起初

At first, he seemed surprised by my questions.

起初，他似乎对我的问题感到惊讶。

She took it calmly at first but under the surface was seething.

她起初平静地接受了，但内心却气呼呼的。

I thought at first that Jay had been stirring things up.

我起初认为杰伊一直在挑起事端。

First he had been numb. Then the numbness gave way to anger.

起初他只是麻木，接着转为了愤怒。

At first I felt very resentful and angry about losing my job.

起初我对丢掉工作感到非常怨恨和恼怒。

Dart, who had at first been very tense, at last relaxed.

起初，达特非常紧张，最后终于放松了下来。

I initially dismissed the idea out of hand.

我起初不假思索地就否定了这个想法。

At first it looked like I was going to win by acclamation.

起初看起来我会以口头表决的方式获胜。

What started out as fun quickly became hard work.

起初好玩的事很快就变成了艰苦的工作。

At first, neither man could speak.

起初，两个人都不会说。

Hammond was the early pace-setter.

起初领先的是哈蒙德。

At first, he was blissfully unaware of the conspiracy against him.

起初，他幸好不知道那些针对他的阴谋。

In the early days Christina moved jobs to get experience.

起初克里斯蒂娜更换不同的工作来积累经验。

At first I gave him the benefit of the doubt.

起初，我姑且相信了他。

Tim hemmed and hawed, but finally told his boss the truth.

蒂姆起初支支吾吾，但最终还是把真相告诉了老板。