起初

日本起初要求放回两名以间谍罪名遭拘留的海员。

Japan had originally demanded the return of two seamen held on spying charges .

专业这个术语起初表示数量有限的职业

The term profession originally denoted a limited number of vocations .

他们起初获得成功，但随后有一段惨痛失败的时期。

Their early success was succeeded by a period of miserable failure .

她起初只是一个秘书，但最后掌管起了整个部门。

She started as a secretary but ended up running the department .

国际证券交易所起初是伦敦的一家咖啡馆。

The International Stock Exchange started life as a London coffee shop .

起初我并不很喜欢这个工作。

I didn 't like the job much at first .

孩子们起初很羞涩，但很快就放开了。

The children were shy at first , but soon lost their inhibitions .

起初你可能觉得它有些无法抗拒。

You may find it somewhat overwhelming at first .

起初我觉得这份工作很累人，但很快就习惯了。

I found the job tiring at first but I soon got used to it .

他起初并不喜欢这个计划，但我们最终使他回心转意了。

He didn 't like the plan at first , but we managed to bring him round .

起初我想不起以前在哪里见过他，后来猛然记起来了。

I couldn 't remember where I 'd seen him before , and then it suddenly hit me .

起初她很想主持会议，但我很快就把她轰下来了。

At first she tried to take charge of the meeting but I soon put her in her place .

库尔特起初在一个摇滚乐队弹低音吉他。

Kurt had started out playing bass in a rock band .

起初克里斯蒂娜更换不同的工作来积累经验。

In the early days Christina moved jobs to get experience .

我起初认为杰伊一直在挑起事端。

I thought at first that Jay had been stirring things up .

起初我对丢掉工作感到非常怨恨和恼怒。

At first I felt very resentful and angry about losing my job

她起初平静地接受了，但内心却气呼呼的。

She took it calmly at first but under the surface was seething

起初好玩的事很快就变成了艰苦的工作。

What started out as fun quickly became hard work .

起初，我姑且相信了他。

At first I gave him the benefit of the doubt

预报员说大风也许不像他们起初预报的那么猛烈。

Forecasters say the gales may not be as bad as they initially predicted

起初人们几乎是喜极而泣，并互相拥抱。

At first people were sort of crying for joy and embracing each other

我起初不假思索地就否定了这个想法。

I initially dismissed the idea out of hand .

起初看起来我会以口头表决的方式获胜。

At first it looked like I was going to win by acclamation .

起初他只是麻木，接着转为了愤怒。

First he had been numb . Then the numbness gave way to anger

蒂姆起初支支吾吾，但最终还是把真相告诉了老板。

Tim hemmed and hawed , but finally told his boss the truth .

我父母起初对此心存疑虑，但是我们很快就让他们信服了。

My parents were dubious about it at first but we soon convinced them .

起初不容易，但很快就习惯了。

It 's not easy at first , but it soon becomes second nature .

起初，达特非常紧张，最后终于放松了下来。

Dart , who had at first been very tense , at last relaxed .

起初，两个人都不会说。

At first , neither man could speak .

起初，刘易斯并没有听信他们的甜言蜜语。

At first Lewis resisted their blandishments .