from the (very) first

I was against that proposal from the very first.

我從一開始就反對那個提案。

He has maintained his innocence from the very first.

他從一開始就堅持自己是無辜的。

From the very first, his aim was to widen access to classical music.

從一開始，他的目標就是擴大古典音樂的受眾。