准备

But our system, with its single-member districts and "first past the post" elections, is winner take all and damn the hindmost, a setup in which winners govern while losers look balefully on, preparing themselves for the next battle.

但我们的制度推行的是单一选区和"简单多数就胜选（first past the post直译"头马过杆法"）"，谁赢谁通吃，在这种体制下，赢家当政，输家此时只得一边干瞪眼一边准备下一轮的战役。

I'm going to give it to Mr Balfour himself.

"我厉声答道，"我准备把信交给鲍尔弗先生本人。

I will not!'I answered sharply.'I'm going to give it to Mr Balfour himself.

"我不！"我厉声答道，我准备把信交给鲍尔弗先生本人。

QUESTION: My 10-year-old barrel racing gelding has started balking at the arena gate and running past barrels.

问题：我的那匹专为绕桶赛准备的10岁骟马，最近开始在赛场入口处和经过桶的时候拒绝前进或很勉强地慢行。

I studied from 1,600 note cards. When I heard about this, I really went ballistic.

我用了1600张卡片准备考试，听到这个消息，真叫人懊恼。

They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.

他们有一个大气球，他们准备很长的路。

Plan your baluster line, prepare where your newels will be placed and plan the height of your handrail.

你的计划baluster线，准备在那里你内韦尔斯将列入计划，并高度贵扶手。

He regrouped, he changed his shirt, bandana and racket and came back to outgun Federer with display that left the three-time Australian Open champion looking like a man ready to accept defeat in the closing few games.

他调整了一下，换了件球衣、毛巾、球拍，再次来到球场。他用自己的表现击败了3届澳网冠军费德勒，而费在比赛快结束的时候看上去像个做好准备接受失败的人。

Then, meal done, wiping my lips with my red bandana, I washed up the dishes in the salt sea, kicked a few clods of sand, wandered around, wiped them, put them away, stuck the old spoon back in the salty pack, and lay down curled in my blanket for a night's good and just rest.

然后，饭毕，我拿出我那印花的红色大手帕抹了抹嘴，把盘子拿到海水里洗干净，踢了几脚沙子，四处逛了逛，再把盘子抹干，收好，把那把老勺子放回包里，然后裹着毯子蜷着身子准备好好睡一觉。

I'm not going to bandy words with you.

我可不准备跟你斗嘴。

Neither the killing of Mr Zarqawi nor any breakthrough on the political front will stop the insurgency and the fratricidal murders in their tracks.

在对危险的南部地区访问时，他斥责什叶派民兵领导人对中央集权的挑衅行为。

In fact,I've got him on the satellite mobile right now.

实际上 我们已接通卫星可视电话了