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开始陈述to begin with,to start with,let’s begin with, first of all, in the first place,above all, at first
1. I thought today was going to be really bad. To start with, it was raining, and rainy days make me sad.
2. I don’t agree that animals should live in the zoo. To begin with, / First of all… they have no freedom …
3. At first, I thought it might be a dog, but I can’t see a dog.
4. I thought today was going to be really bad. To start with, it was raining, and rainy days make me sad.