The statement accompanying the decision was, at first glance, hard nosed.

The humble frail man, graphic artist, character coy, gentle nature, very ordinary at first glance.

这位谦逊文弱的平面设计艺术家, 性格忸怩 、 人性温顺, 第一眼望去极为平凡.

Simple as this advice appears at first glance, it is not so easily followed.

咋一看, 这个忠告显得简单,要遵守起来却不大容易.

The physical difference between the sexes is not as great as may appear at first glance.

在起初,两性之间的身体不像看起来有那么大的差别,男女的性器官在结构上甚至非常相象.

At first glance, these walls are just an unsightly mess of photographs.

第一眼看上去, 这些墙壁只是很不好看的一堆照片.

At first glance America is making progress withdrawing such guarantees.

初看起来,美国在退出担保方面取得了一定的成果.

Malaysia and Pakistan seem , at first glance, equally complex, each exporting 104 product types.

初看上去, 马来西亚和巴基斯坦的经济复杂程度似乎相当, 两国均出口104类产品.

The answer is not as clear as it might seem at first glance.

答案并不像乍看起来的那样清楚.

At first glance, Japan is one of the most secular nations the world.

乍看上去, 日本是世界上最世俗化的国家之一.

At first glance the plan seemed unworkable.

乍一看此计划好象不可行.

At first glance the question might appear to be superfluous.

乍一看,这个问题显得很多余.

At first glance, it would be tempting to agree.

乍一看，会让人很想同意。

At first glance, the two postulates seem innocent enough.

乍一看来, 这两个假设似乎够单纯的了.

At first glance, no two authors seem closer than Emerson and Thoreau.

乍一看, 似乎没有另两个作家比埃默森和索罗更近似了.

At first glance, it all seems an alchemist's illusion.

乍看上去, 它完全象是一位炼金术士的幻术.

At first glance, calcite might be confused with quartz where both are clear, colorless, and " glassy ".

乍一看来, 方解石可能与石英相混淆,因为两者都是透明 、 无色 、 且 “ 呈玻璃状 ” 的.

They fell in love at first glance.

他们一见钟情.

It was clear at first glance that they had not died of their wounds.

一眼就可以看出他们并不是因受伤而死.

At first glance, organic farming looks much more expensive for the farmer.

乍一看，有机耕作对农民而言似乎花费大多了。

He said he learnt it at first hand from one of his friends.

他说他是直接从他的一位朋友那听说这事的.

I got the information at first hand from the person who decided to make it public.

我这消息是从决定将此公开的人那里直接得到的.