It can be, but initially, customers actually complained.

可以，但一开始，顾客们确实抱怨了。

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But initially it was hard to persuade Chinese scientists to accept this.

但一开始，很难说服中国科学家接受这一点。

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It WAS born amid a blaze of hype at the height of the dotcom boom, but initially failed to thrive.

它诞生于互联网泡沫最高峰时，在爆发的鼓噪声中，最初却未能获得成功。

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Authorities announced an investigation is under way, but initially ruled out a terrorist attack.

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It's one that is maybe initially counterintuitive but actually, I think, is rather important once you begin to think about it.

乍一听你会觉得不可思议，但是仔细一想就会悟出其中道理。

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Well, the initially tempting thing to say is not only aren't you broken, but you're actually engaged in P-functioning.

首先要说的会是,不仅你没有被破坏，还有确实,拥有人格功能性。

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She was asked about this but initially denied that anything had happened to her.

BBC: Neil Morton

Vaughters and Ellis's team got plenty of glowing media attention, but initially the victories were slow to come.

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The data system was brought down late Sunday night for maintenance, but initially failed to restart Monday morning.

CNN: US - FAA suspends software upgrades following California computer glitches