to begin with

• Truth be told , they were freaks to begin with
  说真的他们开始时都是很小心的试
• Then why did you play the game to begin with
  那你为什么一开始就要玩这个游戏？
• Was her fault to begin with . what do you mean
  -我不会觉得奇怪-你是什么意思？
• They shouldn ' t be snooping around my island to begin with
  他们不该调查我的岛
• Connie ： i wish you ' d done that to begin with
  康妮?我真希望你一开始就这么做。
• Well to begin with , i ' ve got good news and bad news
  首先，我有好消息也有坏消息。
• I require a salary of $ 4 , 500 a month to begin with
  本人希望，月薪四千五百元起薪。
• To begin with , he ' s too young for that kind of job
  首先，他太年轻不适合那种工作。
• Some people have a cereal or porridge to begin with
  有些人先喝麦片或稀饭。
• I ' d like to begin with a few background auestions
  我想从几个背景问题开始问