var firstThreeSpans = $('parent-selector > span:lt(3)');
// 或者
var firstThreeSpans = $('parent-selector').children('span:lt(3)');
var firstThreeSpans = $('parent-selector > span').slice(0, 3);
// 或者
var firstThreeSpans = $('parent-selector').children('span').slice(0, 3);
var span1 = $('parent-selector > span:eq(0)');
var span2 = $('parent-selector > span:eq(1)');
var span3 = $('parent-selector > span:eq(2)');