- 首先我们必须处理这个问题。
To begin with, we must tackle the problem.
- 首先，我要听听双方的意见。
First, I should hear both sides.
- 首先，因为海水变热时膨胀，海平面可能提高。
First of all, the level of the ocean could rise, because ocean water expands as it grows warmer.
- 要是你想批评别人的话，首先需要改进自己的做法。
If you want to criticise other people, first you must improve your own methods.
- 现在中国公认的标准旗袍的现代版本是首先在上海发展起来的。
The modern version, which is now popularly recognized in China as the standard qipao, was first developed in Shanghai after 1900.
- 他决定不买那座房子，首先是因为太贵了，其次是因为房子离他公司太远
He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.
- 他决定不买那个房子了，首先是因为太贵了，其实是因为离他的办公室太
He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.
