know how to get there.
我们先想去看长颈鹿，但是我们不知道怎样去。
Toxic minerals would first be absorbed by roots but later relocated to the stem and leaves.
有毒的矿物质首先被根部吸收，然后转移到茎和叶上。
But as Cline is the first to note, it took Beaumont decades to perfect her craft; her example can't be knocked off.
但是，正如克莱恩第一个注意到的，博蒙特花了几十年的时间来完善她的手艺；她的榜样不可磨灭。
The new research, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, isn't the first to associate greenery with better health, but it does get us closer to identifying what works and why.
这项发表在《美国预防医学杂志》上的新研究，并不是第一个将绿色植物与更好的健康状况联系起来的研究，但它确实让我们更接近于确定什么更奏效以及为什么会这样。
The answer is "yes", but it may be tough for you to break into the world of high-tech at first, and anything you have done relating to computers in addition to your studies will be to your advantage.
答案是肯定的，但是一开始你可能很难进入高科技的世界；而除了学习之外你所做的任何与计算机有关的事情都将是你的优势。
The university offers financial assistance to international students, including first-year students, but says its resources are limited.
该校向包括一年级学生在内的国际学生提供经济援助，但表示其资源有限。
But the first attempt the United States government made to, you know, to support the arts was the Federal Art Project.
但是美国政府第一次尝试支持艺术的行为是在联邦艺术项目上提出的。
Pluto may be a dwarf planet now, Clyde baby, but you're still the first American to discover a planet in my book.
现在，冥王星可能是个矮行星，但是，亲爱的克莱德，在我书中你仍然是第一个发现行星的美国人。
Sweden was the first European country to print and use paper money, but it may soon do away with physical currencies.
瑞典是欧洲第一个印刷并使用纸币的国家，但它可能很快就会废除实物货币。
It was one of the first diaries to bottle milk in opaque plastic, but now they're using clear plastic again.
这是最早用不透明塑料瓶装牛奶的奶牛场之一，但现在他们又用回透明塑料瓶了。
This problem seemed to be complex in the first instance, but it could be easily solved.
这个问题乍一看似乎很复杂，但其实很容易解决。
The sales start on Boxing Day—26th December, and continue for the month of January, but the keenest bargain hunters get there early to be first through the doors.
促销活动从节礼日开始，即12月26日，一直持续到1月份，但最热衷于淘便宜货的人会早早来到这里抢做第一个进门的人。
Oatley was not involved in the new research, but worked on some of the first studies to suggest that reading literature can boost people's empathy for others.
奥特利没有参与这项新研究，但参与了最早的一些研究，这些研究表明阅读文学作品可以增强人们对他人的同情心。
The first two of these symbols were unknown, but Champollion knew that the repeated hieroglyphs to the far-right symbolized an "S" sound.
头两个符号是未知的，但商博良知道，在最右边重复出现的象形文字代表“S”的声音。
Pike, who starred in An Education last year, was the first choice to play Skeeter, but she said no to playing the nosy journalist.
去年主演了《成长教育》的派克才是扮演斯基特的首要人选，但她拒绝了扮演一个八卦记者。
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