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汉语拼音：xiān shì

用在上半句，表示某种动作或情况发生在前，下半句往往有“后、然后、接着”等跟它呼应：～承认，后又反悔。

• The car passed over the body twice, once backward and then forward.

  那辆车把那人来回轧了两次，先是倒着轧的，再是往前开着轧的。

• Her mother started her off acting in children's theatre.

  她母亲先是让她在儿童剧院里演出。

• Garbo made two dozen films, first silent pictures then talkies.

  嘉宝拍过24部电影，先是无声的，后是有声的。

• After a moment the barracking began. First came hisses, then shouts.

  过了一会儿便有人起哄了。先是嘘声，然后就是大喊大叫。

• I was promoted to editor and then editorial director.

  我先是被提升为编辑，然后又晋升为编务总监。

• He started with sketching and then progressed to painting.

  他先是画素描，然后发展到画油画。

• Psychiatrists initially train as doctors.

  精神病医生首先是作为医生接受培训的。

• We kicked off with a slap-up dinner.

  我们先是享用了一顿考究的晚餐。

• Firstly, it's expensive, and secondly, it's too slow.

  首先是价格贵，其次，速度太慢。

• He was above all a good and tireless writer.

  他首先是一位优秀的、不知疲倦的作家.

• He began with entreaties and ended with a threat.

  他先是恳求,最后是威胁.

• He flashed me a quick grin but rapidly swallowed it when he saw my expression.

  他先是冲我咧嘴一笑，不过看到我的表情后又赶紧收起笑脸。

• She started off by accusing him of blackmail but he more or less ignored her.

  她先是指控他勒索，但他几乎不理睬她。

• Lieutenant Ryan closed his eyes, first mentally viewing the different crime scenes, then correlating the data.

  瑞安中尉闭上眼睛，先是在脑海里回想了一遍不同的犯罪现场，然后将这些信息联系起来。

• Boylan plays with language, letting the prose sprawl about before tightening it suddenly to great effect.

  博伊兰随心所欲地驾驭着语言，先是任文章自由铺展，然后猛地收住，产生了绝好的效果。