At first the place was strange to me.

起先我对这个地方不熟悉。

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At first she was flattered by his devotion.

最初他的挚爱使她感到受宠若惊。

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At first I scoffed at the notion.

刚开始时我对那种想法嗤之以鼻。

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He began to turn over in the air when his chute opened, and there were problems with the lines at first.

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Now the word "first" begins to take on a much bigger range of significances than we might at first think.

现在看来，“初/先“一词,比我们起先所想的有更加重大的意义。

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And um, eventually, at first, I was just, you know, sitting in, but then I had to take a licensing exam

一开始我只坐在那里，可是之后还要进行一次许可考试，

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The ship departed the wind-blasted town of Puerto Natales at first light, with passengers boarding the night before.

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It leads down at first, but just past a small trout farm, the path begins to gain elevation.

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