首先，起初...

It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.一开始非常好，但现在可就难了。You are wrong about the facts to begin with.首先你把事实都没弄对.It was fine to begin with and then It'started to rain.起初天气很好,后来才开始下雨....

to begin with的音标：to begin with的英式发音音标为：[tu: bi'ɡin wið]to begin with的美式发音音标为：[tu 'beɡɪn wɪð]...