At first sight it looked less like a capital city than a mining camp.

第一眼看上去它不像一座首都城市倒更像一个采矿工地。

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At first sight, it may look like a generous offer, but always read the small print.

乍一看，对方给出的条件好像很优厚，但任何时候都不要小看那些小号字印刷的附加条款。

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The horses were climbing up a hilly piece of road when she first caught sight of a light.

当她第一次看到灯光时，马正爬上一段山路。

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Here is a reading of his description of his first sight of the bats and the big cave: "I thought it was a volcano, but then,I'd never seen a volcano nor never before had I seen bats swarm, for that matter.

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This week, I also called in at a conference which at first sight was a bit high brow, but turned out be fascinating.

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This was my first sight of a casualty from the bombing and the injuries were horrific.

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At first sight, a visitor to Suzhou might be tempted to believe Mr Lee's charge of municipal favouritism.

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