first可以单独用开头。

First, I want to thank my parents.

首先 我要感谢我的父母。

First, we need to finish the homework and housework.

首先,我们需要完成作业和家务。

When he graduated from Harvard, he had a first in English.

他在哈佛毕业时,获得了英语一级优等学位。

This is my first visit to New York.

这是我第一次到纽约

first可以单独用开头吗

可以的,写作文时可以用first,second,third,last but not the least,来分层次表达分论点。