At first thought it seems incredible that there can be enough space in the “solid”ground underfoot to hold all this water.

或许在人们看来，坚硬的地壳居然有充足空间来储存这样多的水是难以置信的。

It was like two serpents twisting around a stick, and was carved so naturally that I at first thought the serpents were alive.

很像两只蛇在权杖上缠绕，雕刻地很自然，我第一眼看见以为蛇是真的。

It at first thought spending on subsidies for things like electric vehicles and renewable energy would cost about $400bn over the next decade.

它最初认为，在未来十年内，用于电动汽车和可再生能源等项目的补贴支出将达到约 4000 亿美元。

That might not seem like a really big deal at first thought, but remember that the rest of the world had way, way fewer people back then than it does today.

乍一看，这似乎不是什么大不了的事，但请记住，当时世界上其他地方的人口比今天少得多。

Impossible as he at first thought it to comply with Maule's conditions, still, on a second glance, Mr. Pyncheon was of opinion that they might at least be made matter of discussion.

起初他认为这不可能满足 Maule 的条件，但在第二眼看来，Pyncheon 先生认为至少可以讨论这些条件。

Sir Walter had at first thought more of London; but Mr Shepherd felt that he could not be trusted in London, and had been skilful enough to dissuade him from it, and make Bath preferred.

起初，沃尔特爵士比较倾向于伦敦，但谢泼德先生对沃尔特爵士去那里不放心，便巧妙地劝说他放弃伦敦，选择巴思。

Nekhludoff at first thought of utilizing these two hours in visiting his sister, but after the impressions of the morning he felt so excited and exhausted that he seated himself on a sofa in the saloon for first-class passengers.

聂赫留朵夫起初想利用这两个小时去看望他的妹妹，但是在上午的印象之后，他感到既兴奋又疲惫，于是他在头等舱客舱的沙发上坐下。