1、at first：起初，當(dāng)初，首先。

　　At first he didn't agree, but later he did.

　　首先他不同意，但后來同意了。

　　2、at the beginning of：在…之初。

　　Leave two blank spaces at the beginning of each paragraph.

　　每段開頭要空兩格。

　　3、to start with：adv.作為開始，首先。

　　To start with, where and when did it happen?

　　首先，這事發(fā)生在何時何地？

　　4、first of all：首先。

　　First of all, could I begin with an apology for a mistake I made last week?

　　首先，請允許我為上周犯下的錯誤道歉。

　　5、to begin with：首先，起初。

　　We have an uneasy relationship with them to begin with.

　　一開始，我們和孩子們的關(guān)系就不融洽。