The boy first showed promise as an athlete in grade school.
这个男孩在上小学的时候就初次显示出成为运动员的潜力。
I met him first at his house where we had a chat.
我初次见他是在他家里,当时我们聊了一会儿。
On first acquaintance she is cool and slightly distant.
初次相见时她表现冷淡并有点爱搭不理。
I first made his acquaintance in the early 1960s.
我与他初次相识是在20世纪60年代早期。
Gabrielle entered this year's charts faster than any first-timer before her.
加布丽埃勒上榜的速度比之前所有初次上榜歌手都要快。
She first moved into the intelligence services 22 years ago.
22年前她初次进入情报部门。
This was my initiation into the peace movement.
这是我初次参加和平运动。
This voyage was his first taste of freedom.
这次航行使他初次体验到了自由的滋味。
It was the first time they had ever met.
这是他们初次见面。
his first-ever visit to London
他对伦敦的初次访问
the company's first foray into the computer market
该公司的初次涉足计算机市场
her initiation into the world of marketing
她的初次涉足营销界
His first sortie into the world of film - making wasn't very successful.
他初次涉足影坛时,不太成功.
All mothers fear for their children when they first leave home.
孩子初次出门,母亲总要为之担心.
It's better not to outstay one's welcome, especially on a first visit.
最好别呆得太久而惹人讨厌, 特别是初次拜访.