IELTS Vocabulary

in the first place

/ɪn ðə fɜːst pleɪs/

used to talk about the beginning of a situation or the first reason in a list; originally.

Chinese meaning: 首先;本来

In the first place, many young people cannot afford to buy a home.

首先,许多年轻人买不起住房。

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