To begin with......
- before or during the first part of an activity or process
- 第一；一开始；起初，首先；本来（插入语）
例句：
1，To begin with , let me be clear: America wants a strong, peaceful and prosperous China.
首先，我要清楚表明：美国希望有一个强大，和平并且富庶的中国。
2，To begin with, India was a great nation with a wealth of culture and tradition and a mosaic of great diversity.
首先，印度是一个有丰富文明和传统的伟大国家，文化有其多样性的特点。
3, Well, it's a hard call. That depends on how much he loves you to begin with.
好吧，这不太好说。那首先得要看他多爱你咯。
4, To begin with, one's individual income does not wholly reflect the extent to which one's self value and social value are realized.
首先，一个人的收入并不能完全反映个人价值和社会价值的实现程度。
5, I did not understand the judge's decision to begin with, but when I read the reports of the case, everything fell into place.
一开始我不太理解法官的判决，但是后来问阅读了这个案子的卷宗后，一切就清楚了。
6，We have very little support to begin with, but later on people begin to rally around us.
一开始，支持我们的人很少，但是后来人们开始团结在我们周围。
更多精彩内容：
1，【好莱坞英语】That explains it. 难怪呢。（吸血鬼日记第三季第一集）
2，【好莱坞英语】Nature ensures a balance to everything.自然界自会维护万物的平衡。
3，【好莱坞英语】That's when Bonnie comes in.那时候要Bonnie行动了。（吸血鬼日记第二季第二十一集）
4，【好莱坞英语】It's a long way to the top.前面的路还长着呢。（吸血鬼日记第二季第二十集）
5，【好莱坞英语】Your ability to make demands has long passed. 你早没资格提条件了。
6，【好莱坞英语】That guy is a buzz kill.那家伙真让人扫兴。（吸血鬼日记第二季第十八集）
