我说。乍一听，我不能相信。

I couldn't believe it when I heard it.

youdao

乍一听，这似乎是‘生物决定论’的典型例证。

That may sound like a clear-cut piece of biological determinism.

youdao

乍一听，似乎都很有道理，大家就找不着北了。

At first listen, seem to have very reasonable, everyone will find north.

youdao

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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