They had to sell their houses for a song.

He bought this place for a song and it'll be a gold mine.

他廉价买下了这块地盘成了他的摇钱树.

He had just bought a roan for a song.

他刚刚买到一匹菊花红棕马,价钱极便宜.

It comes as a surprise to be reminded that he is 70. For a start, he doesn't look it.

有人提醒我他70岁了，这很令人惊讶。首先，他看上去不像。

For a start, he is too young.

首先, 他还太年轻.

For a start, rising instability of incomes is not necessarily a bad thing.

首先, 不断上升的收入不稳定未不见得一定就是坏事情.

He added, acidly: " They don't worry about debt, for a start. "

随后,他酸溜溜地又补充了一句, “ 他们不必担心任何债务问题. ”

For a start, we should go to Tian'anmen Square.

首先, 我们应该去天安门广场.

For a start, France is rather better placed than Britain was in the 1970 s.

首先, 法国处境要比英国1970年代时要好一些.

For a start, what is so bad about default and restructuring?

首先, 为什么延期和重组有这么糟糕?

For a start, these policies are not necessarily compatible.

首先, 这些政策不一定都是合适的.

For a start, men's brains are about 9 % larger than those of women.

首先男人的大脑比女人的大9%.

How about 50,000 pair for a start?

一开始50,000双 怎么样 ?

For a start, it would be very expensive.

首先, 它非常贵.

For a start, worries about obesity have spawned more interest in healthy eatingin America.

由于开始担忧肥胖问题,美国人对健康饮食产生了更多的兴趣.

For a start, governments should stop subsidising it.

首先, 政府应该停止对其进行补助.

I'm not buying it I can't afford it for a start.

我不买 -- 起码这个价钱我就付不起.

For a start, let's agree where we should meet.

首先让我们商定在哪里碰头.

A win would be a good result for a start.

一场胜利将会是一个好的开端.

For a start, the industry is growing less rapidly than before.

首先, 外包工业发展较过往有所减缓.

For a start, one must be careful about whom one compares oneself to.

首先, 你必须谨慎选择拿谁与自己比较.