The summer got off to a bad start for the european union 对于欧盟来说,这个夏天的开端并不好。
Simmons : hey kid . i think we get off to a bad start , huh ? you must be hungry 嘿,小朋友。我们不打不相识,对吧?你们肯定饿了吧?
Jim and mary are quarrelling already , it looks as if their marriage gets off to a bad start 例2 :如果击姆和玛丽已经在吵架了的话,这样看来他们的婚姻一开始就不顺利。
Besides , congress got off to a bad start when members shot themselves in the wallets during the payraise fiasco that led to no more money but lots of had feelings 此外,国会一开始就搞糟了。议员们犯了愚不可及的错误通过为自己加薪。结果惨改。不但未能加薪,而且大伤感情。