辨析:first,firstly,at first,first of all,to start with

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1. first/firstly/first of all  首先,第一

* to introduce the first of several things that you want to say.

一般是指從事物的排列順序上說的「首先,第一」。

 

例句:

First, put in a coin and then press the button.

First of all, let's clear up the mess.

First of all, I』d like to congratulate all the students…. Lastly, …..(九年P110)

 

2. at first  起初,開頭

* to talk about what happens in the early stages of an event or experience,in contrast to what happens later.

常含有「起初如何,而以後並非如此」之意,含有一種前後對比的意思。

 

例句:               

Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was…. (八年下P30)

At first, she seemed surprised by my questions.

I had some difficulty at first recalling why we were here.

 

3. to begin/start with  首先,剛開始

它有兩種含義:

一種相當於first/firstly/first of all,表示順序

另一種相當於at first,強調一種對比。

 

例句:

To start with, we haven’t enough money, and secondly we haven’t enough time.

(此句中的to start with相當於first/firstly。)

 

To start with, it was cloudy and grey, and cloudy days make me sad. (九年P84)

(此句中的to start with相當於at first。)

(該日記寫的是作者知道考試結果前後的心情變化的。)

 

(歡迎圍觀。)

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