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.

首先切断来水流。

A weak dyke bursts easily before a flood.

大水首先冲毁不坚固堤防。

The ban was initially opposed by the US.

这一禁令首先遭到美国反对。

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

首先采取步骤之一是写一份报告。

German unity depends first of all on the German people.

德国统一首先靠是德国人民。

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

首先，我们必须保孩子们安全。

I will premise generally that I hate lecturing.

我要首先一般说一下我不喜欢演讲。

Delhi was first and foremost a barracks town.

德里首先是、也主要是一座军营城。

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

线索首先来著名意大利美食家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，他得己做调查员资格。

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

首先，我觉得他作品并无原创性。

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

这个男孩为己辩护说他没有首先动手打人。

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

别忘了，他首先是个演员，而不是歌手。

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

首先，任何文章内容都必须适应读者需要。

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

要读懂她书就要首先了解她成长经历。

He was above all a good and tireless writer.

他首先是一位优秀、不知疲倦作家。

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

首先,我要你记住给你年老母亲去信。

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

他首先把它分成两份, 然后又把每份分成四份。