起先

起先我对这个地方不熟悉。

At first the place was strange to me .

起先我真的不在乎他是否会来。

At first I really didn 't care whether he came or not .

他们起先气势汹汹，但一看情形不妙立刻软了下来。

They make threats but back down at the first sniff of trouble .

那天股票价格起先跌了，临近收盘时又涨了。

Share prices fell early on but rose again late in the day .

入夜后还有人在沙滩上散步，起先我并没注意到。

Other people walk along the beach at night , so I didn 't pay any attention at first

起先我还以为是一场意外，但是据我了解，警方认为那不太可能。

At first I thought it was an accident , but as far as I can make out , the police consider that 's unlikely .

起先，他被告知他太年轻了，我心想，“哎，又是老一套。”

At first , he was told he was too young and I thought , ' Oh , boy , here we go again . '

医生们起先嘲笑这个来历不明的旅行者。

The physicians at first laughed at the unknown wayfarer .

起先他反对，后来才同意了。

At first he was opposed to the idea , but later he came around .

如果他起先没有注意到个人有什么特殊表示的话，那么现在这种表示却流露出来了。

If he had missed the personal accent , the personal accent was now making its appearance .

起先信号又响又清晰，但是几周以后，声音变轻了而且不那么容易听清了。

At first the signals were loud and clear , but after a few weeks , they became quieter and hard to understand .

翠鸟起先为了避免灾祸，总是选择高的地方筑巢。

In order to avoid calamities1 , at first the kingfisher always selects a high place to build its nest .

起先，主要考虑将Java用户界面作为applet，嵌入到Web浏览器中。

At first , the user interface for Java was conceived mostly as applets embedded in Web browsers .

纽约市市长迈克尔·布隆伯格（MichaelBloomberg）起先是一个民主党成员，

Bloomberg in New York was a Democrat ,

他或她的“策略”是总是抱怨QoS，起先服务提供者会改进这一维度。

His or her " play " is to always complain about QoS , and at first the service provider improves this dimension .

DD起先到学校时非常害羞。

DD is shy when he gets to school .

据报道，夫妻两人起先不敢把结婚的事告诉父母，前几周只能分开住，直到Kenneth将此事公开。

Reportedly afraid to break the news to their parents , the couple spent the first weeks of their marriage living separately until Kenneth spoke up .

它们便射出光来，起先像银子，然后像金子。

First , they shone like silver , then like gold ;

起先，我试图顺应新时代的潮流。

I tried at first to roll with the new age .

起先我觉得当电影明星挺难为情的。

At first I was self-conscious about being a movie star .

起先，纯粹是以呆板的形式来装点门面。

At first , appearances were kept up through sheer inertia .

起先，我真弄不懂这是怎么一回事；

At first I knew not what to make of this ;

工作起先很困难，后来我就习惯了。

The work was difficult until I became used to it .

起先是因为我们被房东赶出来了

It started when we got kicked out of the flat .

起先，我不同意这封信。

At first , I didn 't agree with this letter .

起先我以为他们在骗我。

At first I thought they were winding me up .

起先，我以为这只是简单的自杀。

At first , I thought this was just a simple suicide .

起先，我不能够相信它是子怡。

But my mother told me she was sure it was Ziyi .

起先，我爷爷什么也说不出来。

At first , grandfather could not open his mouth .

起先我看不清那人是谁。

I couldn 't see who it was at first .