"It's not only the selective and elite institutions that provide those opportunities for a small subset of this population," Rubinoff said, adding that a majority of first-generation undergraduates tend toward options such as online programs, two-year colleges, and commuter state schools.

In 1870, when Dickens died, the world mourned him as its first professional writer and publisher, famous and beloved, who had led an explosion in both the publication of novels and their readership and whose characters — from Oliver Twist to Tiny Tim — were held up as moral touchstones ．

1870年,狄更斯去世,全世界都为他哀悼,认为他是第一位受人爱戴的著名职业作家兼出版商；他在小说出版界和读者中引起了轰动，他的人物角色，像奥利弗·特维斯特、小蒂姆，被视为道德的试金石。

Books always came first.

书总是第一位的。

So what makes a good marriage? Faithfulness comes out top of the list

那么，是什么造就了美满的婚姻呢？结果表明忠诚是第一位的。

The first musher, Shannon, picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night ．

第一位叫香农的狗拉雪橇驾驶者在尼纳纳的火车上取了药,然后行驶了一整夜。

She always puts her children first.

她总是把子女放在第一位。

She became an Arizona state senator and, in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S ． Supreme Court ．

1981年,她成为亚利桑那州参议员,也是第一位加入美国最高法院的女性。

She was the first candidate to speak out for strong pre-K programming.

她是第一位公开支持加强幼儿园前教育的候选人。

Larvian women. Meanwhile, rose from 28th place in 1914 to become the tallest in the world a century later, with an average height of 169.8cm.

与此同时，拉脱维亚女性的平均身高为169。8厘米，从1914年的第28位升至一个世纪后的世界第一位。

The first Slav pope, John Paul, said that providence had chosen him to proclaim the spiritual unity of Europe

第一位斯拉夫教皇约翰·保罗声称上天选择了他来昭示欧洲的精神统一。

Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease

在可以预防的引发死亡和疾病的因素当中，吸烟排在第一位。

The H Company is the largest domestic manufacturer in chlorine dioxide generator industry. Through decades of dramatic development, it market share of low-end chlorine dioxide generator has ranked at first place in China.

H公司是目前国内二氧化氯发生器行业最大的生产制造商，经过十几年的快速发展，其在中低端二氧化氯发生器市场的占有率位于全国第一位。

Somebody has to think for the child and put him first.

必须有人替孩子着想，把他放在第一位。

At the Beijing Olympic she swept away any doubts about her ability to perform consistently by becoming the first Jamaican woman ever to win the 100 meters Olympic gold ．

在北京奥运会上,她成为第一位获得100米奥运金牌的牙买加女子,从而扫除了人们对她能否稳定发挥的怀疑。

He became Jamaica's first Olympic gold medallist when he won the 400m title in 1948

他1948年赢得400米冠军，成为牙买加第一位奥运会金牌得主。

Ludacris and the former CEO of Bank of America Ken Lewis are alumni of my college, as well as VICE's first female editor-in-chief, Ellis Jones.

卢达克里斯和美国银行前任首席执行官肯·刘易斯，以及《VICE》的第一位女主编埃利斯·琼斯都是我的大学校友

His first music teacher was a major influence in his life.

他的第一位音乐老师是他一生中对他影响非常大的人。

It was only in the 20th century that Leonardo's portrait of his patron's wife rocketed to the number-one spot.

直到20世纪,达芬奇为其赞助人的妻子画的的肖像才迅速上升到第一位。

Most feel that their parents understand them, and they believe their family is the No. 1 priority in their parents' lives.

大多数青少年觉得父母理解他们，并且深信在父母生活之中，家庭是占第一位的。

China has the world's largest number of terrestial vertebrates, with a total of 1,800 species, which accounts for approximately one-tenth of the same species of vertebrates in the world.

中国陆栖脊椎动物种类居世界第一位，有1,800种，约占世界同类动物总数的十分之一。

It was entirely in character for Rachel to put her baby first

把自己的婴孩放在第一位，这完全符合雷切尔的性格。