首先

Why did you choose basketball in the first place?

你为何选择篮球呢?

First cut off the water flow from the boiler.

切断来自锅炉的水流。

A weak dyke bursts easily before a flood.

水冲毁不坚固的堤防。

The ban was initially opposed by the US.

这禁令遭到美国的反对。

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

取的步骤之是写份报告。

German unity depends first of all on the German people.

德国的统靠的是德国人民。

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

，我们必须保证孩子们的安全。

I will premise generally that I hate lecturing.

我要般说明下我不喜欢演讲。

Delhi was first and foremost a barracks town.

德里是、也主要是座军营城。

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

线索来自著名的意利美食家GiuseppeMaffioli。

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

拍整个楼，然后把镜头门。

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

，他得证明自己做调查员的资格。

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

，我觉得他的作品并无原创性。

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

这个男孩为自己辩护说他没有动手打人。

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

别忘了，他是个演员，而不是歌手。

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

，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.

要读懂她的书就要了解她的成长经历。

He was above all a good and tireless writer.

他是位优秀的、不知疲倦的作家。

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

,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.

他把它分成两份, 然后又把每份分成四份。