Things didn't look too hopeful at the start of the year.

在年初，情况显得并不十分美妙。

《牛津词典》

His stake has been held in escrow since the start of the year.

自年初，他的股份已经交由第三方暂时保管。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Recent losses have cancelled out any profits made at the start of the year.

最近的亏损与年初的盈利相抵消。

《牛津词典》

At the start of this year there were two hundred thirteen thousand cases of leprosy reported in one hundred twenty-one countries.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

And why don't we just start by you introducing yourselves a little bit about like what year you are, where you're from and what you're studying in Princeton.

请两位先做个自我介绍吧,诸如你们读几年级，从何而来，在普林斯顿学什么专业等。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

and we design a product from start to finish. And this year, the theme is food, so

我们负责一个产品从头到尾的设计。今年的主题是食品，所以

又有趣又奇特的课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Not a bad way to the start year!

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Since the 2011 blizzard that dumped 20 inches on Chicago, the nation's third-largest city has had it pretty easy snow-wise, with a relatively mild winter last year and a slow start this year.

NPR: Snow Storm Barrels Through Midwest To Mid-Atlantic

The Select Sector SPDR Industrial ( XLI) is up 6.8% since the start of the year and the weekly chart shows the breakout above resistance, line h, at the start of the New Year.

FORBES: Sweetest Sectors for 2013