The first thing parents want to know is: will the baby survive?

父母亲最想知道的是：孩子能活下来吗？

The first thing they must do is disentangle themselves from the past.

他们当务之急是先要从过去中走出来。

I'll go see her, first thing.

我一早就去看她。

You don't know the first thing about farming.

你对种地一窍不通。

South Africa resume this morning on 278 for seven and England could well polish them off first thing.

南非队今天上午以278分7人出局继续比赛，英格兰队应该很容易就能击败他们。

The first thing is to get some more food. When we've done that we ought to start again.

首先要弄到更多的食物，这之后我们应该重新开始。

Look here -- I'll get suspicious of you, first thing you know.

听着, 你有点可疑, 现在不行.

The first thing he looked at was his office's location.

他首先看的是自己办公室的位置。

The first thing to strike me was the amazing clarity of the water.

首先吸引我的是水的无比清澈。

What is the first thing the Great War has shown us?

这次大战首先向我们展示了什么?

She has arranged to leave us the first thing tomorrow morning.

她打算离开我们,明天早晨就走.

Trapped, Ozzie blurted the first thing that came to him.

奥齐陷进了圈套, 他所想到的头一句话脱口而出.

The first thing is for you to learn diversify your talents.

你首先应该学会多方面发展才能.

first thing tomorrow I'll weed the garden.

我明天一大早首先去除园内的杂草.

The first thing the beetle did was to take him by the finger.

它一被放出来,就咬汤姆的手指.

• not know the first thing about something什么也不知道,对某事...
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