第一，迷你對話

A: Mr. Smith has written many books, but first and foremost he's a teacher.

史密斯先生已經(jīng)寫了許多書了，但他最主要的身份還是教師。

B: You mean your mathematics teacher?

你是說你的數(shù)學老師嗎？

A: You are right.

對。

第二，詞海拾貝

first and foremost

exp. first to be dealt with and most important. （最重要的，最主要的）

e.g. First and foremost, I think you should work harder on your biology.

我認為最主要的是你應(yīng)該更努力學習你的生物。

e.g. Have this in mind first and foremost: Keep smiling!

首先要記住這一點：保持微笑！

e.g. He's written many different kinds of books, but he's first and foremost a poet.

他寫過許多不同性質(zhì)的書，但他主要是位詩人。

e.g. First and foremost, I want to thank all of you for being here tonight.

最重要的是我要感謝今晚在座的各位。

e.g. I think we need to tackle that part of the problem first and foremost.

我認為我們需要首先解決這部分問題。