at first用于前后时间点不同状况的对比,常与but连用,例:
- At first everything seemed fine, but then things started going wrong.
要注意的是,at first也可以不与but连用,如下例没有用到but,且第二句中没有明示对比状况,而是含蓄表达了Hugo在一开始时试图表现得有耐心,但后来就没有耐心了。
- At first Hugo tried to be patient. It's easy to understand that with his fiery temperament this patience did not last.
在不作比较,仅表达“第一,第一次”的意思时,用first,例:
- I first met her at a restaurant.
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