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We have to anticipate and be prepared for things he might try to do to flout the will of the international community.

我们必须提前做好准备来应对他可能做出的任何对国际社会的意愿所表现出的轻蔑行为。

If the current moribund economy turns into a lost decade, as some economists fear it might, it will be crucial to be prepared for it.

如果当前一蹶不振的经济果真如一些经济学家所担忧的那样，坠入“失去的10年”，大学生们务必要做好充分的准备。

"It bothers him, " Brewer said. "You have to be prepared for him to come at you because you know he doesn't like to be scored on. "

“这点很烦人。”布鲁尔说道。“你得准备好，因为他要来了，你知道他不喜欢被人得分的滋味。”

When convinced that she was dead, Murlock had sense enough to remember that the dead must be prepared for burial.

确定他的妻子已经死亡之后，摩洛克只记得必须要为逝者准备葬礼。

And if you thrive on the prestige that comes with your job, be prepared for that to level off as well.

而且如果你喜欢工作中的名誉，那么也要对它停止变化做好准备。

"We have to be prepared for the difficult times awaiting us, " said Mikio Watatsuki, former executive director of the Bank of Japan.

日本央行（BankofJapan）前执行理事MikioWatatsuki表示：“我们必须做好准备，迎接等待我们的艰难时期。”

Fanny, in dismay at such an unprecedented question, did not know which way to look, or how to be prepared for the answer.

范妮听到这个突如其来的问题颇为惊愕，她不知道眼睛往哪里看是好，也不知道姨父会说出什么话。

Unless you think to ask, you may not be prepared for what you are getting.

除非你想问一问，你可能不准备作什么，你越来越。

When she was a child, her parents taught her to be prepared for making self-sacrifice for the benefit of the motherland.

小时侯她的父母就教育他要准备为了国家的利益作出自我牺牲。

Whisper it quietly, and be prepared for accusations of heresy to rain down on your head, but that might be a deal worth making.

谈论这个话题时小点声，并且准备好面对铺头盖脸而来的、说你传播异端邪说的指责。不过，这种做法可能是一笔物有所值的交易。

You really may be stuck on your own for a couple of days and should really be prepared for that.

你可能会独自一人被困几天的时间，所以应该为此做好准备。

Having actually been a sperm donor, I can say that you had better be prepared for a long haul.

作为一名曾经的捐精者，我得说你最好做打持久战的准备。

To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.

维护和平最有效的办法之一是备战。

It might well be you, and you should be prepared for the moment when you are in that position, which I'll discuss in the next section.

因此，你应该做好准备，可能下一次就是你自己在新闻现场。这个问题我将在下面的部分中讨论。

Be prepared for the long haul with this one, though. Biologists estimate that it could take thousands of years.

不过，你要为此做好长远打算，因为据生物学家估计，那可能需要数千年。

Be prepared for awkward, or strange questions. Be ready to calmly answer these with simple short answers.

准备好迎接诡异或者奇怪的问题吧，一定要冷静并且简洁地回答它们。

Hopefully she won't break it at the last minute, but be prepared for that as well.

期望她不会在最后一分钟取消约会，但也准备接受那样的情况。

For those worried about a sudden shift in sentiment, the good news is that investors seem to be prepared for a slowdown.

一个对那些担心感情突变的人的好消息是，看起来投资者已经对减速做好了准备。

That doesn't mean you should give up the plan, just that you need to be prepared for the new problems with a new set of solutions.

那并不意味着你应该放弃计划，而意味着你需要为可能出现的新问题准备好一套新的解决方案。

But since it could have such big costs, it might be safer to be prepared for it.

但既然违约的代价如此高昂，为之着手准备会更为安全。