The crabs broke this thin net at the first time.

第一次，螃蟹就打破了这张薄薄的网。

"Looking at the first decade of the 21st century in words is a sober, even sombre, event, " said Paul JJ Payack, president of The Global Language Monitor.

“用词汇来回顾21世纪的头十年是个如梦初醒，甚至悲观的事情。” 全球语言监测机构总裁鲍尔·JJ·佩亚克说。

Turn left at the first robot.

在第一个交通信号灯处向左拐。

At the first hint of trouble, they left.

他们一发现有点不妙的迹象就离开了。

At the first gunshot, the crowd scattered.

枪声一响，人群便逃散了。

I passed my driving test at the first attempt.

我考汽车驾驶执照一次就通过了。

The horse unseated its rider at the first fence.

马在过第一道篱障时把骑手掀了下来。

At the first stroke it will be 9 o'clock exactly.

等到钟敲第一下时就是9点整。

They had already voted for him at the first ballot.

他们已经在第一轮投票中投了他的票。

At the first sign of trouble, the crowd melted away.

人群一看有麻烦，便渐渐散了。

At the first cast I hooked a huge fish, probably a tench.

第一次抛竿我就钓到了一条大鱼，可能是条丁鲷。

They make threats but back down at the first sniff of trouble.

他们起先气势汹汹，但一看情形不妙立刻软了下来。

All the cost must be paid at the first lesson.

所有费用必须在第一节课付清。

Go along the street, turn left at the first crossing, it's on your right.

沿着这条街走，在第一个十字路口向左拐，它就在你的右边。

Turn right at the first crossing, then you are on Center Street, the bank is on your right.

在第一个十字路口向右拐，然后你就到了中央大街，银行就在你的右边。

Parents worry if they don't send their small kids to all kinds of classes, their children will fail at the first beginning.

父母担心如果他们不送孩子参加各种补习班，他们的孩子会在一开始就不及格。

At the first sight I found there were indeed five or six cuts on each shoe, but all the openings were covered by soft red leather sewed with thick thread.

我一眼就发现每只鞋上确实有五六处切口，但所有的开口都是用粗线缝制的软红色皮革盖住的。

I shall speak about it at the first opportunity.

我一有机会就讲。

All too often, people give up at the first hurdle.

很多时候，人们在第一个难关就放弃了。

Go straight ahead and turn left at the first crossing.

直走，并在第一个十字路口左拐。

We can't just walk away from it at the first sign of a problem.

我们不能一遇到问题就逃避。

At the first sign of trouble, schooling fish swim as close together as they can get.

一旦发现危险的迹象，鱼群就会尽可能地游近彼此。

Wendy and Michael fitted their trees at the first try, but John had to be altered a little.

温迪和迈克尔第一次就把他们的圣诞树安装好了，但约翰不得不稍作改动。

Looking at the first limousine in front, she saw that there was "a bunch of pink flowers" on the back seat.

朝前面的第一辆豪华轿车望去，她看见后座上看上去仿佛有“一簇粉红色的花”。

I think about the five days of pure rain, where people were soggy at the first night and it only got worse.

我想到了那次连续五天的瓢泼大雨，人们在第一天晚上都湿透了，状况越来越糟。

A lot of people start at the first stop of the train station as this is where many tourists arrive in the town.

很多人从火车站的第一站开始，因为这是许多游客到达小镇的地方。

She is expecting up to 20 people at the first meeting she has called, at her local pub in the Cornish village of Polperro.

她在康沃尔郡波尔佩罗村当地的酒吧召集了第一次会议，预计会有多达20人参加。

I bank at the First National.

我在第一国民银行有账户。

He bunted at the first pitch.

他触击第一个投球。