起初

Initially, non-intentionalist approaches may seem to remove the agent from responsibility by rendering the process by which she is self-deceived subintentional.

起初，非意图主义者的方式似乎在为代理者摆脱责任；方法是另她被自我欺骗的过程潜意图化。

Initially, such a model may not appear promising for self-deception, since simply being mistaken about p or accidentally causing oneself to be mistaken about p doesn't seem to be self-deception at all but some sort of innocent error—Sam doesn't seem self-deceived, just deceived.

起初，这样的一个模式可能看上去对自我欺骗没有带来什么希望。。，因为单单对错误地认为了p，或者，意外引起自己错误地认为了p，根本不像是自我欺骗，而是某种无辜错误--Sam根本不像是被自我欺骗，仅仅是被骗了。

His manner was often offensively supercilious, and then again modest and self-effacing, almost tremulous.

他的态度常常起初是敌对地傲慢的，跟着又谦逊、自卑而几乎畏缩下来。

His political supporters initially brushed aside the mushrooming rumours of his self-enrichment as opposition KMT propaganda.

陈水扁的政治支持者们起初也对四处流传的敛财传闻不屑一顾，认为这只不过是反对派国民党的宣传伎俩而已。

In this period of self-forgetfulness, aroused first by the shock of argument and perfected by a dinner in the hotel, with cocktails and cigars, he was as nearly like the old Hurstwood as he would ever be again.

这段时间里他忘掉了自我，起初是由于受到争吵的震动，后来在旅馆里喝着鸡尾酒，抽着雪茄烟，吃了顿晚饭，使他更加忘乎所以。他差不多就像那个他总想恢复的昔日的赫斯渥一样了。

At the beginning there had been little true sensuality in it.

起初，这里面绝少真正的情感。

At first, a kind of sereneness mounted on my mind, everything seemed quiet down.

起初，有一种平静的感觉悄然爬上我的心头。世间万物，顿时沉寂。

The first is the traps set to others, but often sink them...

英语小故事说：世上的陷井起初都是给别人设的，后来却往往陷了自己

And they all looked was it sheet lightning but Tommy saw it too over the trees beside the church, blue and then green and purple.

75于是，他们都看了。原以为那是一道闪电，然而汤米也看见了：在教堂旁边的树林上空，起初是蓝的，继而是绿的和紫的。

At first I thought it was Sheila at the door, but then I saw that it was Betty.

起初我以为在门口的是席拉，但之后我看到的却是贝蒂。

She gently rebuff ed him, but agreed that they could be friends

她婉言拒绝了，但同意作为朋友相处。

If in the penal farm, you were sure to be criticized.

要是在劳改农场，你等着挨绳子吧！