used for emphasizing the main point or the most important reason for something 首先;首要的是 He was first and foremost an educator who cared about his students. 首先,他是一位关心学生的教育家。
‘Why not get a job that pays more?' ‘First and foremost, because I really like what I'm doing.' “为什么不找一份报酬更多的工作呢?”“首先,因为我真的喜欢我现在的工作。”
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