| Gb | Eng |
|---|---|
| 他们通常不监禁初次犯罪的人。 | They don't usually imprison first offenders. |
| 我们初次见面时相互打量了一番. | We sized each other up at our first meeting. |
| 我们初次见面的情形时常浮现於我的脑海. | Our first meeting often recurs to me/my mind. |
| 当我初次离家时，喜鹊在树上唱歌，在中国文化中这是个好预兆。 | Some magpies was singing in the tree when I left home for the first time, a good omen in Chinese culture. |