【绝望的主妇】“咱们首先得找个地方住。”

【句子】Well, first off, you’re not friends with Maisy Gibbons, are you? 【Desperate Housewives-S1E16】 【发音】[wel] [ˈfɜ:(r)st] [ɒf]/[ɑ:f] [jɔ:(r)] [nɒt]/[nɑ:t] [frendz] [wɪð] [meɪzi] [gɪbənz] [ɑ:(r)] [ju:] 【发音技巧】first off连读；not friends不完全失去爆破； 【翻译】恩，首先问一下，你们不是Maisy Gibbons的朋友吧？ 【适用场合】 今天学习一个表达，很实用，叫做first off 其实猜也猜得出，指的是开始，首先相关的意思 在英文中，这样的短语意思是：in the first place, first of all或者before anything else It is used for introducing the first of a series of things that you are going to say: 通常用于介绍一系列事物，开头的时候； eg: First off, I want to tell you how much I like your work. 首先，我得告诉你（们）我有多喜欢你（们）的这个作品。 eg: First off, let's see how much it'll cost. 首先，我们的看看这东西得花费多少钱。 eg: First off, we'll find a place to live. 咱们首先得找个地方住。 eg: You should have told your new employer about this conflict of interest first off. 你应该一开始就把这个利益冲突告诉你的新老板的。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 I do want to hear about your day, but first off, let me tell you what the wedding planner had to say.