If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.(一次不成功就反復嘗試。)

At first glance the problem seemed easy.(乍一看問題似乎很簡單。)

At first I gave him the benefit of the doubt.(起初我姑且信了他。)

I didn't like the job much at first.(起初我并不很喜歡這個工作。)

She took it calmly at first but under the surface was seething.(她起初處之泰然，但內心卻是氣呼呼的。)

His death didn't really hit me at first.(他的死起初并沒有對我產生影響。)

You may find it somewhat overwhelming at first.(起初你可能覺得它有些無法抗拒。)

I found the job tiring at first but I soon got used to it.(起初我覺得這份工作很累人，但很快就習慣了。)

The children were shy at first, but soon lost their inhibitions.(孩子們起初很羞澀，但很快就放開了。)

We left at first light.(我們黎明時離去。)