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To keep his job, he had to subordinate his interests to the objectives of his company.为保住他的工作，他不得不以公司的目标为主，自己的利益其次。First, the car wouldn't start, and then I got stuck in traffic—suffice it to say, there was no way I could get here on time.首先，我的车就是不能启动；其次，我堵车了。这些就足以说明我没办法按时到达这里。I'll tell you why we can't go on a vacation: number one, we can't afford it, and number two, we'll miss my sister's party.我告诉你为什么我们不能去度假：首先，我们负担不起；其次，我们会错过我姐姐的派对。Second, he failed to make clear his true purpose.其次，他没有说清楚他的真正目的。You need, firstly, a strong independent board of directors and secondly, an experienced and dedicated staff.你首先需要一个强大的独立董事会，其次需要一批富有经验并且爱岗敬业的员工。Firstly, I didn't know the neighbourhood and, secondly, it was night.首先，我不熟悉这个社区；其次，当时是晚上。I don't want to go yet - in the first place I'm not ready, and in the second place it's raining.我还不想走——首先，我没有准备好，其次，正在下雨。Byron was first a poet and secondarily a dramatist.拜伦首先是个诗人，其次是个剧作家。You can't go swimming. In the first place, the water is too cold; and in the second place, ...你不能去游泳，首先是水太凉，其次是… He is doubly troubled, first because he is ill and secondly he is poor.他有双重的苦恼，首先是疾病，其次是贫困。The shortstop is the best player on the team, and the catcher is the next best player.这个棒球队里最出色的球员是游击手，其次是接球手。I want to talk about several things in this meeting. First, the schedule. Second,…这次会议，我想要谈几件事。首先是议程。其次…The soil is depleted first by having crops grown in it and second by natural weathering and bacterial action.土壤首先是被种植其中的作物消耗掉，其次受自然风化和细菌活动的侵蚀。Next to soccer, I like playing tennis best.我最喜欢踢足球，其次是打网球。It will affect farmers in Spain and to a lesser extent in France.这将影响到西班牙的农民，其次会影响到法国农民。Firstly, it's too expensive. Secondly, it wouldn't work.首先，它太贵了；其次，它没有用。Chocolate is my first choice; vanilla is my second choice.巧克力是我的最爱，其次是香草。To start with, we need better computers - then we need more training.首先，我们需要更好的电脑——其次，我们需要更多的培训。I wanted to change schools, firstly because I didn't like the teacher and secondly because it was too far away.我要换学校，首先我不喜欢这老师，其次它太远了。I like this best and that next.我最喜欢这个，其次是那个。The dispute over the new contract allowed her other problems to fade into the background.关于新合同的争议使得她的其他问题都退居其次。He was first of all an absolute idiot; secondly he was pretty dishonest.首先，他是个十足的白痴;其次，他很不老实。Firstly, they are not efficient, and secondly, they are expensive to make.首先，它们效率不高; 其次，它们的制作成本很高。I like riding best of all sports, and swimming next.在所有运动中我最喜欢骑马，其次是游泳。The skippers get the most money, and after them the cooks.船长拿到的钱最多，其次是厨师。This new tax affects the middle class and, to a lesser extent, the rich.这一新税种影响到中产阶层，其次对富人也有一定影响。She was encouraged by her mother and, to a lesser extent, her father.她得到她母亲的鼓励，其次是父亲的。The best performing sector was construction, and the next-best performers were transportation and retail.表现最好的行业是建筑，其次是交通和零售。I can't stand being around him. For one thing, he smokes. For another, he's rude.我无法忍受跟他在一起。首先，他抽烟；其次，他很粗鲁。In the first place you are not old and in the second place you are a very attractive man.首先你不老，其次你是个富有魅力的男人。Firstly, this car looks awful, and secondly, it's unreliable.首先，这辆汽车外观难看；其次，性能不可靠。There are two good reasons why we can't do it. First, we can't afford it, and second, we don't have time.有两个原因可以很好地解释我们为什么不能这样做：第一，我们没有钱；其次，我们没有时间。In the next place, you should pay more attention to the structure of the article.其次，你们要多注意这篇文章的结构。Potatoes are still the most popular food, followed by white bread.土豆依然是最受欢迎的食物，其次是白面包。And second, this kind of policy doesn't help to create jobs.其次，这种政策无助于创造就业机会。He was first of all an extremist secondly he was pretty dishonest.首先他是一个极端主义者；其次他很不诚实。Her health is what matters - the cost of the treatment is of secondary importance.她的健康是最重要的，治疗费用是其次的。 |