First things first, here's a plain fact.

，事实显而易见。

Accepted authority rests first of all on reason.

权威应该建立在理性基础上。

First, I should spray on a little more fragrance.

，我得再喷一点香水。

Initially, I thought we'd underestimated the cost of the project, as it was so tight most of the time, but we managed to avoid an overspend.

，我认为我低估了这个项目成本，结果大部分时间我预算都很紧，但我还是尽量避免了超支。

For one thing, stereotypes are often accurate.

，刻板印很准确。

Right.First, the perennial problem of telephone calls.

是一直以来电话问题。

First and foremost, set yourself up for success.

，你必须要拥有成功（起床）客观条件。

One, the test unit skips digital to analog conversion.

，试验装置跳过了数模转换。

Women are often seen as women first and then journalists.

当看到一位女性时候，人会看到其性别，然后才会看到其记者身份。

Each man had, to begin with, the great virtue of utter tenacity and fidelity.

，这两个人都具有坚强意志和忠诚品质。

They should start by discarding California's lame argument that exploring the contents of a smart phone — a vast storehouse of digital information is similar to say, sifting through a suspect's purse.

法官就应该予以摒弃，智能手机是个巨大数据信息仓库，而加州关于“搜查智能手机内容，就像在搜查嫌疑犯钱包”说辞是站不住脚。

First you need an accent - an Arnold Schwarzenegger accent, actually.

你要有口音——准确说，是阿诺德·施瓦辛格口音。

To overcome the perils of the present and to achieve the promise of the future, we must begin with the wisdom of the past.

要想克服当代恐惧，实现未来愿景，我必须师法故智。

And we start by paying homage to a trailblazer.

我要向一位开拓者致敬。

First, fewer and fewer people will have a job for life.

，越来越少人会拥有“铁饭碗”。

To begin with, big corporations are more reputable and prestigious than small ones.

，大公司比小公司更有名气。

But it is an argument for exploring consequences first.

但这是探索后果论据。

Now, when you think of archeology you might think of digs, ditches, dredges, but drones?

现在, 当你脑中浮现出考古二字，可能会想到挖掘, 沟渠、疏, 但可曾想到无人驾驶飞机?

The surgical masks will be distributed first among healthcare providers.

医用口罩将分发给医护人员。

I found, as Hacker observed years before, that most wives want their husbands to be, first and foremost, conversational partners, but few husbands share this expectation of their wives.

我发现大多数妻子想让丈夫成为自己交谈伙伴，但几乎没有几位丈夫有同样期望，这点也是海克多年前就已经观察到事实。