In his firstyears as chairman he was instrumental in raising the company's wider profile.
在刚担任董事长的头几年,他在提升公司形象方面发挥了作用。
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The firstyears do French.
一年级学生学习法语。
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In his firstyears of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at the music students, struggling across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, turning up at school for practice hours before anyone else had to be there.