首先这个东西肯定不是真的
“First of all, this thing is definitely not real.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“What would Shrimpie do if he were here?”
首先 这个 东西 肯定不是 真的
“First of all, this thing is definitely not real.”
其次他没有主动攻击我们
“Secondly, it didn't take the initiative to attack us.”
“Calm down and stop panicking; this is an illusion or a fake.”
Even in casual speech, Chinese speakers quickly deploy '首先...其次...' to impose intellectual order and assert leadership in chaotic scenarios.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
first of all / in the first place
A standard discourse connector used to introduce the first point in a reasoned argument.
definitely not
Used to express strong certainty when denying a proposition.