中文里形容“前無古人”地做一件事時，常用“第一個吃螃蟹的人”或“拓荒者”來形容，看看英文里怎么表達(dá)這個意思。
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1. be the first to do something:
例：
The Spanish were the first to keep cattle
in the American deserts. （這些西班牙人是最早開始在北美沙漠中飼養(yǎng)牲畜的。）
She was the first to see the link between
poverty and poor health. （她是看出貧窮導(dǎo)致疾病的第一人。）
be the first person to do something
Yuri Gagarin became the first man to fly in
space. （尤里·加加林是第一個飛上太空的人。）
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2. show the way/lead the way: to be
the first to do something, especially something good or successful, which may
encourage others to do something similar
例：
Once the Japanese had shown the way,
manufacturers in other countries soon began to use robots on a large scale. （日本廠商率先在生產(chǎn)中大規(guī)模使用機(jī)器人，很快，其他國家廠商也開始效仿。）
lead the way in doing something
The company has led the way in developing
environmentally friendly products. （該公司率先研發(fā)環(huán)保型產(chǎn)品。）
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3. never been done/attempted/tried before: use this about something someone does or tries to do that no one
has ever done before
例：
The special effects in the movie included
things that had never been done before. （這部電影中的一些特效獨(dú)辟蹊徑。）
Because of advances in technology, we are
able to try something that has never been attempted before. （有賴于科技進(jìn)步，我們現(xiàn)在能夠做前人沒做過的事。）
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4. pioneer: to be the first to
invent or find a new method of doing something, and make it possible or easier
for others to do the same
例：
a painter who pioneered a new art form（開創(chuàng)了新的藝術(shù)形式的畫家）
He helped pioneer a new route to the west. （在他的幫助下，開辟了一條通往西方的新航道。）
He pioneered in the development of
airplanes. （在飛機(jī)發(fā)展史上，他是先驅(qū)。）
Heart-transplant surgery was pioneered by
Professor Christian Barnard. （克里斯蒂安·伯納德教授是實(shí)施心臟移植手術(shù)的先驅(qū)。）
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5. pioneering: using new and better
methods or ideas for the first time
例：
Her pioneering work in the field of
education will be remembered. （人們會牢記她在教育領(lǐng)域的開創(chuàng)性成就。）
He played a pioneering role in the development
of online business models. （在線商業(yè)模式的發(fā)展史上，他是先驅(qū)。）
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6. break new ground: if someone or
their work breaks new ground, their work is completely new and different from
anything that existed before
例：
Roosevelt's social reform program broke new
ground. （羅斯福的社會改革方案獨(dú)辟蹊徑。）
The album is enjoyable, but breaks no new
ground. （這張唱片很好聽，但沒什么創(chuàng)意。）
There's a lot of new ground being broken in
the field of genetic research. （基因研究領(lǐng)域一直有突破性的成就產(chǎn)生。）
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7. break the mold: to be the first
to do something in a different way from the way it was usually done before
備注：''break the
mold''常用于美式英語中，英式英語常作''break the mould''。
例：
The governor urged teachers to break the
mold in establishing new ways of teaching. （校長要求教師們打破傳統(tǒng)教學(xué)模式，另辟蹊徑。）
The new party promised to break the mould
of British politics. （這個新政黨承諾將打破英國政治的傳統(tǒng)模式，開拓創(chuàng)新。）
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