起初

At first he sniffed at her foreign ways.

起初他对她的外国作风嗤之以鼻。

Now this word soul, which pops up frequently in Van Norden's soliloquies, used to have a droll effect upon me at first.

范诺登自言自语时嘴边常挂着&灵魂&这个词儿，起初我一听到这个词便觉得好笑。

The government requested, and received, information from Yahoo!, MSN and AOL—all of which initially stonewalled about whether they disclosed the data.

美政府要求并业已收到了来自雅虎、MSN以及AOL提交的材料，这些公司起初对是否公布有关数据有些举棋不定。

MSN and AOL—all of which initially stonewalled (to delay a discussion or dicision by talking a lot or refusing to answer questiongs ) about whether they disclosed the #.

美政府要求并业已收到了来自雅虎、 MSN 以及 AOL 提交的材料，这些公司起初对是否公布有关数据有些举棋不定。

Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

26：4 我从起初在本国的民中，并在耶路撒冷，自幼为人如何，犹太人都知道。

Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

26：5 他们若肯作见证，就晓得我从起初，是按着我们教中最严紧的教门，作了法利赛人。

Kinda pain at first but as the skin thickens due to the calluses, i felt nothing now.

起初有点儿疼痛，但由于皮肤增厚，由于老茧，我觉得没什么了。

A number of them, particularly among the householders, began to cultivate, though at first unconsciously, the art of shedding tears, shaking the body, contorting the face, and going into trances, attempting thereby to imitate the Master.

他们中间的许多人，尤其是居士奉献者，尽管起初是出于无意识，还是开始培养出流泪，摇动身体，扭曲脸部等行为，变得心神恍惚，尝试去模仿师父。

China's stimulus plan, even if it is a little less dramatic than first trumpeted, is an important step.

中国出台的经济刺激方案尽管不如起初宣扬的那么激动人心，却迈出了重要的一步。

At first, Chan seems to be a hapless patsy to Tuckers bullying.

起初，成龙像是个老受塔克欺负的倒霉蛋。

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！