Streams had run dry for the first time in memory.

溪流在记忆中第一次干涸了。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

With audiences in the U.S. falling for the first time in a generation, Hollywood is girding itself for recession.

由于美国观众数量在这一代第一次出现下降，好莱坞正在为衰退做准备。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

For the first time in years, she felt in command of her life.

多少年来第一次，她觉得生活掌握在自己的手里。

《牛津词典》

So, for the first time in state history, the Illinois House of Representatives in Springfield voted Friday to impeach the governor.

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Now this isn't the first time that we have in Milton the representation of the turning of a person to marble.

这不是第一次,在弥尔顿的表述中把人向石头转换。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Milton is able in this speech to combine, I think, for the first time the two associations borne by that Latin word pastor.

弥尔顿能够在这场演说中，第一次把拉丁语牧师的两种联想结合起来。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Spurs were given a lifeline when Jermaine Jenas produced a surging run, found Bentley and his pass teed-up Campbell, who calmly slotted in first time with his right foot from an acute angle on the edge of the area.

BBC: Fulham 2-1 Tottenham

Wales earned this Slam the hard way - by winning at Twickenham for the first time in 20 years and in Dublin for the first time in eight years.

BBC: Six Nations lives up to hype

And this time, and a very historic time because this time, while there is a change in majorities, for the first time in - I believe it's for the first time, the sergeant at arms is retained from the previous majority.

NPR: A Quick Trip Through the History of Capitol Hill