首先

Why did you choose basketball in the first place?

你为何首先选择篮球呢?

First cut off the water flow from the boiler.

首先切断来自锅炉的水流。

A weak dyke bursts easily before a flood.

大水首先冲毁不坚固的堤防。

The ban was initially opposed by the US.

这禁令首先遭的反对。

One of the first steps taken was the compilation of a report.

首先采取的步骤之是写份报告。

German unity depends first of all on the German people.

德的统首先靠的是德人民。

First and foremost, we must ensure that the children are safe.

首先，我们必须保孩子们的安全。

I will premise generally that I hate lecturing.

我要首先般说明下我不喜欢演讲。

Delhi was first and foremost a barracks town.

德里首先是、也主要是座军营城。

The first clue is by the famous Italian gastronome Giuseppe Maffioli.

线索首先来自著名的意大利食家GiuseppeMaffioli。

Film the whole building first, then zoom in on the door.

首先拍整个大楼，然后把镜头推向大门。

First, he had to establish his credentials as a researcher.

首先，明自己做调查员的资格。

For openers, I don’t think his work is very original.

首先，我觉的作品并无原创性。

The boy justified himself by saying he did not begin the fight.

这个男孩为自己辩护说没有首先动手打人。

Don’t forget, he is first and foremost an actor, not a singer.

别忘了，首先是个演员，而不是歌手。

The content of any article needs, first of all, to be relevant to the reader.

首先，任何文章的内容都必须适应读者的需要。

A knowledge of her upbringing is basic to an understanding of her books.

要读懂她的书就要首先了解她的成长经历。

He was above all a good and tireless writer.

首先是位优秀的、不知疲倦的作家。

Chiefly, I ask you to remember to write to your elderly mother.

首先,我要你记住给你年老的母亲去信。

First he divided it in two, and then divided each into four.

首先把它分成两份, 然后又把每份分成四份。