起初，首先...

in the beginning的音标：in the beginning的英式发音音标为：[in ðə bi'ɡiniŋ]in the beginning的美式发音音标为：[ɪn ði bɪ'ɡɪnɪŋ]...

It was in the beginning, when we were still ironing out problems.那是在刚开始，我们还在着力解决问题。You know, I wasn't sold on this trip in the beginning.你知道，刚开始我并不同意来参加这次旅行。Everything is hard in the beginning.万事起头难....