the first step in doing sth
The first step in learning a language is to build vocabulary.
学习语言的第一步是积累词汇。
第一步;开端
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第一步;开端
the first of a series of actions
The first step in learning a language is to build vocabulary.
学习语言的第一步是积累词汇。
一系列行动中的第一步
the first of a series of actions
Taking the first step is often the hardest part of any new endeavor.
迈出第一步通常是任何新尝试中最困难的部分。
She realized that the first step to solving the problem was to acknowledge it.
她意识到解决这个问题的第一步是承认它的存在。
Before you can run, you must take the first step and learn to walk.
在你能跑之前,你必须迈出第一步,学会走路。
The first step in learning a language is to build vocabulary.
学习语言的第一步是积累词汇。
She took the first step towards starting her own business.
她迈出了创业的第一步。
This agreement is a first step toward peace.
这项协议是迈向和平的第一步。
Not this
You should first step solve this problem.
Use this
You should take the first step to solve this problem.
在英语中,“first step”是名词短语,不能直接用作动词。正确的表达需要加上动词“take”,构成“take the first step to do something”结构。
Not this
First step is to analyze data.
Use this
The first step is to analyze data.
英语中,当指代特定的第一步时,需要加定冠词“the”,表示“第一步”是特指的。中文常省略冠词,因此学习者容易遗漏。
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