Day21,By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.-
Benjamin Franklin富兰克林
不做准备,就是在准备失败。
prepare
v.准备,做好准备;配置;调制;预先计划。如
I had no time to prepare.(准备)
我没有时间准备。
短语:
1,be prepared for为……作准备,为某个特定事件或情况做准备。如:
You should be prepared for your test.
你应该为你的考试做好准备。
2,prepare to do sth 愿意做……,准备做……,准备好执行某个动作或任务。如:
I’m not prepared to clean the bedroom for you.
我是不会帮你打扫卧室的。
3,prepare oneself to do sth.或prepare oneself for sth 使自己有准备,使自己处于准备好的状态。如:
The troops prepared themselves to go into battle.
部队准备奔赴战场。
4,prepare the way排除障碍,扫清道路,在行动前消除阻碍。如:
Let's prepare the way for the new project.
让我们为新项目扫清道路。
5,prepare against sth为对付…作准备,为应对某种情况或挑战做准备。如:
We must prepare against the possibility of bad weather.
我们必须为坏天气的可能性做好准备。
6,prepare for the worst 作最坏的打算,预期并准备最坏的情况。如:
We should prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
我们应该做最坏的打算,希望最好的结果。
7,prepare the ground for 为某事打基础或创造条件。如:
We are preparing the ground for future negotiations.
我们正在为后面的谈判做准备。
8,prepare against 防备,准备应对,为防范...做准备。如:
We should prepare against possible disasters.
我们应该防备可能发生的灾害。
9,well prepared准备充分的。如:
She was well prepared for the debate.
她为辩论做了充分的准备。