【绝望的主妇】“咱们首先得找个地方住。”

【句子】Well, first off, you’re not friends with Maisy Gibbons, are you? 【Desperate Housewives-S1E16】
【发音】[wel] [ˈfɜ:(r)st] [ɒf]/[ɑ:f] [jɔ:(r)] [nɒt]/[nɑ:t] [frendz] [wɪð] [meɪzi] [gɪbənz] [ɑ:(r)] [ju:]
【发音技巧】first off连读；not friends不完全失去爆破；
【翻译】恩，首先问一下，你们不是Maisy Gibbons的朋友吧？
【适用场合】
今天学习一个表达，很实用，叫做first off

其实猜也猜得出，指的是开始，首先相关的意思
在英文中，这样的短语意思是：in the first place, first of all或者before anything else
It is used for introducing the first of a series of things that you are going to say:
通常用于介绍一系列事物，开头的时候；
eg: First off, I want to tell you how much I like your work.
首先，我得告诉你（们）我有多喜欢你（们）的这个作品。

eg: First off, let's see how much it'll cost.
首先，我们的看看这东西得花费多少钱。

eg: First off, we'll find a place to live.
咱们首先得找个地方住。

eg: You should have told your new employer about this conflict of interest first off.
你应该一开始就把这个利益冲突告诉你的新老板的。

【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】
I do want to hear about your day, but first off, let me tell you what the wedding planner had to say.