起初，清理桌子的主意让我很烦恼。

At first, the idea of clearing tables upset me.

起初，我很难理解他们的西班牙语。

At first, it I was difficult for me to understand their Spanish.

起初，约翰把时间花在寻找乐趣上。

At first, John spent his time hunting for fun.

起初，虚拟助手反响并不太好。

At first, the viral assistant wasn't too great.

起初，这对他来说没有问题。

At first this was not problematic for him.

虽然起初生意不景气，但很快就变好了。

Although business was slow at first, it soon got better.

起初，书面汉语是一种基于图片的语言。

At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based 1anguage.

起初，万维网似乎与这一趋势背道而驰。

At first, the web seemed to push against this trend.

这些变化是渐进的，起初几乎是不可见的。

These changes were gradual and at first scarcely visible.

起初，德里克跑得很好。

At first, Derek was running well.