initially
adv
at the beginning; at first 最初; 开头; 首先
She came initially to spend a few days, but in the end she stayed for a whole month. 起先她只打算来待几天, 但後来却住了整整一个月.
Then see which plants grow higher, measure them with a ruler and write down your results.
过后看看哪种西红柿长得比较高,用尺子量量并记录下你的实验结果。
Perhaps in those days I was. Pierre and I did have a very good time at the ball. But that was the last moment of happiness in our lives. That night everything changed.