“第一个季度”常见的英文表达是 the first quarter 。
“quarter”有“四分之一;季度”等含义,一年有四个季度,所以用序数词“first”加上“quarter”来表示“第一个季度”。例如:
Sales in the first quarter were lower than expected.(第一季度的销售额低于预期。)
We'll launch a new product in the first quarter next year.(我们将在明年第一季度推出一款新产品。)