I don't think we should have been there in the first place.我认为我们从一开始就不该在那儿。I'm amazed they had the cheek to ask in the first place.我真惊讶他们当初竟然有脸问。What brought you to Washington in the first place?最初是什么让你来到华盛顿的？...

首先，从一开始，压根儿，固，当初...

in the first place的音标：in the first place的英式发音音标为：[in ðə fə:st pleis]in the first place的美式发音音标为：[ɪn ði fɚst ples]...