It happens at the very beginning of the book.

这事发生在书的一开头。

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"We're at the very beginning of studying this topic," Shakhova says.

“我们还在研究这个问题的最初阶段”，夏克霍娃说。

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At the very beginning of the dialogue, Glaucon we see Socrates and his friend Glaucon.

在对话的一开始，我们读到苏格拉底和他的朋友。

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The United States had decided at the very beginning of its space program that all launches would be open to news reporters.

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So, you see the kind of language that Neal represents at the very beginning of the novel.

你们看小说一开始,描绘尼尔卡萨迪的语言。

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I think it's either at the end of my first year of law school or at the very beginning of my second year.

我想应该是在我读法学院的第一年末或是第二年初。

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To date, the iPad is a category killer at the very beginning of its product cycle.

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The idea is to bring the Russians in at the very beginning of discussions on certain issues.

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Most bacteria live in a symbiotic balance with people, starting at the very beginning of our lives.

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