【英语时差8,16】初看；乍看之下

 When someone feels shy or embarrassed, their face, and especially their cheeks, may temporarily become red or rosy-colored. We call this "blushing" in English. As we become older and more confident and experienced in life, we tend to blush far less. So, blushing is often associated with younger people, and a first blush would mean the first time someone feels shy or embarrassed. When wine is being made, some vintners mix the red and white wines, creating a pale rose-colored wine, also called a blush wine. The first batch¹ of the season is the first blush. Today, this term has become an idiom: "At first blush" can be used in any situation where we want to describe an initial reaction or assessment² of some issue or situation. It also indicates that we hope to gather more facts about this issue or situation later.

1 batch   

n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量

参考例句：

• The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
• I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。

2 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？