in the first place
01
首先, 第一
used to explain the main reason or starting point of a situation
Collocation
例子
I do n't want to go in the first place, I'm tired, and secondly, I ca n't afford it.
我首先不想去，我累了，其次，我负担不起。
Why hire him? In the first place, he's unqualified, and in the second, he's unreliable.
为什么要雇佣他？首先，他没有资格，其次，他不可靠。
02
首先, 原本
at the original state, plan, or intention, especially when contrasting with later outcomes
例子
I should never have agreed in the first place.
我一开始就不应该同意。
Why did I trust someone who lied to me in the first place?
为什么我信任了一个一开始就对我撒谎的人？
